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CHOSEN CAREER PATHS WORTH MENTIONING

Some of our Pedro Pan brothers and sisters have chosen careers dealing with helping others. It is a special honor to consider these unique people as our brethren.

These dedicated people have made their mark in the following fields:
1.- Careers in Medicine and Mental Health.
2.- Careers in Law Enforcement.
3.- Military Veterans.
4.- Careers in Education.
5.- Clergy.

 

1. CAREERS IN MEDICINE

FIRST WE HAVE OUR DEDICATED DOCTORS OF MEDICINE.

"Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the Earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create." (Voltaire)

JORGE ALONSO – Destin, FL.
Medical Doctor. 
Website: www.varaderonorth.com

HUMBERTO P. BELTRANENA CAMACHO - FL
(Matecumbe -  )
Chief of Anesthesia at Fisherman's Hospital, Marathon, FL
[DECEASED]

EDELBERTO CABRERA – West Palm Beach , FL
(Matecumbe – Kendall – orphanage in Peoria , IL ). 
Immunologist (Retired)

OSCAR DÍAZ BARROTO “Borroto 50”- Ponce, PR. 
Cardiologist.

RAMÓN FAGUNDO (Matecumbe - Austin, TX) 
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

CARLOS MARTÍNEZ – Miami, FL 
(Matecumbe –   
MD

ROBERTO MIQUEL AMARO “El Marciano” 
(
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 LUIS PRENDES – Lincoln, NE 
(Matecumbe – Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE). 
Neurologist  
[DECEASED]

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

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:

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) 
Psychologi
st.

  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 – LA. 
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 - Villa María, 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 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 CityIndianapolis, 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.

  MARGARITA (PRATS) LORA – MD 
(Kendall - orphanage in Syracuse, NY)
Research Medical Technologist at NIH

   ÁNGEL I. RIBÓ SOMINES - Longview, TX
(Kendall - went with friends in Tampa)
Physician Assistant/Clinical researcher

  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

 

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            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”- Miami, FL
Works 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)

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  
(  - 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

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                   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
[ - Richland, WA]
USMC Vietnam veteran.

ROQUE ALVARIÑO “Ratón Blanco”, “Amargado”, Rubio”,  Palmira”, “Americano” (Miami, FL)
[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.

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)
[Kendall - ]
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

JULIO CABARGA “Camarones” (Hialeah, FL)
[Matecumbe–foster home in Prosser, WA)
US Army, Korea 1967-1968.

RAFAEL CAMPUZANO (Miami, FL)
[Matecumbe – Reno , 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.

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]
Army veteran.

CELSO FERNÁNDEZ (Marietta, GA)
[  - foster home in NJ]
Vietnam US Army veteran. 5th Infantry Division in 1967.

IVO FERNÁNDEZ “Cara de Cote”
[Matecumbe – Camp San Pedro, Orlando , FL ]
Vietnam veteran (DECEASED)

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.

JOSÉ ÁNGEL INFIESTA,                                   [DECEASED]
Vietnam Veteran 

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.

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.

MIGUEL ANGEL DIEGO MONGEOTTI HERNÁNDEZ (Miami, FL)
[went with family in NJ]
US Army 2 years and 4 years in the Reserves.

FERNANDO NARCIANDI (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.

HUMBERTO RAPADO ( Oviedo , FL)
[Kendall – Children’s Home in 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

ALBERTO SALVADOR (Royal Palm Beach, FL)
[Camp Matecumbe – foster home in OH]
Vietnam veteran, wounded in service.

MARIO R. SÁNCHEZ LÓPEZ
[Florida CityMt. St. John Academy, 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.


JORGE LUIS VILLAMIL ECHEMENDÍA (Miami, FL)
[Florida City - foster home in Albuquerque, NM]
Veteran.

MANUEL ZAYAS                                                [DECEASED]
[  - IN]
Did two tours of Vietnam and received two purple hearts. 

  AS FAR AS IS CURRENTLY KNOWN, NONE OF THESE VETERANS DIED IN COMBAT

  (*) 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 – CA
(  -  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
(Kendall – David City , NE) 
Teacher (Retired)

  CARLOS EIRE – Guilford , CT
T. Lawrasson Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University .
Successful fiction/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.

  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 “Nene” – NJ 
(Florida City – Mariana Home, Wichita, KS)
College Professor

  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  
(  - 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 –
Elemantary Education teacher since 1992 as a second career.

  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)

  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 – Cristo Rey, 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

  NICOLÁS SÁNCHEZ – Framingham , MA
Economics Teacher at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester , MA

  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 some of them 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  
( - Marquette , MI )
Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Brooklyn , June 2006.

  FELIPE DE JESÚS ESTÉVEZ – Miami, FL 
(  - orphanage in Ft.
Wayne, IN)
Bishop of Miami

  JAVIER LÓPEZ MUÑOZ – Ciudad del Vaticano, Rome, ITALY
(Matecumbe – Whitehall, FL) 
Jesuit Priest

  JUAN MÉNDEZ  
( - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM) 
Priest.

  ALEJANDRO ROQUE Miami , FL. 
Pastor at St. Stephen’s Parish in Miramar

  FERNANDO RUBIO BOITEL 
(Matecumbe – Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque , NM
Priest

  ENRIQUE J. SERA – CA 
( Florida City  
Priest. Army Chaplain.

  PABLO URQUIAGA FERNÁNDEZ 
(Matecumbe – Whitehall , FL
Jesuit Priest

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