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==Community service==
During his final return to Trinidad and Tobago, Ulric Cross co-founded -- with his colleague, Desmond Allum SC in April 1993 -- the charitable non-profit organization called the Cotton Tree Foundation (CTF),<ref>[http://thecottontree.org/ The Cotton Tree Foundation.]</ref> that still today works with some of the most deprived communities in Port-of-Spain in order to combat high levels of poverty and unemployment through counselling, self-help, education and training projects. On his 90th birthday in 2007, the Ulric Cross Cotton Tree Endowment Fund was launched,<ref name=Endowment /> expanding the work of the Cotton Tree Foundation to include a legal aid clinic, a community sports programme and an art and music programme.<ref>[http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,56462.html "Cross celebrates"], ''Newsday'', 2 May 2007.</ref>
During these years also, Squadron Leader Cross served as President of the [[Royal Air Forces Association]] Trinidad and Tobago Branch No. 1075 (established on 17 April 1953) from 2009 until his death in 2013.<ref>[http://www.newsday.co.tt/features/0,160603.html "Cross re-elected to lead RAFA"], ''Newsday'', 23 May 2012.</ref> As President he was very active in the running of the Branch and inspired the vision to build a Military Veterans Complex for all veterans of military service on the Branch's property at 20 Queen's Park East, Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>[http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,184707.html "RAFA hails Justice Cross"], ''Newsday'', 8 October 2013.</ref>
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