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3/21/01
RESOLUTION NO. 01- 271
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND SINCEREST
CONDOLENCES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
AND ITS CITIZENS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF
EMILIO MILIAN, UPON HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.
WHEREAS, Emilio Milian, a popular Spanish-language radio
newscaster and editorialist, recently passed away; and
WHEREAS, Emilio Milian, a devoted husband, father and
grandfather, was totally committed to the idea of a free Cuba and
supported the overthrow of Castro without violence despite his
heroic survival from injuries sustained more than twenty-five
years ago as a result of bombings in the City of Miami by
militant Cuban exiles; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission, on behalf
of the City of Miami and its citizens, to express its deepest
sympathy to the family and friends of Emilio Milian;
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
MAR 2 9 2001
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. On behalf of the citizens of the City of
Miami, the City Commission hereby conveys to the family and
friends of Emilio Milian, its deepest sympathy and sincerest
condolences upon his untimely death.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of, -44 ch , 2001.
J AROLLO , MAYOg-'
WIFRED T, Vr,ICE CHAIRMAN
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--COMMISSIONER ARTHUR E. TALE, JR.
IOZIER JOHNNY L. WINTON
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANd. VICE CHAIRMAN GORT
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SUBJECT
FROM REFERENCES:
W*edo 0y) Gort
commissipner ENCLOSURES
Would YW P111051M Plam On the Commission Agenda of Manch 29, 2001, a rwoluaon
of aondolerm for Mr. Emilio Mit who was a well b-4wn radio personality as well
as a City of Miami resident.
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The Miami Herald
Sun. March 18F 2001
Hundreds mourn man! of honor'
BY l u YME2
p Weels of Coban cults
theleb*st s Little Havana
9Saturday to pay final
res cts jt_o
F� MiSin
— a popular
radij news-
castewhose
life was defW ad
by a it bomb-
ing ischial to
S1 iii; bortifie
violence MUM
at Milifa one April 30,
�► his ooursgeoas return
M after both his legs were
apart, were the preva-
low s at the morning
lt�asa his bonor.
died at home Thurs-
day a'e 69.
attempt on MWfa's life,
b ed to have been
&ad by his criticism of
actics used by route
Castro forces in the
will always synebol-
ixe ai dark chapter in Miami
exile
With the exceptions of
Ni&* City Commissioners
Wifrtdo .•Willy.' Gort and
Tom#s Aegslado, dignitaries
were RX a U&jMam at the Mass.
That wound have suited AdU-
lfn ' fine. said MUAn s son.
Albeto
DOW
The tearful mournen who
tilled the pews at St. John Bosco
CathWe Church on West Flog -
ler street were mostly jeune
delpoWo," common folk who
up w recently listened to
on Spanish-langtuage
rpia 670 AM — La Podaosa.
' W hdw would hart liked
that," ltilita's son said. "He
was oft OfYML"
Aabag them were faithful
radid has like Olga Rodriguez,
who slabbed away tears at the
serrice.
"I listened to him every day
because I loved his point of
view," said Rodriguez, who
never met Milita, but felt as if
she knew him. "I'll miss his
vain"
There were family members
prI ss I — Acitn's wife, Emma
Mirtha, his other son Emilio Jr.
and daughter, Mirtha and his
two grandchildren — and those
who viewed Minta as a hero of
the struggle to overthrow Cas-
tm wkbout violence.
Rafael Pe6atver, a local
activist and president of the
San Carlos Institut! In Key
West, knew Milifn for Tears
and described him as a man of
pace and a true patriot.
Mil" was totally commit-
ted to the idea of a free Cuba.
but he did not think exiles
should become terrorists in the
process and back then he paid
dearly for that opinion,` Pelial-
ver Odd.
Commissioner Gort, who
met Milifn while working as a
reporter for Dum Las Amen
cas, also came to pay his
respects -rm bat today as his
friend." Gorr said. •'I always
knew him as a man of honor."
In a fitting gesture. Monsignor
Emilio Vdlina led Saturday's
service. On the day of the
bombing 25 yeas ago, Vallina
was at the St. John Bosco rec-
tory when he heard a loud
explosion. At the time. militant
Cuban exiles were rocking the
VaWaa rushed to the park -
Ing lot of Spatuish-latguage sta-
tion WQBA-Ls Cubanisims.
then a block away, to fhad Mi -
W& the station's news directog.
in his mangled car.
"He was conscious the
whole time," Vdlina said of
Kiiita. "His less were
destroyed. At that comsat, I
gave him his last rites, but I
knew this was a man with a lot
of faith. I knew this wasn't the
creel."
in a eulogy that won a stand-
ing ovation from the crowd of
about 300. Alberto Militn told
how his father pieced his We
back together — refusing to be
meted or silenced.
"Six months after the bomb-
ing, he walked out of a hospital
on artificial legs. No warrior
stood taller that day," his we
said, pointing at his father's ca►
lett, draped with a SO -year-old
Cuban flag.
Those responsible for the
attack on Militn have never
been crested. .
"They must be humiliated
today. hiding in some dark cor-
ner. They didn't silence my
j father, instead they made him a
symbol." his son said.
Milifn, who was never
aligned to any Cuban exile
organization. always pushed for
I a free Cuba. After returning to
the airwaves in 1989. he contm-
ued his work. Recently, his
health and voice gave out and
his son took over his on -air
duties. Alberto Miiihn. a former
Broward County prosecutor
who unsuccessfully ran for
Miami -bade state attorney last
I year. said his dither held no bit -
I tenwa toward his attackers:
"Hate will destroy you if you
let it into your heart," Emilio
Mibin often told his family.
Seven years ago, MUAn.
known for his simple, but ele-
j pat editorials, wrote one about
his wish for a fugal resting
'.
place. WWhen I die, don't bury my
remains In a coli tomb... burn
the and throw my ashes into the
four winds. That way I will
bath in the sun and rain. and I
will be an eternal traveler of the
I universe."
He will set his wish„ his son
said.