Jamaica tourism industry veteran Marsha Sinclair has died after a brief illness. Sinclair had worked at the Jamaica Tourist Board for 34 years, most recently as sales relation manager at the JTB’s New York office and had received many industry awards over the years.

“Marcia was a true leader. She embraced the travel industry and the Jamaican Diaspora, and they in turn embraced her. Marcia will be greatly missed, but her memory will live on forever,” Jamaica’s director of tourism for the Americas, Donnie Dawson told The Jamaica Gleaner.

The Gleaner also posted a statement from the JTB in Kingston: “The Jamaica Tourist Board honours Marcia Sinclair for her many years of service and her consistent demonstration of excellence has been an invaluable asset to the JTB.”

Marcia Sinclair died in Queen’s, New York, on Aug. 4 and a celebration of her life will be held at the Bethlehem Assembly of God in that city at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Aug. 20) and streamed on the church’s Facebook and YouTube channels.