Fe­lix Bel­lamy, a for­mer Mem­ber of Par­lia­ment and Ari­ma May­or, died on Holy Thurs­day. He was 92 years old.Bel­lamy served as the par­lia­men­tary rep­re­sen­ta­tive for Ari­ma from 1976 to 1981.Be­fore his en­try in­to the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives, he served on the Ari­ma Bor­ough Coun­cil as a coun­cil­lor and deputy may­or from 1958 to 1964. He re­placed Per­cy Cezair, who died ear­li­er this month, as may­or in 1964.

Bel­lamy was one of the found­ing mem­bers of the Peo­ple's Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) and was very ac­tive in the Ari­ma. He is sur­vived by his wife Edith, chil­dren Bren­da, Cheryl, Michael and Noel, and sev­er­al grand­chil­dren. PNM gen­er­al sec­re­tary Ash­ton Ford, who ex­pressed con­do­lences to the Bel­lamy fam­i­ly on be­half of the par­ty, said he had known Bel­lamy my whole life grow­ing up in Ari­ma and was his suc­ces­sor as the MP for Ari­ma in 1981. "He was known as the 'peo­ple's rep­re­sen­ta­tive' be­cause of his sim­ple lifestyle," Ford said.Bel­lamy's fu­ner­al will take place on Wednes­day.