Like father like son. Keith Jessop and his son Graham have earned the right to be listed amongst Keighley's great achievers.

A trawl through a list of their adventures, with its mixture of brickbats and bouquets, speaks for itself.

Keith hit world headlines in 1981when he found the wreck of HMS Edinburgh in the Arctic Ocean and raised £44 million-worth of Russian gold. Graham was part of the team.

It didn't of course end there. Recently it led to the publication of his warts an' all book Goldfinder. The book has now gone on sale in America - a tremendous accomplishment for any author.

This week it was confirmed that Graham and his team - a Keighley business - have finally found the wreck of the Carpathia. This exploit is one of a number being filmed for the factual history television Discovery Channel.

Not only that, he has been appointed recovery manager for RMS Titanic Inc., which has taken responsibility for the historical preservation of the Titanic through its conservation of recovered artifacts and keeping them together for public exhibition.

Their greatest asset is that Keith and his family are 'real' people who make no secret of their background and have become involved in issues which have led to their making and losing fortunes - often making them unpopular with sections of the establishment.

Their stories and attainments stand as an example to what can be achieved through hard work, learning a trade, courage and having a commitment to success by refusing to fail.

The dynamic duo have played a huge part in putting Keighley on the world map - with neither forgetting their home town.Today we salute the family, not just for their achievements but also for keeping the dreams of others alive. Not many offspring have followed in their father's footsteps so well.

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