Leon Eguia, one of Houston’s 1st Latino firefighters From: chron.com
Tagged: hospital, Houston, latin america, LULAC, TexasPosted on: May 6th, 2008
Leon Eguia, one of the first Hispanics to become firefighters in the Houston Fire Department and a former president of LULAC Council No. 60, died Sunday in a Houston hospital. He was 86.
Eguia’s interest in the League of United Latin American Citizens developed after he encountered prejudice upon returning to Texas after serving as a paratrooper in World War II.”*
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