Mr. Desmond (Bobb) Grandsoult died on 6th October, 1971, at the age of thirty-eight. He was the General Manager and Director of Guiana Graphic Ltd (Guyana Graphic). He was the
son of the late Dr. George Grandsoult. He was educated at St. Stanislaus College. He
came to the Graphic in 1954 and worked his way up in the Advertising Department to
the post of Advertising Manager. In 1962, he became General Manager and Director of
the company.
A very capable and energetic administrator, Mr. Grandsoult was actively involved
in a number of organizations. He was Vice-President of the Guyana Manufacturers
Association, a Committee member of the Caribbean Press and Broadcasting
Association, and the Graphic representation on the Georgetown Chamber of
Commerce.
He was one of the main figures in Guyana’s Trade Mission to the
Commonwealth Caribbean, and this was in keeping with his own commitment to the
regional integration movement. Prior to this, he headed the Graphic’s overland tour of
the Guianas. He was chosen as CAGI’S representative on the 3-man tribunal which
probed the wages and conditions of work of employees of the Electricity Corporation.
