RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: Remembering Bobby Salcedo: Slain El Monte school official laid to rest today in emotional service. Cardinal Roger Mahony calls to make the community "drug free"

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Remembering Bobby Salcedo: Slain El Monte school official laid to rest today in emotional service. Cardinal Roger Mahony calls to make the community "drug free"

The casket of Bobby Salcedo leaves to Nativity Church after Funeral services today. Seen is Bishop Alexander Salazar (far left) and Pall Barriers. Photos from AP

El Monte:

By: Randy Economy

They came from all over California today to say good bye to a champion for the children.

Family and close friends gathered in El Monte this morning for an emotional Mass and funeral for Agustin Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo.

The educator who was a vice prinicpal, a teacher and El Monte School Board Member was abducted and killed in Mexico just before New Year's.

Every seat at the Nativity Catholic Church in El Monte was filled today, and several hundred more where standing outside the outside of the historic church.

Cardinal Roger Mahony urged the city's elected leaders to make the city drug free as a tribute to the slain educator. Mahony told those gathered that "The United States' insatiable desire for illegal drugs has fueled a violent conflict in Mexico." He urged elected leaders that the city and the San Gabriel Valley could honor Salcedo by working to eliminate illegal drug abuse in the community.

"The cost of drugs isn't what you pay for them, it is the lives, like Bobby's, that are lost," El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero said, paraphrasing the message. "As a country we need to do more to reduce consumption."

A Facebook Page has been started in Memory of Mr. Salcedo. It is listed under "Bobby Salcedo Memorial Foundation:" Orgainizers of the FB page stated today: "Thank you for your support. He's watching over us, he will be in our hearts. Always."

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