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LEOPOLDO FIGUEROA Obituary

FIGUEROA, LEOPOLDO REYNALDO, passed to his eternal life at the age of 76, on May 28, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Born on February 9, 1935 in Santa Clara, Cuba, Leopoldo leaves behind his children, Anna Maria Figueroa, Beatriz Figueroa Sanchez and her husband Jose Miguel Sanchez, Carlos Ignacio Figueroa, Patricia Maria Figueroa and Isabel Cristina Figueroa; and his grandchildren Julio Enrique Mendez, Jr., Lucas Joel Sanchez, Elissa Michelle Sanchez, Gabriel Thomas Brito, Daniela Cristina Brito, Vicente Antonio Sanchez and Isabella Nicole Sanchez. He also leaves behind his sisters, Sarah Figueroa, Maria de la Pezuela, Lourdes Longyear and Nilda Figueroa as well as many other family members and friends who loved him. He will be missed by his children and grandchildren to whom he was an exemplary "Abuelo". Leopoldo attended and graduated from the Marist schools Marcelino Champagnat in Santa Clara and Cienfuegos, Cuba. He later attended La Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, graduating as an Agricultural Engineer. In 1961, Leopoldo fled Cuba and arrived in the United States where he served and was honorably discharged from the United States Navy. He attended the University of Florida and attained a Master's degree in Economics. Leopoldo met and married Maria de los Angeles Alvarez in 1965. They shared their lives until she passed to her eternal life on June 6, 2000. Rest in peace Abuelo, we love you. The funeral mass will be celebrated at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 900 SW 26 Road, Miami, FL on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11am. Leopoldo will be laid to rest at Graceland Memorial Park, 4400 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL. Arrangements by Maspons Funeral Home, 3500 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL (305) 461-5070. View this Guest Book at www. MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.

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Published by the Miami Herald on Jun. 1, 2011.

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Patricia Figueroa

May 26, 2023

Papi,
This week is always a tough one. Mom's birthday. Your passing. Your wedding anniversary. Mom's passing. All in the space of a week. Not sure I'll make it to the cemetery, but know that we are still thinking and missing the two of you every day.
Besos y abrazos para nuestros Abuelos y Abuelas, Tios y Tias, y para Mami & you.
Tu hija, Patricia

Patricia Figueroa

May 26, 2022

Papi,
Mom and you continued to be missed, and loved, every day.
We hope we keep your memories alive and do justice to your teachings with what remains of our lives, before God blesses us with our final reunion.
Besos y abrazos para nuestros Abuelos y Abuelos, Tios y Tias, y para Mami & you.
Tu hija, Patricia

P Figueroa

June 2, 2011

Dear Ms. Fuentes-Sardinias,

On behalf of the family, thank you for your kind words and generous gesture. I showed your message to my oldest sister and I believe she has since been in touch with you. We would indeed love to have a copy of the pages you refer to below. I am sure my sister has informed you of where the scanned copies can be sent to us, but if not, please let me know.
Also, if you could provide the ISBN# of the book, that too would be appreciated. I am sure if we were able to secure a copy of it for my dad's sisters, they would appreciate the gift.

Once again, thank you.

Patricia Figueroa, hija de Leopoldo

Teresa Sardiñas

June 2, 2011

Dear Figueroa family:
You are in my prayers, may God be with each and everyone of you in this difficult moment.
As I was looking thru the pages of a 1941 book of La Villas I saw a picture of Leopoldo Reinaldo Figueroa as a child with his sisters and parents, Leopoldo and Leopoldina; as well as some pages about the Figueroa family of Santa Clara. I wish to give copies of these pages to Mr. Figueroa's family specially for his grandchildren (if they will like to have them.
My phone number is 786-247-7906
e-mail [email protected]
Sincerely,
Teresa D. Fuentes-Sardiñas
(daughter of Juan M. Fuentes, an old friend of the Figueroa family, and owner, in the 1950s of the "Farmacia "Dr. Leopoldo Figueroa" in Sta. Clara.

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