Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, O.R.T.T., President of the Republic of of Trinidad and Tobago, extends condolences on the passing of Mr. Errol Alphege Grant, former Police Inspector, teacher, and horse-riding coach for the Special Olympics.
The Civilian Riding Programme, an offshoot of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Mounted Branch, is where Mr. Grant became involved with the Special Olympics around 1996. He loved working with children and adults with special needs and devoted his time to teaching them.
In a 2016 interview with Shaun Rambaran, when asked what drew him to working with persons with special needs, Mr. Grant responded, “I like to see things grow. I like agriculture — you plant a seed, you plant a tree.” He continued, “And I hate disadvantage. So when I got the opportunity to work with these children, and to show that they could do better than the people who find themselves to be ‘normal’, that’s what I like.”
Mr. Errol Alphege Grant was a Police Inspector and, in 2017 was awarded the Hummingbird Medal (Silver) for Community Service.
