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Puerto Rico leaders gather in Capitol rotunda to honor former governor Carlos Romero Barceló
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Family members, current and former island leaders paid tribute to Carlos Romero Barceló at a public ceremony in the Capitol rotunda, where officials announced the casket will remain for public viewing until 4:00 p.m. and honors, including gun salutes, will follow at that time.
Puerto Rico’s Senate hosted a public ceremony at the Capitol rotunda on Thursday to honor former San Juan mayor, governor and resident commissioner Carlos Romero Barceló, drawing current and former island leaders, family members and public officials.
The ceremony brought a succession of tributes highlighting Romero Barceló’s long political career and his advocacy for statehood. Senate President José Luis Dalmau Santiago led acknowledgments of dignitaries in attendance and noted Romero Barceló’s decades of public service. ‘‘Que descanse de paz, don Carlos Romero Barceló,’’ Dalmau said in his remarks.
The gathering included a presentation of colors by the Puerto Rico Police and an invocation by Father Carlos Pérez of Santa Rosa de Lima. Musical tributes were performed by Leticia Falcón Rivera and Aníbal Colón Matos. Officials announced that the governor’s casket would…
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