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On the Forbes list

This is Paul Janensch with a Treasure Coast Essay about a resident of our area who made the 2016 Forbes magazine list of the 400 richest people in America.  He is J. Christopher Reyes, 62, of Jupiter Island in south Martin County.  Reyes, 62, is ranked 246th.  He runs the Chicago-based Reyes Holdings, a food and beverage distributor, with his brother Jude, who lives in Palm Beach.  Christopher Reyes is married with four children.  Forbes says he is worth $2.7 billion.  .  Ranked just below the list of 400 is another resident of Jupiter Island in south Martin County -- Charlotte Colket Weber, 73, descended from John T. Dorrance, founder of the Campbell Soup Co.  She is a devoted equestrian and has four children.  Forbes says she is worth $1.6 billion.  I’m Paul Janensch.