Madison leader Juan Jose Lopez`s death `a shock and great loss`


Madison leader Juan Jose Lopez`s death `a shock and great loss`


Longtime community leader Juan Jose Lopez, who died Tuesday at age 64, left his mark on thousands in the Madison community.

Lopez, who served on the Madison School Board from 1994 to 2006 and was its first Latino member, also was a board member or founder of multiple Latino organizations in Madison and a former executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County and Briarpatch Inc.

He also served on the youth development committee for The Capital Times Kids Fund, an organization that raises money from Cap Times readers and distributes grants to nonprofits serving local young people...

...A celebration of life ceremony is pending for Saturday in Madison before he is laid to rest in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, according to the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce statement.


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