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.

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.

  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 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.

  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)

  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.

  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)

  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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This Section was last updated on 6/19/10