Except for his distinguished service in World War II. he spent his tile at the paper and became Its owner when his father died in 1982. He transformed the paper Into the only tnlingual weekly newspaper in the country. In addition to political news. Rolands paper was the voice ot the Latin community and reported on it better than anyone. La Gaceta thoroughly documented the story of the immigrants who came to Tampa and contributed so much to the fabrlc of our community. Rolands work won him many awards and recognitions. including Citizen of the Year and Hispanic Man of the Year. But typical o1 his selfettacing style. he always downplayed his importance to our town.
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