Still grateful after 47 years
By Tom Dermody
The Fourth of July weekend is all about gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy in the United States.
But for 14 people who came to this country from Cuba as unaccompanied teenagers in 1962, last weekend was a treasured chance to say “thank you” — to God as well as to individuals and groups in the Diocese of Peoria who welcomed and guided them.
“We owe everything to them,” said Ricardo Jiminez, now of North Port, Fla., following an emotional reunion of nine of the original group of 14 who found support and a fresh start at Guardian Angel Home in Peoria in the early 1960s.
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