Beryl Gilroy, a native of Guyana, was known as a teacher, writer, academic and psychotherapist throughout her distinguished career. Author of Black Teacher, Frangipani House, Boy Sandwich, Sunlight on Sweet Water, Gather the Faces, Inkle & Yarico, and The Green Grass Tango, Gilroy was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of London and an honorary fellowship by the Institute of Education. Gilroy died in 2001.