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| Written by Morphus on Friday, 29 July 2011 16:28 | |||
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The civil rights, labor and farmworker community is mourning the loss of Richard E. Chavez, long-time farmworker, civil rights advocate and brother of Cesar Chavez, who died July 27 at 81
"Richard was one of those little-known giants in our organization," said current United Farmworkers president Arturo Rodriguez to Bakersfield.com. "Those of us who have been a part of the organization know and understand the effectiveness of his leadership."
President Obama also paid tribute to the many contributions made by Richard Chavez.
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