DEATH NOTICE

My Home Town regrets to announce the death of its chairman Mr. George Cornhill, a distinguished personality who passed away on Monday 11th October after a long battle with kidney trouble. He was aged 78.

We will remember Mr. Cornhill for his versatility in handling matters and for being a peacemaker in tumultuous situations. He was always calm and collected and endowed with wisdom and a great sense of humility.

He served the country with distinction on various boards in the first and second and third republic, notable being National Agriculture Marketing Board [Namboard] Zambia State Insurance Corporation [ZISC)] Maamba Collieries, Lands Board of Zambia, and Southern Water and Sewerage Company, among others.

He was a businessman and farmer of repute in the community of Monze where he lived from his youth onward until his death. Mr. Cornhill took over as MHT Chairman from Honourable Daniel Munkombwe who was the organization’s first Chairperson at its inception in July 2007. Mr. Munkombwe relinquished the position when he took up a political appointment as Southern Province Minister in early 2008. Mr. Cornhill took over the mantle as Vice Chairperson.

Our thoughts are with the widow Mrs. Anne Cornhill and the entire family.
Mr. Cornhill ’ s body kept overnight at the family home in Monze town will be followed by a requiem at the Catholic Church at 0930 hours, and burial will take place at Mubanga Farm, which is the first farm on the way to Chikuni Mission, where his mother is buried.

There has been outpouring of grief from MHT members based in Argentina, China, South Korea, USA, UK, South Africa and Zimbabwe over the unexpected death of the chairperson.

HUMPHREY LOMBE
MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CONSULTANT
BY ORDER OF BOARD AND MANAGEMENT