34 HAPPY JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE DAY Mike Colle Councillor | Eglinton-Lawrence 416-338-0008 councillor_colle8@toronto.ca mikecolletoronto.com 2952 Dufferin St. Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer WHEN YOUR real name sounds like a diminutive of your real name, the obvious questions can become a bit tiresome at times. But Bobby Smith tries his best to take it all in his stride, and, truth be told, the winner of the Jamaica 60 logo competition is more comfortable with his pet name-sounding tag than what his mother had originally called him. “I lived with my mother for a while and then went to live withmy father, who didn’t like the name she called me – Fiansay. So he called me ‘Bobby’, and that became my real name. People are always asking me if my name is Robert, and even when I submitted my entry for the competition, that was one of the questions I was asked when I got a call to say that my entry was being shortlisted,”Smith shared with The Gleaner. Still pinching himself at his entry being selected as the official logo for the nation as it celebrates 60 years of Independence in 2022, Smith proudly displays it as his WhatsApp profile picture – the original entry which is authenticated with the signatures of The NDTC performs with the Jamaica 60 logo in the background on April 13. RUDOLPH BROWN PLEASE SEE LOGO, 36 jamaica at BOBBY SMITH makes his mark with ‘Jamaica 60’ logo ‘I LIVED with my mother for a while and then went to live with my father, who didn’t like the name she called me – Fiansay. So he called me ‘Bobby’, and that became my real name. People are always asking me if my name is Robert, and even when I submitted my entry for the competition, that was one of the questions I was asked when I got a call to say that my entry was being short-listed.’ THE MONTHLY GLEANER | JULY 31 - OCTOBER 21, 2022 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | FEATURE
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