Negril mourns Observer vendor - he will be missed

[jap's buddy]

I met Japanese on my first visit to Negril in 1989. he sold me a paper on da beach at the old Negril gardens and from that day until the the day he died we were best of friends. we talked on a weekly basis, and although he had a tough life, he was rich in character and a humble gentleman.
I have many a story to tell, and will..i also hope a lot of you will share a story on him..
as for the burial, a wonderful lady from the observer miss lily gayle has taken charge to see he has a proper funeral and burial in Negril.
at this time she is unable to find any living relatives. she travelled to the dias area where he came from, but was only able to find someone who knew of him when he came to visit his father years ago. without a relative to claim body lily will have to go through mountain of paperwork. if anyone has any information on any relatives could you contact me or miss lily at gaylel@jamaicaobserver.com
she is hoping to have service at church of god in Negril and burial in the red ground, but without knowing when she can claim body, it will be a while.
any info from anyone in the real Negril community would be appreciated.
thank you

[rooster]

I'm so sadden to hear this...always bought my paper from him on the beach for years...once he saw me chill'in on my lounger he'd come over & make sure I got the Observer...even gave me credit many times if he caught me on my beach walk with no money...til he made the reverse trip back & I'd take care of him them..plus extra $..always!! Hard working man. He'll be very missed.

[Mtig]

Very sad to hear the news. We have been regulars of Japanese for many years. Every year my wife would give Japanese a stack of magazines that she brought to read on the beach. He remembered every year and looked forward to picking them up for resale.