"Cito," 2003 1960s "Fun and Laughter," 1969

LEWISITO  VELASQUEZ DATE OF BIRTH: June 23, 1928 PLACE OF BIRTH: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad EDUCATION: ... CAREER:                                 Velasquez used his skill as a wire-bender to become famous for his "Fancy Sailor" presentations and went on to win the Small Band category from 1973 to 1976. The following is a listing of Velasquez's Carnival presentations: 1959 - "Fruits and Flowers" 1963 - "Splendour of the East" 1969 - "Fun and Laughter" 1973 - "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," 1st (Small Band-of-the-Year) 1974 - "Fantasy of the Butterflies," 1st (Small Band-of-the-Year) 1975 - "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo," 1st (Small Band-of-the-Year) 1976 - "Nature's Paradise," 1st (Small Band-of-the-Year) AWARD: 1973 - Trinidad and Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold (for Carnival Development) DIED: April 8, 2005, in Trinidad, after suffering a stroke Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit