ABVMOTT COMMUNITY EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THORA DUMBELL , A CULTURAL ICON OF T& T

News coming to hand is that Ms. Thora Dumbell, 98, passed away today. The ABVMOTT Community is saddened by the news of the passing of one of our cultural icons. To honour this amazing and beautiful soul who passed earlier today, I am re-posting a tribute of Thora Dumbell written by one of our members Michael Baiz
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Aunty Thora, as she is fondly called by past students of her ballet school, is an icon in the history of dance in Trinidad and Tobago.
Thora Dumbell was born on January 12th , 1924 and started her dance career at age 3. By age eight she had already appeared in two movies.For many years she ran her school out of the Chinese Association in St. Ann's. Her long and successful career was not limited to dance, she was also a well respected judge in Kiddies' Carnival and Easter Bonnet Parades. She did many charity shows and was a recipient of the Humming Bird Medal (Gold) in 1978 for Community Service. Thora Dumbell is the daughter of the late Louis Gillman Thomas who was an astute businessman in his time. He founded Thomas & Sons in 1949 which was a variety type store located in downtown Port of Spain on Charlotte Street.
The company has since relocated to another part of the city and is owned and operated by his grandson, Allan Thomas. The store has grown into a distribution outlet for many top international brands and is a major supplier for steel in the country. About 70% of the country's requirements are supplied by Thomas & Sons.
The attached link gives some more background on this amazing lady.  (Virtual Museum of Trinidad & Tobago, Nov 4, 2022)
https://www.aspiringmindstandt.com/thora-h-dumbell