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Richard Ortega Sr. died on Feb. 18 after fighting for his life in the hospital for nearly two months. He tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 8, his family told MySA.com. He was 55.Richard Ortega Jr.Show MoreShow Less
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His son, Richard Ortega Jr., said his father worked in the produce department at the H-E-B on 410 and Bandera for 38 years.Richard Ortega Jr.Show MoreShow Less
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Ortega Jr. said his dad loved his time at H-E-B, explaining he stayed so long because the people at his store treated him like family.Richard Ortega Jr.Show MoreShow Less
Fernando Awards Foundation statue.
A silver lining has emerged in the wake of the vandalization of the Native American obelisk at Warner Center Park during last May’s civil unrest: the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians will now hold a seat on the board of directors of the statue’s sponsors, the Fernando Awards Foundation.
“We need to give significance and recognition to the people who started the San Fernando Valley,” said David Honda, a longtime Fernando Awards Foundation director, who told the Business Journal Wednesday that the addition is to be made official Jan. 26 in a board meeting on Zoom.