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Puerto Rican Book:
"The Photographs of Jack
Delano"
The Puerto Rican Diaspora
(book) Migrating and
building communities in the U.S.A. From Hawai'i in 1900 to New
England—the Puerto Rican diaspora grows in the States...more
than in Puerto Rico itself. ►◄
GREAT BOOK
Don Jibaro's Note: My eldest daughter Raquel,
a student of the University Of Maryland, is a very independent person... She's
a leader, not a follower; a strong-willed gal that earns peer
respect by who she is; not by what she appears to be. She has
always maintained a certain degree of admiration for me because
she likes our intellectual exchange. What she wrote below,
however, blew my mind to Alpha Centauri, because how she
expressed things I never knew existed. I am deeply honored to
receive this form of mesmerizing accolade... it's like a Grand
Birthday Gift.
Ode to Daddy Raquel M. Vázquez — February 2011 - 8:50pm pithetical of my father:
“I want to be thoroughly used up when
I die, for the harder I work, the more I live” wrote George
Bernard Shaw; I also attribute this to my “Papi”, Orlando
Vázquez, Don Jíbaro. He can wear any hat belonging to Personality. A man of
zeal, vigor and utter affection; a “cariñoso” to the end, yet,
at times very misunderstood. He sometimes refers to himself as a
“curmudgeon” yet, in-fact, is a complete opposite. To know him,
is to love him but to be loved by him is to become the epitome
of extreme value.
He was born into this world with extraordinary gifts that did
not seem to fully ripen until he found the Lord and afterward,
his sole objective was set on bestowing them upon others. The
Bible says “the Lord loves whom He reproves” and put into
perspective, my dad, many times, shows his extreme devotion by
his reproof or correction in order to train and instruct, all
for the betterment of any novice which, truth-be-told, can hold
us all into subjection in some fashion.
My father is a sponge, absorbing all sorts of information with a
keen sense of appreciation for multiple crafts and trade.
Certain skilled artisans passed over by mainstream praise are
never neglected by him despite his own allotted rebuffs by some.
What a blessing that Scripture assures us of God’s public reward
for service one day (Mark 6).
My father certainly tries to live by John 15:13 exhibiting a
great burden for the wayward and suffering souls seen on
everyday corners. He is “pricked at the heart” when viewing the
homeless or the poor, and has a generosity that goes mentally
unmatched. I remember him singing hymns that say: “Souls are
dying, brother do you care?” and offering the last coins in his
pockets to any palm that was open. He doesn’t always put a
picture
accurately into words yet his life depicts a single
picture exhibiting more than a thousand words.
My father is eclectic, interesting and even daring. His “magic
hat” seems bottomless since more than many a rabbit have emerged
from within it. He is a perfect utility: Jack of all trades;
someone Theodore Roosevelt spoke of saying “When someone asks,
‘Can you do this?’ say, ‘Sure, I can!’ and then get going to
find out how.”
He is dependable, truly going above and beyond when given a
task. He was never empty-handed coming from “quickie-marts”, gas
stations or stores as we, giddy children, scrambled to see his
treats for us ranging from flowers picked on the side of the
road to mini-pies or custards just to show his affection and
thoughtfulness. He is a man that at times, has been caught in a
rip-tide of events without adequate support to stay afloat yet
once on solid ground, would charge back in to assist another.
Orlando, my father, is a man for all seasons; charitable, trooper,
champion (apologetically speaking), As Shakespeare wrote, “if
this be error and upon me proved, I never writ nor no man ever
loved” (sonnet 116)
Thank you, Daddy.
Don Jibaros. Note: "Thanks to you, my Baby,
Forever."
My eldest daughter Raquel,
a student of the University Of Maryland, is a very independent person... She's
a leader, not a follower; a strong-willed gal that earns peer
respect by who she is; not by what she appears to be. She has
always maintained a certain degree of admiration for me because
she likes our intellectual exchange. What she wrote below,
however, blew my mind to Alpha Centauri, because how she
expressed things I never knew existed. I am deeply honored to
receive this form of mesmerizing accolade... it's like a Grand
Birthday Gift.
pithetical of my father:
“I want to be thoroughly used up when
I die, for the harder I work, the more I live” wrote George
Bernard Shaw; I also attribute this to my “Papi”, Orlando
Vázquez, Don Jíbaro. He can wear any hat belonging to Personality. A man of
zeal, vigor and utter affection; a “cariñoso” to the end, yet,
at times very misunderstood. He sometimes refers to himself as a
“curmudgeon” yet, in-fact, is a complete opposite. To know him,
is to love him but to be loved by him is to become the epitome
of extreme value.
accurately into words yet his life depicts a single
picture exhibiting more than a thousand words. 
