This is a sad loss for AZ

[lonestarnot]

Cecilia Esquer spent her life fighting for the rights of others.

Her daughter, Andrea Esquer, said that up until the 68-year-old Tempe resident contracted the West Nile virus in October, she was still working to make her hometown, native state and nation a place where discrimination is exposed and diversity is embraced.

Esquer died last week after battling virus-induced encephalitis. She had recently published her memoir, "The Lie about my Inferiority, Evolution of a Chicana Activist."

Writing the book was a chance for Esquer to chronicle the fight to overcome stereotypes about Mexican-Americans, said her daughter. In it, Esquer relives her encounters with racism, fighting for civil rights and the determination it takes to overcome life's challenges.


http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2010/12/10/20101210tempe-civil-rights-cecilia-esquer-memorial1210.html

A good teacher and a good dem. :(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Safe passage to her...

I hope she will live on in the book, and in the hearts and minds of those who know and love her.

:-(

[lonestarnot]

3. Thanks for that my dear CalPeg.

[EV_Ares]

2. Thanks for posting, was not aware of her but I am now, hopefully, this might make others who

had such a negative attitude of latinos, may see them differently.

[lonestarnot]

4. She did long hours for people of this state.

[KT2000]

5. Yes, this is sad

peace to her family.

[alstephenson]

6. RIP, Cecilia.