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Delano Franklyn
Delano Franklyn (c. November 23, 1959 – February 10, 2023) was a Jamaican attorney-at-Law, a Justice of the Peace and a Notary Public and one of the founding partners of the law firm Wilson & Franklyn.[1] In 1998 he was appointed the Chief Advisor to the then Prime Minister of Jamaica, P. J. Patterson.[2] In 1999 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. In 2000, he was among the distinguished graduates receiving the Millennium Award from the Mico Teachers College. In October 2002 he was appointed a Senator and the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade with special responsibility for the Jamaican Diaspora and Overseas Communities.[3] Franklyn was the author and editor of several books: The Right Move - Corporate Leadership and Governance in Jamaica (2001), A Jamaican Voice in Caribbean and World Politics (2002), The Challenges of Change (2003), We Want Justice - Jamaica and the Caribbean Court of Justice (2005), Michael Manley –The Politics of Equality (2009), Sprinting into History – Jamaica and the 2008 Olympic Games (2009) and The Jamaican Diaspora: Building an Operational Framework (2010).[4] Spouses - Marcia Hartley (m.1994; div 2001) Tricia Gray (m.2017-2023) Children - Tifanny Pierre, Maya Franklyn Grandchildren - Ra'sharni Pinto, Ramari Pinto, Cassius Pierre Franklyn died on February 10, 2023, at the age of 63.[5] References
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