{"id":345538,"date":"2025-07-28T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=345538"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:25:21","slug":"opposition-leader-extends-condolences-to-family-of-late-gerald-gerry-aird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/death\/opposition-leader-extends-condolences-to-family-of-late-gerald-gerry-aird\/","title":{"rendered":"Marigot MP extends condolences to family of late Gerald &#8216;Gerry&#8217; Aird"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-345539\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250728_103541-COLLAGE-642x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<ul id=\"attachment_345539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 640px;\">Anthony Charles (left), Gerry Aird<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Parliamentary Representative for the Marigot Constituency, Anthony Charles, has extended condolences to the family of the late distinguished businessman Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Aird, who passed away on July 18, 2025, following a period of illness.<\/p>\n<p>His condolences came during his response to the presentation of an over 1.2 billion-dollar National Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025\/2026 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to send some condolences to the Aird family, especially his sons Jason and Damian,\u201d Charles said.<\/p>\n<p>Charles said both he and his parents had a close relationship with Mr. Aird,\u00a0 \u201cWe personally got close, especially when I won the election,\u201d Charles stated.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201c He was very passionate about good education\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charles added, \u201cMay his soul rest in peace, may his family live in peace, and I wish them well in their endeavors, especially with their companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funeral service is scheduled for 2 PM on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at the Roseau Cathedral, with burial to follow at the Anglican Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>A National Day of Mourning will be observed on July 29, during which all public buildings\u2019 flags will be flown at half-mast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Charles (left), Gerry Aird Parliamentary Representative for the Marigot Constituency, Anthony Charles, has extended condolences to the family of the late distinguished businessman Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Aird, who passed away on July 18, 2025, following a period of illness. 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