In the early hours of this Friday, May 24, 2024, José Antonio Murgas Aponte, one of many chief development managers of the Cesar division, died.
His departure leaves an irreparable void within the space of Caesarea and within the collective reminiscence of those that acknowledge his essential contribution to the creation of our division. Murgas Aponte was born in 1930, in San Diego, then within the municipality of Magdalena Grande. He was a lawyer by career, labored as governor of Cesar’s division, minister of labor, congressman, ambassador of Colombia to the United Nations, UN, and dean of the Popular University of Cesar, UPC.
The leaders of the political management of the primary many years and of the present generations of Cesar acknowledge in José Antonio Murgas a person with the power to unite wishes and overcome obstacles, as proven within the inventive work of this division.
The development of Caesar’s door was not a straightforward process. It was a course of that required negotiation, persistence and a transparent imaginative and prescient of the long run. Murgas understood that to ensure that Cesar to have the ability to totally develop, he wanted administrative independence and the power to handle his assets.
In all this, Murgas Aponte led, in authorized issues, numerous administrations for the development of the division composed of individuals like Alfonso Araujo Cotes, Crispin Villazon de Armas, Aníbal Martinez Zuleta, Jose Guillermo ‘Pepe’ Castro, Luis Rodriguez. Valera, Jorge Dangond Daza, Manuel Germain Neck, Amador Ovalle, Josefina Castro, Jose Eugenio Martinez, Eloy and Clement Quintero Araujo, Pedro Rodriguez, Efrain Lacera, Delio Ospino, Fernando Botero, Armando Master Pavajeau, Jorge Morales, Jais Alfo Lubo Baquero, Jose Daza Diaz, Julio Villazon Baquero, Orlando Velasquez, Luis Martinez, Adalberto Marquez, Monsignor Vincent Roig and Villalba, amongst others; and the singers and musicians of Vallenatos who fortunately seduce the halls of energy.
Since then Murgas Aponte remained energetic in all essential occasions within the division’s historical past. His work in varied sectors of the federal government has proven his excessive stage of dedication to the welfare of his fellow residents. The mark left by José Antonio Murgas was not measured solely in political achievements, however within the lasting impression he had on the lives of numerous individuals who benefited from his efforts and imaginative and prescient, the promotion of the Popular University of Cesar is an effective instance of his efforts.
Caesar loses an amazing man. In instances when management and honesty are wanted greater than ever, his legacy serves for example of the primary era of Cesars who used their financial strategies, and decreased their belongings, based mostly on frequent pursuits, very completely different from at the moment’s politicians.
10 years in the past he gave Él PILÓN a visionary interview, which we reproduce at the moment, recommending constructing temples to the gods of the way forward for science, innovation and expertise. His reminiscence must be a supply of inspiration for brand new generations of leaders, who, imitating his public actions, have the duty to guide Cesar to a greater future.