The Family Influence:In the 1960’s my father, my aunt, my uncle and my grandmother immigrated from a small Portuguese Island in the Atlantic Ocean called Madeira. They settled in the Toronto area where my grandfather had already been living and working to sponsor their eventual immigration. It’s your typical immigrant story where they came with no money and didn’t speak any English but knew how to work! My Uncle Joe (Jose) after struggling through elementary school, than eventually high school decided to head to George Brown College and become a jeweller. With his intense hardwork and ...