Word: cruz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Keylatch "put me in touch with a Puerto Ricancommunity similar to my own in Trenton," saysCruz. The neighborhood has also been a trainingground for Cruz, who has become a leader there andat...
Carmen A. Pola, a former advisor to BostonMayor Ray Flynn, says, "Remigio is the type ofperson that society needs, in particular theSpanish community. He has a clear understanding ofproblems in out society, especially poverty." Shecredits Cruz with "making young people,particularly poor Hispanic youngsters, feel thatanything is possible...
According to PBH Graduate Secretary Gregory A.Johnson '72, Cruz will be "a community leader,though the community remains to be seen. He'simmensely strong, yet affable.... He's charismaticin Villa Victoria...
Fourteen year-old Jorge Palmerin, one of Cruz'stutees in the Key Latch program says, "Remy hastaught me many things. He has brought me closertogether with other boys my age. He taught us howimportant school is, how the future would dependon us, and we learned about other places and whatother places...
After graduation, Cruz will return to TrentonCentral to teach. "I want to go back to help thekids I identify with--to help build theirself-esteem," says Cruz...