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Who is Frank Cameron?
I met Frank in the early 1960s when he was a motivated boy scout in Wees Paraat and Bronsplein in Frimangron. Frank then realised that a group of well-educated boys had gathered at the corner of Nepveustraat and Gemenelandsweg.
It turned out that since this discovery, Frank had devised a plan to provide some kind of education to those boys on the street corner. In that group were a variety of boys from MULO and AMS, mostly from the Boy Scouts. They came together under the common name of “Casa Alegria”.
The main thing at that time was to relax. Frank clearly knew how to put it all together to keep an orderly and disciplined group of boys together. The foundation of the HERCULES Football Association was born. The only thing Frank had in common with football was that he lived near the Suriname Stadium, now the Andre Kamperveen Stadium, Annestrasse. As a budding youth worker living in the area, Frank also made us play football with the residents of the Lands Mental Hospital (LPI). As a coach, he really enjoyed it.
With the support of his brother Henry Cameron and Gunnot Meyer, then an expert in the Ministry of Sports and Culture, the foundation was laid and the scouts also enlisted the help of coach Humbert Boerleider. Those who are familiar with the world of sports, especially football, will remember the unparalleled achievements of the Hercules Football Club at the Suriname Stadium. From Blomspring until the 1963/64 season, they remained unbeaten in the Premier League. Due to the insight of progress and the purpose of learning, some boys left for famous major league associations such as Robin Hood and Leo Victor, but also went to the Netherlands.
Hercules bled to death and Frank left for Holland. Frank’s aggressiveness ensured that the two famous friends met again in Holland. Eugene Ong A Kwie, Luciène Refos, Oscar Harris, Alfred Cameron and many others gathered in Amsterdam, and yes, Frank took the initiative again.
The undersigned, who does not live in Amsterdam, was also deployed and appointed the western coordinator for the Twinkle Stars. When it turned out that everything Frank did was successful, I began to see Frank in a different way. That period in the Netherlands is known as the student years.
Our paths diverged but the connection and good relationship remained so we met again in Suriname as immigrants, now that we were grown up and each had our own concerns. Frank’s can-do spirit was still very evident and it was only then that I saw what drove Frank.
Frank, being socially responsible, took the initiative again to found the Foundation Relaxation Centre for Handicapped Children (SOGK). Being a visionary, he knew exactly where he was going, because at the time I did not understand what we (or at least he) would do with 4 hectares of land. The rest is history and a few years later Frank founded the Foundation Relaxation Centre for Handicapped Children. Frank got the right support from a lot of people, but that was because he knew how to approach you. Frank never asked for anything for himself, but always for a social cause or a good cause.
Frank thank you for your contribution to the Republic of Suriname. Few people know what you mean to your country behind the scenes.
Frank, you are in good hands and Oscar Harris sends his regards.
Eugene van der Sand
(Hercules)
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