Yum Ramos Highlights the Legacy of José “Piculín” Ortiz and Remembers Him as a Brother
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The president of the Basketball Federation highlighted the close bond he maintained with the sports legend.
Hundreds of people, including family, friends, former basketball players and the general public, fired the legendary Puerto Rican basketball player José ‘Piculín’ Ortiz in a solemn religious and musical act, three days after his death. It was at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, where hundreds of people, including his widow, Sylvia Ríos, and Ortiz’s sons, volleyball player Neira and Gabriel, gathered to remember the legendary athlete an…
The governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González Colón, decreed that today -Friday, May 8th- will be a day of mourning for what the flags will have to wave at half a staff in honor of the legend of the sport José “Piculín” Ortiz. Funeral acts will take place today in the Roberto Clemente Colosseum. “In the name of the entire people of Puerto Rico, I send a supportive embrace to his family, to his loved ones and to the entire sports community that…
LA FORTALEZA – Gov. Jenniffer Aydin González Colón decreed Friday, May 8, as a day of mourning over the death of former Baloncelist José “Piculín” Ortiz, after his family announced the funeral acts. “Today Puerto Rico dawns with the loss of one of our biggest athletes in our history, José ‘Piculín’ Ortiz,” González Colón said. The funeral acts of the ex-Baloncelist will take place on Friday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, according to the fami…
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón declared Friday a day of mourning following the death of sports legend José “Piculín” Ortiz Rijos. As part of the decree, the governor ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all public facilities. “Piculín filled us with joy on the field, where in every game, every Puerto Rican team carried the heart of the entire island,” she said. González Colón highlighted Ortiz’s local, national, and internat…
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