They officiate mass to remember Cuchito

Was yesterday officiated a mass on the occasion of the third anniversary of the death of the veteran journalist and editor of the newspaper today, Mario Alvarez Dugan (Cuchito), the presence of relatives and friends of a lifetime.

The mass took place in the Church St. John Baptist de La Salle, and at the ceremony led by the priest Pedro Pablo Rodríguez were weighed the virtues of a man who in his career put the interests of the top causes of the people to his same life.

Among those attending were relatives, doña Matilde Soto widow Álvarez, his sons Emil and Mario. Also attended by the President of the Group of communications Corripio, Jose Luis Corripio Estrada; the Deputy Director of the newspaper today, Nelson Marrero; its editor-in-Chief, Marien Aristy captain, political leaders like Victor Gomez Berges, dear friends as don Cuqui Córdova. The mass was officiated from six o'clock in the afternoon.

According to the u000atestimonies collected at the time of his death don Mario Alvarez Dugan (Cuchito) was established in his long journalistic career in a book opened towards the youth, especially towards young journalists, who saw in him an example to follow.

Alvarez Dugan was, in his youth, a renowned chronicler and sport Narrator. He served as editor of the newspaper today from 1988 until 2008 and was the author of the popular column "Shaker". He was married to Lady Altagracia Matilda Soto, with whom he had three sons: Jaime Virgil, Mario Virgil and Vergil. Emil

Alvarez Dugan died after suffering losses of health and be treated at several centers, among them the United hearts clinic of the ensanche Naco.

"Don Cuchito", as it was known, was born in Santo Domingo on April 9, 1931, he was the son of Virgilio Alvarez Pina and doña Catalina Dugan.

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Supporter of the plurality
Mario Alvarez Dugan, who u000aHe directed the newspaper today from 1988 until 2008, died at age 77. The starting point of his career, which cemented the plurality and the defence of democratic values, it formed part of the team of chroniclers of the sports section of the newspaper La Nación, where he was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of it in September 1953. He was then director. He was also director of El Nacional in the 1980s.

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