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Former State Senator Olga Mendez Dies
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| Last Edited | RBH Jul 29, 2009 01:38pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Credible sources tell The Borrero Report that former State Senator Olga Mendez has lost her battle with cancer. Mendez, who the sources say died at a local hospital, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago.
Mendez, 82, represented East Harlem and the South Bronx for over 25 years and was considered a political powerhouse in East Harlem.
In 1978 she became the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the state Senate.
She was the wife of the late Tony Mendez who was the first Puerto Rican district leader in New York City and an East Harlem political legend in his own right.
The Borrero Report is working to confirm the report and will provide details of a recent interview we had with the vivacious and ever colorful Mendez. |
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