Dear Editor,
Congratulations on an outstanding interview with President of the Collectivité Daniel Gibbs. He, like many elected officials on both sides of the island, has worked tirelessly since Irma struck, and his skills and leadership have been much appreciated.
What most do not know, and he likely would not have told you, is what President Gibbs was doing a few hours before Irma struck. My wife and I were at the shelter at the new school in La Savane and were surprised to see President Gibbs around midnight as he physically assisted, with walkie-talkie in hand, transferring the elderly and disabled who had been at the Grand Case Catholic Church to the La Savane shelter.
While most were finishing hurricane preparations or holed up in their home or shelter, President Gibbs was hard at work a few hours before the wrath of Irma demonstrating what leadership is all about – helping others first.
John Berglund
