IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED FATHER DR. ANDREW KHAN
When I was a child, my father would rock me on his knees,
Give me advice and tell me how much he cared and loved me.
I was a few months old but I retained his advice in my
memory.
Although he passed away I still love my father dearly.
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His talks with me were meaningful and educational.
He was an outstanding and devoted school principal.
I know he was God-fearing as he prayed with us each night.
He was always teaching his children to do what was right.
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No wonder the Trinidad and Tobago Government saw it fit,
To send him to the United Kingdom on a Government
scholarship,
To pursue studies in the London University Institute of
Education.
He graduated with a 580-page thesis and was given a big
promotion.
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As District Inspector of Schools, his performance was
outstanding.
Nothing for him in those primitive days was too demanding.
He attained a Doctorate in Education from Florida State University.
Dr. Andrew M. Khan was one of the pioneers of Education in
his country.
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He led by example and made outstanding contributions to the
church also.
He became the first Presiding Elder in the Presbyterian
Church in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Khan served in all courts of the church until his
passing in 1975 prematurely.
The Presbyterian Teachers’ Association honoured him with
gold medals posthumously.
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His children excelled in their various careers and served
the nation.
One was a Judge, and another was Assistant Comptroller –
Customs and Excise Division.
One owned a business, one was an Accountant, one a Public Relations
Officer, and one a Spanish Professor.
One was a School Principal, another a Teacher, and one was
an Executive Foreign Service Officer.
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I was the eighth child in that family and became a Bank
Manager.
After my father’s death, I compiled and published his
memoirs.
In the Foreword written by former Trinidad and Tobago Chief
Justice, Sir Isaac Hyatali,
He remarked, “Dr. Khan was one of the greatest
intellectuals in this society.”
Copyright@Brenda Mohammed
