Today we mourn the passing of yet another Icon. In an era when one is considered a hero for downing a large bag of doubles and medals are conferred more readily than social welfare, the late Justice Ulric Cross DFC, DSO stood head and shoulders above all others. To fully eulogize Justice Cross would be beyond the pale of my humble ability and to even attempt this would be a task of immense proportions since his was a life lived like none other. A scholar of the first water, his academia was stunted by the tragic loss of his mother in 1930 but did not impede his valor when the pall of World War II draped black across the free world. As a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command (an unthinkable rank for a man of colour), Cross led his battalion to glory in which he was to share being awarded both the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Order, becoming the most decorated West Indian serviceman of WWII. Upon his discharge and pursuit of legal studies, Ulric Cross had a brilliant career as a diplomat and judge, and chose to retire quietly in his declining years and focus on the Cotton Tree Foundation of which he was a co-founder. His wisdom and counsel however was sought time and again for matters of national importance and he was a fixture in any function or event commemorating WWII or the service of veterans. ULRIC CROSS (1917-2013) Consilio et animis (by wisdom and courage)
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:31:35 +0000
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