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

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100830174626/http://www.wfbjamaicalawyers.com/
  2. ↑ Allen, Desmond. "A costly journey to death's door and back". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "We're Currently Under Development!". www.diaspora.org.jm. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Delano Franklyn website
  5. ↑ "Former PNP Senator Delano Franklyn has died". Jamaica Observer. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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