Familia Sierra

Padre, Le doy gracias a Dioz, por ser mi padre, all the lessons, the values of a man, pero especialmente; the opportunity to connect with you the last few years when your mind was decaying until the last second. You told me the story when you were young.  One day after school you followed a progression of people carrying a body from the hospital of a person that had died in the mine. You followed the progression that went to the home of Tio Macario, dear brother of my abuelita Agustina. Los recuerdos de su querido pueblo, donde piso Dioz, San Francisco del Oro, Chih., Mejico.  La casa donde nació en la Vicente Guerrero.  El salón de baile de los Sierra.  Donde el dueño del salón Amado Aguilera, se los dio a usted, Tio Gustavo, y Tio Tony Marnez.   The day that my abuelo Gustavo died and you dressed him with the help of mi Tia Elena’s Dad Irineo. The delicious candy that my abuela Agustina such the “orejones” Cuando hera coven vendia dulces de Ulloa. As a teenager after finishing primaria, started working in the company coperava carrying 50 kilo sacks of sugar or beans. You were doing the same work as of the young men working there for less pay.  One day you demanded from the manager to get paid the same. It was great accomplishment. Tenía una gran admiración a Jose de la Luz Marnez, a su Tía Rosario “Chayo” hermana  de mi abuelo  Gustavo y familia.  Recordaba de ellos muchas cosas.  Lo más que mencionaba a  su primo Rodolfo, el mayor, que un día lo subió a un caballo y se cayó. As I read out loud, from the book de San Francisco del Oro by the author Payan. You would remember many things such playing basketball and the players such as la “troca” Castañeda, o Gustavo which also played beisball and learn with the help of “el surdo Molinar,  to pitch with left hand, they called him “la machetona” a!er mi a Lili. You remember all the union leaders dela Frisco.  Tia Lily and cousin Tita winning the district championship in basketball.  The book remembered my o Victor as being active in playing basketball, acting in theater, and participating in boy scouts.  He used to shout fouls in the tamalera style.   Se acordó de mí a So3a, cuando la visitó en Veracruz. Padre, muchas de las veces que platicaba con usted, me preguntaba por mi a Cuca, me decía que le hablara con ella, y que mantuviera contacto con ella. On your last days of your life Padre, you had direct conversations with my Tio Gustavo and mi abuelo Gustavo and at the end of the day you wanted to go home to my abuela Agustina.