PUP Mourns Longtime Stalwart Renan Briceño

Renan Briceño was more than the Prime Minister’s cousin. He was a businessman, a political ally and a longtime PUP supporter whose influence reached across Orange Walk and throughout the party. Tonight, PUP Chairman Henry Charles Usher and Minister Kevin Bernard reflect on the life and legacy of a man who spent years working behind the scenes in northern business and politics.

 

Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, PUP

“Another big loss for the party. Mr. Renan Briceno, cousin of the Prime Minister passed yesterday and certainly I want to express condolences to the family. I have reached out to them. I reached out to his son to express my condolences to just explain how Renan was such an integral part of north, of Orange Walk, of all the work Prime Minister Briceno has been doing. They worked very closely for a long period of time, as business partners, as political partners and Renan offered a lot of guidance and advice to the party as well, so he will be greatly missed.

 

Kevin Bernard, Orange Walk Resident

“He was a very humble guy. Renan, when I started politics, he was the one who said, “Kev, you gotta go all the way. You know, and he, he supported me in my, in my mayorship, supported me when I ran as a counselor and has been supportive of me, uh, as a brother, um, in my lead-up to national government. And so I want to extend my deepest condolences, uh, to the Briseño family, to, to his family, uh, Miss Maudie and Mr. Lita and Rancho and all of them Natasha and the entire Briceño family on the passing of Renan. He was a icon in Orange Walk, a well-known individual. Like I said, very, very loving individual. I know the amount of people he has assisted and supported. Was never a man who asked for anything in return. And so Renan will be def- deeply missed in our community, um, and of course, tremendously missed in the political work that we do as a party in Orange Walk, ’cause he was very, very instrumental, uh, in, in carrying out the work we do. And I know he worked closely in Orange Walk Central, but from when I was mayor, you know, as a town, we worked very closely. But again from a personal standpoint, he was a great friend a great family man, but somebody and who worked with his community and helped his community one way or the other. Silently, but always there for the people.”

 

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