Former Nationalist MP dies aged 65
Former Nationalist member of Parliament Joe A. Grima passed away yesterday at the age of 65.
Mr Grima, who was born in Żebbuġ on July 29, 1944, was a public relations consultant by profession and sat in the House of Representatives MP between 1983 and 1987.
He also served as a civil servant, an assistant general secretary of the Malta Employers Association, director and chairman of the Impact Group, honorary secretary of the Institute of Directors and was a member of the Institute of Public Relations in the United Kingdom.
Mr Grima had set-up and was the first leader of the Moviment Qawmien Letterarju. He was an avid reader and wrote various political, social and economic articles in several journals.
Married to Rita née Scicluna, he had three sons, Claude, Christopher and Clive, and lived in Mosta, where he died.
Mr Grima will be buried tomorrow at St Andrew's Cemetery, Żebbuġ, following Mass at 7.45 a.m. at St Philip parish church.
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MARIO AZZOPARDI
Nov 3rd 2009, 12:47
Joe A. Grima kien wiehed mill-pijumieri tal-letteratura l-gdida, kif jidher mill-kitbiet (pjuttost skarsi) tieghu fir-rivista "il-polz", li kienet bdiet tohrog f'isem il-Moviment Qawmien Letterarju fis-Snin Sittin. Maz-zmien, il-hidma letterarja ta' Joe cediet taht il-pressjoni ta' xoghol aktar "pragmatiku" u politiku , imma tkun hasra jekk l-inizjattivi letterarji tieghu tas-Snin Sittin jintesew.
Ta' min jittama li nhawi bhall-Ghaqdiet Letterarji, l-Edituri Kulturali, il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb u l-eks kollegi letterarji tieghu jirregistraw il-passjoni li kellu ghal-letteratura, ghall-kitba u ghall-qari.
Mario Azzopardi
eks-editur Il-POLZ
u eks V/President tal-Moviment Qawmien Letterarju
John Micallef
Nov 3rd 2009, 12:24
RIP, Mr. Grima.
My most sincere condolences to his family and his sister MaryRose in particular.
I came to know Mr. Grima during the time he held the position of a company secretary of a firm I worked for. What a grand gentleman! How I wish there were more like him.
John Micallef
Emile Cassar
Nov 2nd 2009, 19:48
Rest in peace Sur Grima