| April, 2010
The NHCS and indeed the whole of
Neivs was greatly saddened to hear of the passing of local biologist
and hiking guide, Jim Johnson in a tragic house fire at his home in
the village of Brick Kiln.
Jim orginally came to Nevis in
the mid 1980's as a volunteer with the US Peace Corp and never left,
eventually marrying local girl Nichole and having to two children
Patrick (17) and Jessica (19)
No one on Nevis was more devoted
to protecting the environment and culture of the island than Jim,
whether it was with his world famous nature hikes to the peak, his
star gazing nights, his geo-caching project and most recently with
his single handed promotion of the Nevis Pirate Week Festival which
won him an honorary membership with the Nevis Hoteliers Association.
The list of Jim achievements on
behalf of Nevis would be lengthy not least for all the support and
publicity he generated for Nevis Tourism through his numerous
interviews with international newspapers and magazines, not to
mention all the visiting scientists and and local students that he
assisted with research over the years.
As James Holmes Manager of
Nesbitt Plantation summed up "All that had been on one of his tours
will have known his knowledge and his enthusiasm for the Island of
Nevis and anything to do with its nature and history."
He will be greatly missed and our condolences go out to his family
at this time.
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