Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Breaking News - Well Known Physician Dr Fay Whitbourne-Morrison Has Died

The Hon. Professor Errol Morrison and his Wife Dr Fay Whitbourne-Morrison


It has been confirmed that Dr Fay Whitbourne-Morrison wife of The Hon., Professor Errol Morrison has passed on. She has been ailing for some time. 

On hearing of her death her colleague Dr Alverston Bailey with whom she served as member of the board of management of the Foundation of the Medical Association of Jamaica had this to say,

 "Oh dear. thanks for sharing this sad news. On behalf of my family and I, let me extend my sincere condolence to Prof Errol  Morrison and his family. Fay was a family physician beyond compare. As a young physician to me, she was a beacon ......astute. elegant. eloquent, learned, compassionate, kind, gentle and, just, Fay's life was a life of virtue ....A life well lived...Her legacy will remain forever imprinted in our hearts. Rest in peace, Fay".

After graduating as a medical doctor, Dr Whitbourne Morrison specialised in laboratory medicine, menopause and diabetes management.  She was at the helm of the government's medical laboratory services inclusive of the Blood Bank and was responsible for designing, building and furbishing the laboratories at Slipe Pen Road in Kingston. She was also instrumental in the starting up, of two of the largest private medical laboratories, Central Medical & Biomedical.

She was a co-founder of the Jamaica Menopause Society, now the Jamaica Midlife Health Society and was also a founding member and 2nd President of Acostrad (Association for the Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases) She was first married to the late Dr Kenneth Whitbourne and their uniĆ³n had 3 daughters, Kathryn, Sophia & Ingrid. 

Dr Fay Whitbourne-Morrison's husband, The Hon. Professor Errol Morrison in his short comment said,  "Above all...she was my dear loving wife of 24 years...the best thing that ever happened to me".



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