Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Sad News: RCAF Chicano Artist, Teacher, Activist, Ricardo Favela

We'll miss you. ~ LDC

www.myspace.com/rcafavela

"Dear friends,

I write this letter with great sadness to inform you that our beloved teacher Ricardo Favela died on Sunday, July 15, 2007 in Dinuba, California of a heart attack. Favela was a great person, a great father and a great teacher and friend. Favela was a humble man that fought for civil rights with his artwork and community activism. Ricardo Favela was a founder of the Rebel Chicano Art Front aka the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF). The RCAF is a Chicano artist collective founded in Sacramento, California in 1969. Favela and the RCAF Supported the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) during the Civil Rights Movement. Ricardo was a faculty member at the California State University, Sacramento's Art Department were he taught printmaking and Barrio Art for over 10 years. Favela's students will miss him dearly and through the use of serigraphy, they will keep his vision of community empowerment alive.

His memory and legacy will live through his wife Clara Cid and their children Margarita, Florentina, Manuel and Rosita.

Here are the details of his funeral:

Rosary
Wednesday at 6pm
Dopkins Funeral Chapel, 189 South J Street, Dinuba, CA 93618

Mass
Thursday at 10am
Dopkins Funeral Chapel, 189 South J Street, Dinuba, CA 93618

Internment will follow at the Smith Mountain Cementary

A Memorial in Sacramento is currently being plan. Details to come soon

___________________________________________________________

Estimados amigos/as,

Escribo esta carta con una gran tristeza para informarles que nuestro querido maestro Ricardo Favela falleció el domingo, 15 de Julio del 2007 en Dinuba, California de un paro cardiaco. Favela fue una gran persona, un gran padre de familia y un gran maestro y amigo. Favela siempre fue una persona humilde que luchó por los derechos de La Raza a través de su arte y de su activismo comunitario. Ricardo Favela fue fundador del Frente Rebelde de Arte Chicano también conocido como la Real Fuerza Area Chicana (RCAF). El RCAF es una colectiva de artistas chicanos fundado en Sacramento, California en 1969. Junto con miembros del RCAF, Favela apoyó a la Unión de Campesinos (UFW) durante El Movimiento. Ricardo formó parte de la Facultad de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad Estatal de California en Sacramento, donde enseñó serigrafía y Barrio Art por más de 10 años. Sus estudiantes lo extrañarán y por medio de la serigrafía continuarán los ideales de Favela.

Su memoria y legacía vivirán para siempre en su esposa Clara Cid y sus hijos Margarita, Florentina, Manuel, y Rosita Favela.

Aquí están los detalles del velorio:

Rosario
Miércoles a las 6pm
Dopkins Funeral Chapel, 189 South J Street, Dinuba, CA 93618

Misa
Jueves a las 10am
Dopkins Funeral Chapel, 189 South J Street, Dinuba, CA 93618

El entierro sera después de misa en Panteón Smith Mountain.

En estos momentos se está planeando un Memorial en Sacramento. Los detalles seran mandados pronto."

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