JORGE ALONSO
– Destin, FL.
Medical Doctor.
Website: www.varaderonorth.com
HUMBERTO P. BELTRANENA CAMACHO - FL
(DECEASED)
(Matecumbe - )
Chief of Anesthesia at Fisherman's Hospital, Marathon, FL
EDELBERTO CABRERA –
West Palm Beach
,
FL
(Matecumbe – Kendall – orphanage in Peoria,
IL)
Immunologist (Retired)
JAMES F. CHAMBLESS SARMIENTO - Miami, FL
(Florida
City - went with relatives)
Medical Doctor graduated form the University of Zaragoza, Spain
Specialized in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA
Sub-specialty on Pulmonary Medicine at Georgetown University in Washington, DC
Practicing pulmonary medicine, internal medicine and critical care in Miami
since 1982.
MANUEL B. CUESTA - Waycross, GA
(Matecumbe - Mount Loretto., NY)
Neurologist
RUBÉN DE JESÚS GIL RANDULFF - Miami, FL
(Kendall - St. Joseph Academy, Jacksonville, FL)
Cardiologist.
OSCAR DÍAZ BARROTO
“Borroto 50”- Ponce, PR.
Cardiologist.
RAMÓN
FAGUNDO HERNÁNDEZ
(Matecumbe - Austin, TX)
Matecumbe High School graduate!
MD
JOSÉ FERRER - Miami, FL
(Kendall - )
Gastroenterologist.
LÁZARO GUERRA
( - Casa de
Sallies, Wilmington, DE)
MD
LEONARDO LÓPEZ BARREDO - Miami, FL
(Matecumbe - )
Cardiologist
RENÉ LUIS LÓPEZ-GUERRERO MERUELO - Miami, FL
(St. Joseph's Villa - )
MD
AMADO MAIJUB DELGADO - OH
(Kendall - Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE)
MD
CARLOS MARTÍNEZ
BERTRÁN –
Miami, FL
(Matecumbe – )
MD
CARLOS MAYANS MULKAY - Wichita, KS
(Matecumbe - Mariana Home, Wichita, KS)
Medic in the US Army.
ROBERTO MIQUEL AMARO “El Marciano”
(DECEASED)
(Matecumbe–Camp San Pedro,
Orlando)
Family Practice MD
RAÚL MIRANDA – LA
(Kendall – Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM)
MD
RENÉ MOLINA – PA
( - Camp San
Pedro, Orlando, FL)
Urologist
JULIO J. NÚÑEZ ARGUELLES “El Nábola”
– Orlando, FL
( - Camp San Pedro,
Orlando,
FL
–
Camp
St. John, Jacksonville,
FL)
Medical Doctor, Anesthesiologist
JOSÉ MANUEL PÉREZ - Cerritos, CA
[Matecumbe - Wilmington, DE ( - 65) - St. Thomas Orphanage, Lincoln, NE
(65-66)]
Medical doctor in charge of the Neonatology Department at Long Beach Memorial
Hospital, Long Beach, CA
CARLOS A. PRENDES FERNÁNDEZ- Wichita, KS
(Kendall - Lincoln, NE)
MD
As of 2011 working as Primary care Physician at Robert Dole VA Hospital in
Wichita, KS
JOSÉ LUIS PRENDES
FERNÁNDEZ – Lincoln,
NE
(DECEASED)
(Matecumbe – Cristo Rey, Lincoln,
NE).
Neurologist
JUAN R.
PUERTO LAGARZA - FL
(Matecumbe - Mount St. Vincent's Home for Boys, Denver, CO)
Graduate of University of Colorado
Medical Degree from Michigan State University
Practices medicine in SW Florida
HUMBERTO RAVELO
(Matecumbe –
Whitehall
)
Thoracic Surgeon
ÁNGEL I. RIBÓ SOMINES, PA-C, MPAS - Longview, TX
(Kendall - went with friends in Tampa)
Physician Assistant/Clinical researcher
PEDRO RODRÍGUEZ (renamed Peter Monroe) – FL
(- Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL)
Gynecologist
ROLANDO
SABATÉS - Kansas City, MO
(Florida City - )
Ophthalmologist MD.
JOSEFA SALAZAR – Orlando, FL.
Gynecologist (Retired)
HERIBERTO SEDEÑO –
Houston
,
TX
(Matecumbe –
Houston
,
TX)
Family Practice Medicine
JUAN SIMÓN –
Miami
,
FL
(Matecumbe – Whitehall
,
FL)
Neurologist
AMBROSE SOLER –
Boynton Beach
,
FL
(Matecumbe – )
Pediatrician
JOSÉ MANUEL VEGA - Costa Rica
(Matecumbe - Austin,
TX)
MD
ÁNGEL VIDAL “Panchy” – Miami, FL
(Matecumbe – Lincoln, NE)
MD
Specialized in Arthritis.
THOSE WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH ARE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE:
MARÍA ANGULO VELOSO
(Florida City - foster home in Chicago, IL)
School psychologist for Chicago Public School System for 34 years.
Retired.
KENIA MARÍA (CASARREAL) ADAJIAN - Palm Beach,
FL
( - St. Vincent's School, Vincennes,
IN)
[DECEASED]
BA summa cum laude from Marian College, Indianapolis, IN
MA and PhD in Organizational Psychology from Claremont Graduate School, CA
Masters of Arts degrees in Special Education, Psychology and Education
Psychology from California State University, Los Angles, CA
Extensive national experience in a variety of non-profit and grassroots
organizations:
Watts Community Center;
Parent Coordinator at Project Head Start:
the Sophia Salvin Special Education Early Childhood Unit Model Project;
El Centro Mental Health Center.
Has performed in a pro bono basis for innumerable consultations for
grassroots AIDS programs and women's, minorities and children's
organizations.
Named Arts Patron of the Year in 2005.
Was a founding member of the Legacy Society of the Long Beach Museum of Art,
a past trustee of the LBA Collector's Circle and, with her husband Jake,
longtime supporters of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.
Kenia was a board member subscriber and patron of the Long Beach Symphony
Orchestra, a supporter of the Museum of Latin American Art and a board
member of the Long Beach Library Foundation.
Her legacy is to the CSULB's College of the Arts to the "Dr. Kenia
Casarreal-Adajian and Judge Jacob Adajian Scholarship Fund" for the
promotion of voice, opera and College of the Arts.
[Source: The Long Beach Press-Telegram from April 28 to Aoril 30, 2010]
ENRIQUE CASERO PÉREZ - Coconut Grove, FL
(went with relatives in Miami)
MD in Psychology.
Works for Jackson Medical in Miami.
DAVID
ECHEVARRÍA TORRES – Miami, FL
(Florida City – St. Raphael’s – Opa Locka)
Clinical Psychologist specialized in forensics.
PEDRO FERREIRA – Wilmington, DE
( - Casa de Sallies, Wilmington, DE)
Psychologist.
EUGENIO FLAMAND “Gene”
– Chicago, IL
(Matecumbe – Lincoln,
NE)
Child Psychologist
CARLOS A. FRANCO BEATO “Manatí” – Miami,
FL
(Kendall –
Florida
City
–
Kendall
)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor / Mental Health
ANA CRISTINA GARDANO –
Chevy Chase,
MD.
Psychologist, PhD
MANUEL RAFAEL GÓMEZ PALOMEQUE – Miami, FL
(Went with family)
Psychotherapist
MARÍA
DEL
PILAR GONDRA “Pili” – Miami,
FL
(Went with family in NC)
Licensed Psychotherapist, PhD
MAIDA (HERNÁNDEZ NOTARIO) KEITH –
LaVerne,
CA
(Kendall –
Florida
City
– Sunnyside,
Richland
& Grandview,
WA)
School Psychologist
YOLANDA (LÓPEZ MIRANDA) MILLER –
Oregon
(went with friend in Miami
)
Psychotherapist
Assistant Editor for Krill Press.
Planning to publish “Ordinary Times” in 2011.
LILLIAN MIRABAL MÉNDEZ
(
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage in Denver,
CO)
Psychotherapist
MARÍA DEL CARMEN (PÉREZ CANCELAS) ROMAÑACH
(Kendall - relatives in Puerto Rico)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida.
LOURDES
RODRÍGUEZ NOGUES –
Boston,
MA
(Kendall –
St. Joseph
’s Home,
Brooklyn
,
NY
)
Psychologist
AGUSTÍN SUÁREZ SUÁREZ– LA.
(Matecumbe - )
Psychiatrist.
CARMEN TAMARGO BIOSCA - Warrenton, VA
(Kendall - St. Aloysius orphanage in Cincinnati, OH)
Clinical Psychologist.
HOWEVER, THE DOCTORS' WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT
PERSONNEL THAT SMOOTH THE WAY FOR THE PROPER PREPARATION AND COMPLETE RECOVERY. THESE SPECIAL PEOPLE ARE
SOMETIMES NOT EVEN NOTICED AND WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEM AND GIVE THEM
CREDIT:
ANTONIO ARIAS NACER
(went with aunt and uncle in Miami)
Founder of NCG Medical Systems
FRANCISCO JESÚS AVELLANET GARCIA - Westport, CT
(went with his older sister in Miami - foster home in Boston, MA)
Inventor and Engineering Business Executive.
Has BSME degree and holds 27 patents as an inventor and 3 pending
applications. Has developed and commercialized dozens of life-saving
medical devices.
MARÍA C. CORREA DOVAL - San
Antonio, TX
(Florida City - Sacred Heart Convent, San Antonio, TX)
Registered Nurse, Registered Vascular Technologist, MHSA
Author of several scientific papers in the area of peripheral circulation and
treatment modalities. She is a pioneer in the establishment of the first such
lab in
South Florida
.
ANTONIO DE VERA FERNÁNDEZ –
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
(Florida
City
– St. Vincent’s Orphanage in Vincennes,
IN)
CEO American Red Cross
LIDIA (DECARDENAS LINAJE) GAMBLE
(went with friends in Miami - foster home in Miami)
Registered Nurse
JOSÉ MANUEL GÓMEZ –
Ryebrook, NY
(Florida City – Oswego, NY)
Pharmacist – Owner of his own Pharmacy
MARÍA INÉS GONDRA - Aurora, CO.
Owner of Jensen Medical, Aurora, CO
CLAUDIO GONZÁLEZ –
Miami,
FL
(Kendall – foster home in Moxee
City, IO)
Director at Local
Hospital
LUIS R. GONZÁLEZ “Dorticós” – Miami, FL
(Matecumbe – Jesuit Boys Residence – Opa Locka)
Director of Operations in Medical Company
CONCHITA (GUTIÉRREZ) GONZÁLEZ
– Miami, FL
(
Kendall
– Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver, CO)
Medical Technologist
MERCEDES (LEAL RADCLIFF) GONZÁLEZ –
Miami,
FL
(foster home in Houston,
TX)
Pharmacist
OLGA MARÍA (NODAR MARTÍNEZ) SANTISTEBAN - Los
Angeles, CA
(Kendall - orphanage in Denver, CO)
Retired. Registered Nurse for 38 years.
AUREA GISELA (PALACIOS) ALMA –
Elizabeth,
NJ
(Florida
City
– Indianapolis,
IN)
Registered Nurse
OSCAR JIMÉNEZ AGUIRRE - Coral Gables, FL
(Kendall - )
Owner of a medical device company related to neurological instrumentation.
As of 2010, developing a stroke therapy device using fiber optic and lasers.
CLARA
ELENA LEYVA CORTINA - Tampa, FL
(went with grandparents in Miami)
Has worked in the medical staffing industry, servicing all areas of health
care, for over 20 years.
Owned and operated ATC Florida Nurses/ATC Healthcare Services, Inc. in Tampa,
FL since 2005.
In 2011 opened Ascend Homecare, which focuses on helping the elderly and
disabled in the comfort of their homes.
MARGARITA (PRATS) LORA – MD
(Kendall -
orphanage in Syracuse,
NY)
Research Medical Technologist at NIH
JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ “El Heladero”
– Boynton Beach, FL
(Matecumbe –
Lincoln,
NE)
Pharmacist at Bethesda
Hospital
(Semi-retired)
MIRIAM RODRÍGUEZ – FL
(Florida
City
–
Wichita,
KS)
Registered Nurse.
ENRIQUE JOSÉ SABATÉS “Kiki” – Miami,
FL
(Matecumbe – Los Alamos,
NM)
Optician
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.
CAREERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT REQUIRES A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO RUN INTO A BURNING BUILDING OR TO FACE A
DANGEROUS CRIMINAL IN ORDER TO HELP SOCIETY AND TO MAINTAIN A SEMBLANCE OF
CIVILIZATION. THESE PEOPLE ARE THE LOWEST-PAID AND LEAST APPRECIATED
PROFESSIONALS IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND WE ALL OWE THEM A GREAT
DEBT.
ROQUE
ALVARIÑO DONESTÉVEZ “Ratón
Blanco”- PANAMA
Worked for Miami-Dade Corrections Department.
JOSÉ A. R. BENKI – Ankeny, IO
(Matecumbe – )
Firefighter
ALFREDO R. BOZA – Cooper
City, FL
(Matecumbe – Kendall – Opa Locka)
Miami Beach
Police Detective. (Semi-retired)
RAFAEL
CARVAJAL “El Magnífico”
– Miami, FL
(Matecumbe
– Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM)
Customs Agent.
FELIPE CORRALES –
Palm Coast,
FL
(Matecumbe – Opa Locka)
30-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol (Retired)
LUIS
DÍAZ “El Patriota”-
West Covina, CA
(
Camp
Matecumbe
– Mariana Home,
Wichita,
KS)
LAPD Police Sergeant (Retired)
GUSTAVO FERNÁNDEZ –
Lansing,
MI
( - St. Vincent’s Home for Orphans,
Lansing,
MI)
School Policeman at Michigan
State
University
FREDDY
J. GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ
– Miami, FL
(Matecumbe –
)
City
of Miami Beach Policeman
CARLOS
ALONSO NIETO
“Charles Ganzúa” – Miami, FL
(Casa
Carrión – Kendall – Opa Locka – Matecumbe)
US Customs and Border Protection
CARLOS
PADILLA “Patilla”
– Indianapolis, IN
(Matecumbe – Opa Locka)
Firefighter (Retired)
Carlos is a motorcycle enthusiast. He is one of those "bikers" one
sees taking presents to poor children in Christmas and other special
occasions. Although he retired, being a qualified Paramedic, he is
still active - and effective! - when the need appears.
MANUEL
PÉREZ CAPÓN
– McDonough, GA
(Matecumbe
– Helena, MT)
Miami-Dade Detective (Retired)
HUMBERTO
RAPADO –
Oviedo, FL
(Kendall – Mariana Children’s Home in Wichita,
KS)
Police Officer (Retired)
LUIS
JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ –
West Palm Beach
,
FL
(Matecumbe – Opa Locka-
Fort Wayne,
IN)
Police Sergeant
ROBERTO DE JESÚS ROJAS REYES - Chicago. IL
(Miami refugee barracks - foster home in Albuquerque, NM)
Chicago Fire Department Captain
LUCIANO SÁNCHEZ –
Miami
,
FL
(Miami - orphanage in Philadelphia,
PA)
Dade
County
policeman. His daughter is a policewoman as well.
OSCAR
RAFAEL VEGA
“Flaco” – Miami, FL
(Florida City – Wichita, KS)
Miami-Dade Police Department
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. MILITARY VETERANS.
"No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his
rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of
living in a free community." (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men,
undergo the fatigues of supporting it." (Thomas Paine)
"Only TWO defining forces have ever offered to die for you: Jesus Christ and the Patriotic Soldier.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom."
(attributed to Prime Minister Tony Blair)
RAÚL L.
ACEVEDO LÓPEZ (CA)
[foster home in
Miami
– foster home in Burbank,
CA]
US Army 1964-1966
RAFAEL ALCÁZAR
ÁLVAREZ (
Charlotte
,
NC
)
[Matecumbe – foster home in Richland,
WA]
US Army 1966-1968
JUAN ALEGRÍA
DELGADO,
[Kendall – St. Joseph's orphanage in Dayton,
OH]
Veteran.
CARLOS ALONSO
NIETO “Charles Ganzúa” (Miami,
FL)
[Casa Carrión-Kendall-Opa Locka-Matecumbe]
“I joined the US Army in 1964 to train under the orders for those Cubans
still under the Bay of Pigs Training Act signed by Kennedy. In 1967 I joined
the Army again to fight Communism in
Vietnam
(spent a year). Later I got transferred to a missile site in
Fairbanks
, AK (spent a year and a half)”
Attained rank of Sergeant
Specialist 5.
Enlisted as “United Cubans.” In 1964. Army assigned pre-fix UC to
the group. Re-enlisted in 1967 and trained in
Fort Belvoir
,
VA.
18th Brigade 577th Engineer Batallion 1968-1969 Tuy-Hoa,
Vietnam
US Army Command
Vietnam
USMACV Service 1968-1969
US
Alaska
Command
Fort
Wainwright
and
Fairbanks
,
AK
562nd Artillery Unit, Battery A, Knight Hawk Missiles,
Moose Creek
,
AK
[Carlos has the neatest military uniform patches I have ever seen. The Editor]
HÉCTOR ÁLVAREZ
DE LA TORRE "Hércules" (Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe -
Richland,
WA]
USMC Vietnam veteran.
ROQUE ALVARIÑO
“Ratón Blanco”, “Amargado”, Rubio”,
“Palmira”, “Americano” (PANAMA)
[Matecumbe – foster home in Spokane/Gonzaga University, Spokane,
WA]
Army, 1969-1971.
Roque volunteered during the Vietnam War but was stationed in Panama
. Afterwards he joined and has been a member of the National Guard since. He
was first with the 149th, then with the 743rd, and with
the 260th MI since 1998. The 260th
is always 80% active.
FAUSTINO AMARAL "Tino" (Miami, FL)
(Florida City - foster homes in Albuquerque, NM & Newport News, VA]
Air Force
CLEMENTE C. AMÉZAGA
“El Técnico”, “El Ingeniero” (Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe – Whitehall, FL]
Sp. 4, Signal Corps, Telecom Instructor, Company D, Seventh Battalion, Stu Bde,
USASESS, 3rd Army, Fort Gordon, GA.
JOSÉ MANUEL AMÉZAGA
[Kendall – Idaho Orphanage]
US Army, served in
Alaska
JOSÉ ARAGÓN DÍAZ (Miami, FL)
[Florida City - Colfax, WA]
USAF - Retired
RAFAEL ARTILES GUTIÉRREZ (Glendale,
CA)
[Opa Locka - Matecumbe - ]
US Army
JOSÉ ARANGO BUZAINZ
[Kendall - Sacred Heart Orphanage, Pueblo, CO]
US Army
DARÍO J. AVELLO MURO (Miami, FL)
[went with family in Miami]
USMC 1966-1969
Vietnam 1968-1969
Sergeant E-5
ENRIQUE BASSAS ALMEIDA (Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe - ]
Vietnam Veteran.
JULIO CABARGA
“Camarones” (Hialeah,
FL)
[Matecumbe–foster home in Prosser,
WA)
US Army,
Korea
1967-1968.
RAFAEL
CAMPUZANO (Miami,
FL)
[Matecumbe –
foster home in Sparks , NV]
Vietnam
vet, 2 tours.
RINALDO CEBRIÁN
[Kendall – orphanage in
Jackson,
MI]
US
Navy Vietnam
veteran.
FERNANDO
COLLADO (Chicago,
IL)
[Camp Matecumbe – San Rafael]
Served as a
US
Marine from 1967 to 1969 (in ‘
Nam
68-69). Graduated top of his recruiting class at Marine Corps Depot in
San Diego
,
CA
.
OSCAR COSSIO
“Tiburón” (Torrance,
CA)
[DECEASED]
[Matecumbe – Lincoln,
NE]
Vietnam Veteran.
GUILLERMO D. DE ZAYAS TAMAYO (Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe - Kendall - Opa Locka - foster home in Portland, OR]
Army
Air Force in Vietnam for one year
WINSTON DEFERIA (Carolina, PR)
[Kendall - Ft. Wayne, IN]
US Army 1965
CARLOS ALBERTO
DEL
PORTAL ANGULO (Newington,
CT)
[
Kendall
– foster home]
Vietnam
Veteran
MÁXIMO DU BOUCHET CÁDIZ (Denver,
CO)
[Kendall – foster home in San Antonio,
TX]
Navy Corpsman 1972-1980. Naval Reserves 1980-1995.
NELSON EGURROLA
GRILLO (Miami,
FL)
[Matecumbe – St. Edward’s High School, Austin,
TX]
US
Army veteran.
ADOLFO M. ESTRADA REYES
[DIED IN ACTION]
US Army - Vietnam
MANUEL FANDIÑO LÓPEZ
[DECEASED]
[Florida City (9/62- ) - foster home in Albuquerque, NM]
US Army Infantry medic in Vietnam (Volunteered)
CELSO FERNÁNDEZ
(Marietta,
GA)
[ - foster home in NJ]
Vietnam US Army veteran. 5th Infantry Division in 1967.
IVO FERNÁNDEZ
“Cara de Cote”
[DECEASED]
[Matecumbe – Camp San Pedro,
Orlando
,
FL
]
Vietnam
veteran
JESÚS FERNÁNDEZ
TABRAUER (Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe – St. Edwards High School, Austin, TX]
Vietnam US Army veteran with the 101st Airborne (1965-1967)
PEDRO FERREIRA GARCÍA (Wilmington,
DE)
[Matecumbe – Casa de Sallies, Wilmington, DE]
Artillery Major. Received Army Commendation Medal.
RAÚL E. FIGUEROA BENÍTEZ (TN)
[Matecumbe - foster homes in Miami and Sarasota]
USMC 4 years active (including 13 months in Vietnam)
2 years inactive
*ÁLVARO
GARCÍA “El Profesor”
(Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe – Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM]
US Army, Korea.
ROBERTO M. GARCÍA
(
Coventry
,
CT
)
[Kendall –
Green Bay,
WI]
Joined the USAF in 1968. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1989.
ANTONIO GÓMEZ
(
Austin
,
TX
)
[Matecumbe –
Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque,
NM]
US Army, 2/68-2/70
CARLOS MANUEL GONZÁLEZ PUJOL
[Matecumbe – foster home in
Portland, OR]
US Army –
Vietnam
& Desert Storm.
Attained rank of Major in the Combat Military Police.
JULIO
GONZALEZ MEMBIELA “El
Delincuente” (Hawthorne, CA)
[Matecumbe – Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE]
Air Cavalry, Vietnam
RAMÓN J.
GORDILLO (Atlanta,
GA)
{Matecumbe – Opa Locka]
US Army Vietnam
Veteran.
WILSON GUTIÉRREZ GONZÁLEZ (Valdosta, GA)
[Matecumbe - St. Edward's, Austin, TX]
Vietnam veteran (1966-1968)
JOSÉ ÁNGEL
INFIESTA,
[DECEASED]
Vietnam
Veteran
Army Sergeant, Meritorious service medals.
ÁNGEL JIMÉNEZ GONZÁLEZ
(Miami,
FL)
[Matecumbe-Kendall-Opa Locka]
US
Army. Two tours in Vietnam
.
MANUEL E. JIMÉNEZ
(Guaynabo, PR)
[Matecumbe-Ft. Knox]
Volunteered during October Crisis. Pilot Instructor.
JOSÉ LAGE VÁZQUEZ "La Gula" (Los Angeles,
CA) [DECEASED]
[Mendigutía -
US Army
MIGUEL LEORZA
“Ladilla”
[Matecumbe – Camp San Pedro, Orlando,
FL]
US Navy, retired as a high-ranking officer.
ENRIQUE
R. LLANIO
(Burbank, CA)
[Familia – Opa Locka – Casa Carrión]
Army veteran, 1966-1968 in Fort Bragg, SC.
CARLOS
LLERA DIAZ “El Buitre”
(IN)
[Matecumbe - ]
US Army Veteran.
JUAN MAS ENJAMIO (Miami,
FL)
(Kendall/Matecumbe - Mariana Children's Home,
Wichita, KS)
US Marines Veteran - 30-year career
CARLOS MAYANS MULKAY (Wichita, KS)
(Matecumbe - Mariana Home, Wichita, KS)
Medic in the US Army.
MIGUEL ANGEL DIEGO MONGEOTTI
HERNÁNDEZ (Miami, FL)
[went with family in NJ]
US Army 2 years and 4 years in the Reserves.
FERNANDO
NARCIANDI "Abuelo" (Miami, FL)
[Kendall – Matecumbe – Spokane, WA]
Vietnam
veteran.
FEDERICO
ODOARDO “Corte-circuito”
[Casa Carrión - ]
US Army. Two tours in Vietnam
.
RENÉ JULIÁN OJEDA “El Mayor” (Lincoln,
NE)
[Matecumbe – Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE]
US Army 1969-1971.
LUIS M. PADRÓN
(
Elgin
,
IL
)
[Matecumbe – Foster home in Park Ridge,
IL]
US Army 1966-1968
JORGE J. PÉREZ MENÉNDEZ (Miami, FL
[Matecumbe-Kendall-Opa Locka-Helena, MT]
US Army 1968-1970
AMAURY PI-GONZÁLEZ
(
Fremont
,
CA
)
US
Army, 1966-1968.
CARLOS A. PRENDES FERNÁNDEZ (Wichita, KS)
[Kendall - Lincoln, NE]
MD
Navy veteran
HUMBERTO RAPADO
(
Oviedo
,
FL)
[Kendall – Mariana Children’s Home, Wichita,
KS]
US Army Military Police Corps 1969-1971.
Specialist 4th Class
Fort Jackson
,
SC
– Basic Training 1969
Fort Gordon
,
GA
– MP Training 1969
236th MP Detachment, WRAMC, Washington, DC, 1969-1970
139th MP Company.,
Fort Benning
,
GA
1970-1971.
LUIS FRANK REYES VARGAS (Miami, F)
[Matecumbe - Kendall – Albuquerque
,
NM]
US Army (1966-1968)
EDUARDO RODRÍGUEZ "La Púa", "Elvis" (Seattle,
WA)
[ - Spokane. WA]
Vietnam veteran.
OSVALDO ROIG
RODRÍGUEZ (KY)
[Matecumbe - St. Mary's School for
Children, New Bedford, MA]
US Army
ALBERTO
SALVADOR
(Royal
Palm Beach, FL)
[Camp
Matecumbe
– foster home in OH]
Vietnam
veteran, wounded in service.
LUCIANO SÁNCHEZ (Miami, FL)
[Miami - orphanage in Philadelphia]
Air Force pilot.
MARIO R. SÁNCHEZ LÓPEZ
[Florida
City
– Mt. St. John Academy, Gladstone, NJ]
Marine Corps paratrooper.
Father ENRIQUE
SERA (CA)
[Florida
City
- ]
Navy Chaplain 1987-1999.
Highest permanent Rank: Lieutenant Commander.
Staff Officer: Chaplains Corps.
Stationed during his career in El Toro MCAS, Tustin MCAS,
Camp
Pendleton, San Diego Naval Station, NCMB-16 Los Alamitos, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
(during Desert Storm), Rodman Naval Station in the Panama Canal Zone,
Charleston
Naval
Hospital
in SC and Long Beach
Naval
Hospital.
EFRAÍN SORA GONZÁLEZ (West Dade, FL)
[Kendall - St. Anthony's orphanage in Sioux City, IOI]
Military veteran with five years of service during the Vietnam era.
DANIEL TRUJILLO HERRERA
[ Mendigutía -
US Army - served in Fairbanks, AK
JORGE LUIS VILLAMIL ECHEMENDÍA (Miami, FL)
[Florida City - foster home in Albuquerque, NM]
Veteran.
MANUEL D. ZAYAS
ZAYAS
[DECEASED]
[Matecumbe - IN]
Did two tours of Vietnam
and received two purple hearts.
AS FAR AS IS CURRENTLY KNOWN, ONLY ONE OF THESE VETERANS DIED IN COMBAT,
ADOLFO ESTRADA REYES. (12/03/68)
(*) ÁLVARO lost his son Julio on September 6, 2006 in
Basrah
,
Iraq
.
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4. CAREERS IN EDUCATION.
Civilized societies rely on Educators to produce better
citizens. The work of Educators is extremely difficult because they have to
contend against two powerful enemies; the inherited archaic customs of some of
the parents and the natural rebelliousness of the students.
Teachers may arrive armed with the latest knowledge available, but it depends
entirely on their personal moral honesty how well they "educate".
The result is the Future.
JOSÉ AZEL –
Miami
,
FL
Adjunct Professor of International Business at the
School
of
Business Administration
at the
University
of
Miami
. Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American
Studies at the U of M.
ÁGUEDA “AGGIE” (BARQUET) CHEVIN –
Normandie
,
FRANCE
(
Florida
City
– St. Anthony’s Villa orphanage in
Toledo
,
OH
)
Teacher.
MARÍA BRITO –
Miami
,
FL
Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at
Barry
College
.
ROBERTO G. BRITO SANTALÓ
(Matecumbe – Hoosier Boystown, Schererville,
IN)
Elementary High School Teacher.
Adjunct
University
Professor.
EVALDO CABARROUY DEL VALLE (DECEASED)
– Puerto Rico
(Kendall – foster home in Albuquerque,
NM)
University Teacher, Doctorate from
Austin
,
TX
.
RAÚL CANO CHAUVELL – CA
(Matecumbe - Gonzaga
University, Spokane,
WA)
CAL Poly Professor
MANNY CAPOTE –
West Palm Beach, FL.
Teacher
LELIO CASOLA – Lansing
,
MI
( - St. Vincent’s Home for
Orphans, East Lansing
,
MI
)
Teacher (Retired)
OFELIA M. COLUNGA – Miami Beach,
FL
(Kendall –
Florida
City
[Pérez-Martin Home]
UF, FIU & Barry College Teacher (retired)
ALICIA (CRUZ RIVERO) REILLY
(Florida
City
– foster home in Helena,
MT)
French, Latin & Spanish teacher.
ROSA “Juana” (DE LA OSA)
MANNING – Weston, FL
(Kendall – David
City, NE)
ESOL Teacher.
ESTELA (DE MIRANDA-ZALDÍVAR) BUENO
– Torrance,
CA
(Florida
City
– foster home in Van Nuys,
CA)
Elementary School Teacher
NORMA DELGADO RODRÍGUEZ – Key
Biscayne,
FL
(went with aunt in Miami)
Nova Southeastern Teacher (Retired)
CONCEPCIÓN (DÍAZ) MORGAN –
Minneapolis,
MN
(Florida City – David
City, NE)
Teacher (Retired)
CARLOS EIRE –
Guilford
,
CT
(Florida City - foster home in Miami - group home - went with uncle to
IL)
T. Lawrasson Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale
University
. Successful fiction and
historical
writer.
ESPERANZA MARTA ESCOBAR MARTÍNEZ – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
(Went with family)
Teacher
Sister LEONOR ESNARD –
Miami
,
FL
Assistant Professor of Montessori Education.
LAURA ELENA (FERNÁNDEZ SOSA) YARIZADEH –
Maitland
,
FL
(Florida City/Homestead – went with family)
Substitute Teacher.
ANTONIO A. FERNÁNDEZ VÁZQUEZ - VA
(CWS - foster home in St. Petersburg, FL)
Doctorate from the University of Kentucky
Professor at University of Virginia since 1978
SERGIO M. FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA –
Westphalia
,
MO
(with aunt in
Miami
–
Peoria
,
IL
)
Teacher. Doctorate in Counselor Psychology
PEDRO FERREIRA GARCÍA –
Wilmington, DE
(Matecumbe – Casa de Sallies,
Wilmington,
DE)
Masters in Education from
University
of
Delaware
.
PhD in Counselor Psychology from
Temple
U, Philadelphia
,
PA
HÉCTOR R. GARCÍA PÉREZ - Middletown, DE
(Matecumbe - Casa de Sallies, Wilmington, DE)
Special Education High School Teacher (after retiring from Newspaper
Management)
LUIS GARCÍA MENÉNDEZ “Nene” –
NJ
(Florida City – Mariana Home, Wichita, KS)
College Professor
& Dean at Rutgers University
PEDRO ENRIQUE GARCÍA PRIETO – Nashville, TN
(Matecumbe – )
Director of Metro Schools
LOURDES
GIL – NY.
Professor at Baruch
College
MARAY (GIL) STOWELL – CA
(Florida City – Villa María, San Antonio, TX)
High School Counselor (retired)
FLORA (GONZÁLEZ) MANDRÍ – Boston, MA
(Kendall – Ukiah,
CA)
Professor of Literature at Boston
University
and published author.
LILIA OBDULIA (GONZÁLEZ) SADOUX –
Marietta, GA
(Mount
St. John
Academy
in Gladstone,
NJ
– adoptive family)
Spanish Teacher
MARÍA LUISA (GUTIÉRREZ) DE ZURIK – St. Paul,
MN
(Went with uncle and family in Hialeah)
Bilingual Education Teacher and Administrator
ROSA (HONG PON) MORLEY – Incline Village,
NV
(Florida
City
– Clinton, IO)
High School Teacher, Principal and Administrator (Retired)
RAFAEL ITURRALDE BOSQUE –
Milwaukee,
WI
(went with family - St. Joseph's Home for Children, Green Bay,
WI)
Spanish
High School
Teacher
MAGALI
JEREZ
–
Union City,
NJ
(Kendall –
Beaverville, IL)
College Professor, co-authored 5 books, cassettes and CDs on Teaching Spanish
at College Level.
EVELIO RAMÓN LEÓN “Pucho”
– Los Angeles, CA
(Matecumbe –
Indianapolis,
IN)
High School Assistant Principal
ROSARIO (LESCURA) BAGLEY
“Rose” – Miami, FL
(Casa Carrión – foster home in West Orange,
NJ)
Elementary School Teacher
AVELINA (MARRERO
FIANDOR) RECIO –
Elementary Education teacher since 1992 as a second career.
ALDO DE JESÚS MARTÍNEZ PAZ - Hillsborough, NJ
(Florida City - orphanage and foster home in NJ)
Attorney. Adjunct Professor at St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ
GRACIELA (MÉNDEZ) ANNRICH - Miami, FL
(Kendall - House of Providence orphanage, Syracuse, NY)
PhD in Spanish Linguistics from Georgetown University, Wash, DC
Teaches at Miami Dade College Interamerican Campus.
LÁZARO ROBERTO
MESA
“Zapatón” – Miami,
FL
(Matecumbe –
Lincoln,
NE)
School Counselor
LOURDES MONSERRAT
Educator, expert in Latin American Studies
JOSÉ RAUL MONTES SORI - Houston, TX
(went with uncle in Miami)
Chemical Engineer, Caltech, Pomona, CA
Masters in Education, Administration and Supervision, University of Houston
HS Math Teacher
JOSÉ ANTONIO NÚÑEZ CORDERO –
Los Angeles, CA
(Kendall - )
History-Social Sciences Teacher for Business and
Finance
Academy
SLC & UTLA Chapter Chair Edward. R Roybal
Learning
Center, LAUSD-LD4
ANA (PAZOS CASTILLO) MANNING –
Lakeland
,
FL
(Went with friends)
High School Teacher (Retired)
DELIA C. (PIQUERO GÓMEZ) GONZÁLEZ - Richland, WA
(Florida City - foster home in Wichita, KS)
Spanish Teacher. On her 42nd year of teaching in 2011.
HÉCTOR L. RODRÍGUEZ ECHERRI
“Dino” – Hollywood, FL
(Matecumbe – Cristo Rey, Lincoln,
NE)
Teacher
GLORIA ROJAS REYES
( - foster home in Albuquerque, NM)
Teacher with 2 Master's degrees
MARÍA CRISTINA (ROMERO) HALLORAN
“Palillo”, “Jirafa” – Denver, CO
(
Florida
City
– Queen of Heaven, Denver, CO)
College Professor
CARLOS G. ROSELLÓ “El
Trompetero” [DECEASED]– Boynton Beach, FL
(Matecumbe – St. Thomas Orphanage, Lincoln,
NE)
Educator. High School Principal & Area Director of County Schools.
CARLOS RUBIO ALBET – West
Virginia
( - Casa de Sallies,
Wilmington,
DE)
Shepherd
University
Professor. Published author in Spanish and English.
EMILIO SÁNCHEZ
PRADO – Ozona,
FL
(Foster home in
St. Petersburg,
FL)
Assistant Principal
MARIO R. SÁNCHEZ LÓPEZ - FL
( - Mount St. John's Academy, Gladstone, NJ)
Professor at Miami Dade College
NICOLÁS SÁNCHEZ –
Framingham
,
MA
Doctorate in Economics from University of Southern
California
Has taught Economics at the College
of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA for 32
years (2009). Tried for State rep early in the 2000s.
MARÍA TERESA VÉLEZ – AZ
( -
Albuquerque
,
NM
)
Associate Dean of
Graduate
College
,
University
of
Arizona
RICARDO VIERA – PA
Professor in the Art and Architecture Department of
Lehigh
University
,
Bethlehem
,
PA.
ROBERTO VILLASANTE –
Miami
,
FL
Adjunct Professor at
Florida
International
University
’s
College
of
Advanced Professional Studies
and of FIU’s Legal Studies Institute. Member of the Florida Bar and of the
Association of Trial Lawyers of
America
.
Website at www.villasantelaw.com
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5. CLERGY.
Although perhaps listed here last, these individuals are by no means the least
important of our Pedro Pan brethren. They are in fact, the most important
because Catholic priests have the UNIQUE power of being the earthly vessel for the
forgiveness of our sins, and for consecrating for our use the Bread of Life.
OCTAVIO CISNEROS –
Brooklyn,
NY
(Kendall (10/61 - ) - Marquette,
MI)
Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of
Brooklyn
, June 2006.
FELIPE DE JESÚS ESTÉVEZ
– Miami, FL
(Kendall 7/61 - ) - (orphanage in Ft. Wayne,
IN)
Ordained to the priesthood in 1970.
Doctorate from Gregorian University in Rome.
Fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Miami
(2003-2010)
Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Miami (2010-2011)
Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine (2011 -
JAVIER LÓPEZ MUÑOZ –
Vatican City, Rome, ITALY
(Matecumbe – Whitehall, FL)
Jesuit Priest
JUAN MÉNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NM
(Matecumbe - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM)
Priest.
ALEJANDRO ROQUE GONZÁLEZ –
Miami
, FL.
(Florida City 4/62 - )
Pastor at St. Stephen’s Parish in Miramar
OMI
FERNANDO RUBIO BOITEL
(Matecumbe – Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque,
NM)
Priest
ENRIQUE J. SERA – CA
Florida
City
(5/62-8/62)
– foster homes in Ellensburg
& Yakima, WA
Priest. Navy Chaplain.
PABLO URQUIAGA FERNÁNDEZ
(Matecumbe –
Whitehall,
FL)
Jesuit Priest
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