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March 18, 2014

Jeffrey Cato passes after short illness

Chief Engineer with the International Airport Development Company (IADC) Jeffrey Cato died yesterday after a short illness.{{more}}

Cato had been with company constructing the Argyle International Airport since 2008.

Before that, he had built a name for himself as the Governmentâs long serving chief engineer, taking up that position in 1978, a family source confirmed to SEARCHLIGHT.

The 63-year-old Cato is survived by two children and one grandchild, and by two remaining brothers and one sister.

The family is in the process of making funeral arrangements.

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