{"id":345407,"date":"2025-07-25T13:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=345407"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:49:19","slug":"condolence-message-from-l-a-dupigny-co-ltd-and-burton-co-ltd-on-passing-of-gerry-aird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/condolence-message-from-l-a-dupigny-co-ltd-and-burton-co-ltd-on-passing-of-gerry-aird\/","title":{"rendered":"Condolence Message from L.A Dupigny &#038; Co Ltd and Burton &#038; Co Ltd on passing of Gerry Aird"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_345100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345100\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-345100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gerry-Aird-e1753303627748.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"254\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gerry Aird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is with a heavy heart that L A Dupigny\u00a0&amp; Co Ltd\u00a0and Burton &amp; Co Ltd. extends\u00a0their\u00a0sincere condolences on the passing of Gerry Aird.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a titan of industry,\u00a0he made many contributions to the development of\u00a0business and\u00a0industry on island.<\/p>\n<p>His humility, helped set a civil and professional example for the conduct of business locally for which we express our solemn gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>His loss will be felt not only by his family and friends but throughout the business community here and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>May his soul rest in peace and his family find strength in this period of mourning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is with a heavy heart that L A Dupigny\u00a0&amp; Co Ltd\u00a0and Burton &amp; Co Ltd. extends\u00a0their\u00a0sincere condolences on the passing of Gerry Aird. 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