Juan Fuentes Vizcarrondo

Juan Fuentes Vizcarrondo, 83, of Hartford, CT, beloved husband of Lucretia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. He was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico and was a US Army veteran, serving during the Korean War, stationed in San Francisco, CA. He came to Hartford in 1965 by way of New York City. Juan was a journalist and photographer who began his work with a weekly column in Spanish for The Hartford Times before working for The Hartford Star. He became co-founder of La Prensa Grafica and later became editor and publisher of El Observador. He also submitted articles and photographs of local events to community newspapers such as The Northend Agent's and The Hartford News. He was artist-in-residence for the San Juan Center-Quirk Middle School Photography workshop and taught photography to Spanish-speaking senior citizens at the Golden Age Center. His photographic work has been widely exhibited locally, nationally and in Puerto Rico. He won several professional awards and has been featured on CPTV's Hartford Moments. The Hartford Courant Northeast Magazine recognized him as a CT Bloomer in 1997. Juan was extremely proud of his six daughters and one son and is survived by 18 grandchildren as well as a host of loving cousins, great grandchildren and friends. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday, September 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Phillips Metropolitan CME Church, 2500 Main Street in Hartford. A special thank you to the staff at Saint Francis Hospital and Park Place Health Center. The family will be looking into starting a Juan Fuentes Scholarship Fund and requests that donations be made out to Juana Adams, with 86434 in the Memo line, and mailed to: Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union, 521 Cromwell Avenue, PO Box 66, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-0066.