Hundreds pay respects to Cuchito
Diario Libre
SANTO DOMINGO.-Mario Alvarez Dugan, better known as "Cuchito" will be laid to rest today and hundreds of persons, including President Leonel Fernandez and Vice President Rafael Albuquerque have paid their respects to the family. Mr. Alvarez Dugan passed away on Saturday night.
President Fernandez said, "I am saddened by the loss of my friend, a friend that always has his door open, always ready to listen and share his opinions, and even guide one in important decisions that at some time we have to take in favor of the country."
The Chief Executive attended the Blandino Funeral Home on Abraham Lincoln Avenue, where the very well known journalist, editor of the Hoy newspaper, was on view. The President arrived at 2:15 and left 45 minutes later.
The burial of Alvarez Dugan, 77, will be held today at 11 in the morning at the Cristo Redentor cemetery.
Vice President Alburquerque was the first to attend the funeral parlor, where media directors, politicians, business leaders, members of religious orders, government officials and friends of the Alvarez Soto family paid their respects.
Referring briefly to the editor of Hoy newspaper, President Fernandez said that his departure represented a n important loss for the Dominican people, a reason to grieve, because the man was an example for others to follow and whose image went far beyond the limits of the Dominican Republic.
He said that many will remember his newspaper commentaries, and sometimes they will forget that he was also very involved in sports commentary as a narrator, where he was well known for his encyclopedic knowledge of sports.
Alvarez Dugan is survived by his wife, Matilde Soto, and his sons, Jaime Virgilio, Mario Virgilio, and Emil Virgilio Alvarez Soto.
Alvarez Dugan was director of four of the most important newspapers in the country, among them the newspaper the he led for more than 20 years. Hi died of cardio-vascular complications.
President Fernandez said, "I am saddened by the loss of my friend, a friend that always has his door open, always ready to listen and share his opinions, and even guide one in important decisions that at some time we have to take in favor of the country."
The Chief Executive attended the Blandino Funeral Home on Abraham Lincoln Avenue, where the very well known journalist, editor of the Hoy newspaper, was on view. The President arrived at 2:15 and left 45 minutes later.
The burial of Alvarez Dugan, 77, will be held today at 11 in the morning at the Cristo Redentor cemetery.
Vice President Alburquerque was the first to attend the funeral parlor, where media directors, politicians, business leaders, members of religious orders, government officials and friends of the Alvarez Soto family paid their respects.
Referring briefly to the editor of Hoy newspaper, President Fernandez said that his departure represented a n important loss for the Dominican people, a reason to grieve, because the man was an example for others to follow and whose image went far beyond the limits of the Dominican Republic.
He said that many will remember his newspaper commentaries, and sometimes they will forget that he was also very involved in sports commentary as a narrator, where he was well known for his encyclopedic knowledge of sports.
Alvarez Dugan is survived by his wife, Matilde Soto, and his sons, Jaime Virgilio, Mario Virgilio, and Emil Virgilio Alvarez Soto.
Alvarez Dugan was director of four of the most important newspapers in the country, among them the newspaper the he led for more than 20 years. Hi died of cardio-vascular complications.
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