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Gleaner gets in touch with its roots

Published:Friday | February 10, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Managing director of the Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Josef Forstmayr, and owner of Delapenha Funeral Directors, Marcia Delapenha, at the luncheon.
Fourth generation deCardova, David Vann the great, great, great grandson of one of the founding fathers of The Gleaner, Jacob Cardova and friend Margo Cook chats with the newspaper's Western Bureau manager, Shernett Robinson. - Photos by Janet Silvera
Fourth generation of one of the founding fathers of The Gleaner, Jacob Cardova's great, great, great grandson, David deCardova has the attention of Denise Dear, Marcia Delapenha and Sandra Martin.
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Davon Crump (left) and Hall's Investment's Mark Hall converse at a luncheon to welcome David Vann Jr.
Director of The Gleaner, Winston Dear (left), checks out genealogy gift package that he received from David Vann deCordova Jr, great, great, great grandson of one of the founding fathers of The Gleaner, Jacob deCordova.
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Gleaner board director Winston Dear and wife Denise threw out the welcome mat for David Vann Jr, the great, great, great grandson of one of the founding fathers of The Gleaner Company, Jacob deCordova. Here are highlights of the happy occasion.