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ROBERTO ‘MESTIZO' RIVERA DEAD AT 33

Roberto Rivera, known to his friends as "Mestizo," of Estate Calquohoun, died Sunday, May 13, at Juan F. Luis Hospital. He was 33.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 21 at Altona Baptist Church. A viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Kingshill Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Charlene Hill-Rivera; mother, Diana Crux Rivera; father, Francisco Rivera Sr.; grandparents, Antonio and Benito Cruz and Inez Navarro; daughters, Lisandra and Griselle Rivera, Shamona Downey, Shayla Gould-Rivera, and Yvette Medina; sons, Roberto Rivera Jr. and Shawn Loper; grandchild, Dimentre Jones; sister, Nellie Rivera O'Reilly; brothers, Francisco Rivera Jr. and Luis D. Rivera; nieces, Kwanda Rivera and Iliana Rivera; nephews, Brandon O'Reilly, Stephen O'Reilly, Francisco Rivera III, Manuel Rivera, Nelson Ayala, Samuel Rivera, Carlos Rivera, and David Rivera; son-in-law, Don Downey Jr.; sister-in-law, Carmen Rivera; brother-in-law, John O'Reilly; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of James Memorial Funeral Home.

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