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PROFESSOR FREDDIE HICKLING DEAD AT 75

 
XDFIX 2020-05-08 11:04:20 

Professor Frederick Hickling, one of Jamaica's most renowned psychiatrists, died on Thursday.

Dr Hickling was a former head of the University of the West Indies (UWI Mona) Psychiatry Department and was also the executive director of the Caribbean Institute of Mental Health.

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Chrissy 2020-05-08 11:08:55 

In reply to XDFIX

My good brethren - hit me hard. Feel it for Hillary and the kids.

 
Ewart 2020-05-08 11:14:45 

In reply to XDFIX


Oh no...

Shock.

Knew Freddy from he was working at the Gleaner as UWI correspondent during his student days. Spoke wityh him a few months ago. Never expected anything like this...

Every road has an end, but...

//

 
Chrissy 2020-05-08 11:23:14 

In reply to Ewart

My good good brethren -in the end death is the absolute truth of life. cry

 
hubert 2020-05-08 12:36:10 

In reply to Chrissy

Wow...We have lost another good Soul .
He served well and will be missed big time.

 
Dukes 2020-05-08 13:32:02 

In reply to Chrissy

Knew him from UHWI. Great guy indeed. May he Rest In Peace.

 
Chrissy 2020-05-08 15:57:22 

In reply to All

A genuinely lovely human being

 
Barry 2020-05-08 16:19:31 

Good man, met him in Africa on conference...

 
Dukes 2020-05-08 16:20:12 

In reply to Chrissy

I did not realize that he was sent to London to do a Bachelor's degree in Anatomy while he was a Medical student at UWI.What that means is that not only was he the best in his year in Anatomy at UWI but I only know of 1 other med student from those days to be also sent to London to do it.That means he was one of the best ever in an area where Surgeons dominate.
To put it bluntly he was one of the BRIGHTEST!!!!!! As usual the brightest are humble.

 
camos 2020-05-08 18:35:24 

RIP! think he hosted a radio program or at least was often the prominent guest?

 
Chrissy 2020-05-08 18:46:39 

In reply to Dukes

A genius - completely unassuming.

He did a great piece of research demonstrating that the mental health of West Indians deteriorated in Britain while the mental health of white Brits improved significantly when they migrated to the Caribbean.

 
jahmekyah 2020-05-09 00:59:43 

In reply to XDFIX He was one of my professor in school
RIP in peace

Has some great stories to tell ...the ganja type
Had fun memories of this man

A Brillant Man

 
np 2020-05-09 02:45:29 

In reply to Chrissy

Sad News that. My bredren gone. Man had nuff jokes too.

sad sad

 
XDFIX 2020-05-09 21:13:30 

That man could talk for days on end!

 
Chrissy 2020-05-09 23:52:16 

In reply to np

Real nice man - same thing that took out Barry Chevannes