,OBITU>Y ,MANOLO ,GONZALEZ 

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,AU?OR 3 ,LAWR5CE ,J>A* 

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,MANOLO ,GONZALEZ WAS BORN 9 ,SPA9 9 ! LATE #a#i#bS1 ESCAP$ FROM ,FRANCO ) HIS AN>*I/ FAMILY 9 #a#i#c#i1 & EV5TUALLY SETTL$ 9 ! ,S,F ,BAY ,>EA1 :]E HE WROTE1 & TAU<T AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,SAN ,FRANCISCO AS WELL AS BRIEFLY AT ,NEW ,COLLEGE ( ,CALI=NIA4 

,NO?+ LIKE ?IS %\LD EV] HAPP54  ,WE F\ND \T ?AT LONG-TIME ,CONTRIBUT+ ,$ITOR ,MANOLO ,GONZALEZ HAD DI$ :5 ISSUE _?#e#h CAME BACK TO US M>K$ 0,RETURN TO ,S5D]4  ,DECEAS$40 

,I FIR/ MET ,MANOLO :5 WE BO? LIV$ 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO4 ,JASON GAVE ME HIS PHONE NUMB]1 ,I CALL$ HIM UP1 & WE MADE A DATE TO MEET AT HIS AP>TM5T4 ,I SP5T ! NEXT FIVE H\RS VISIT+ AS WE GOT TO KN[ EA* O!R4  ,MY !N-P>TN] JO9$ US AFT] H] WORKDAY 5D$1 & ,MANOLO S]V$ US TEA & COOKIES4 ,HOV]+ OV] US1 AMONG ! /ACKS ( BOOKS & PAP]S FROM HIS LONG C>E] AS AN ACADEMIC1 WAS ?AT FAM\S 7PROBABLY POS$7 PHOTO BY ,ROB]T ,CAPA ( ! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLICAN SOLDI] FALL+ BACKW>D AS HE IS %OT4 ,IT WAS PROBABLY ?REE FEET TALL & FIVE FEET LONG4 

,WE SPOKE ( HIS E>LY *ILDHOOD 9 ,B>CELONA & HIS EXP]I5CES 9 PRES*OOL FROM #a#i#c#f-#c#h1 ( H[ ONE DAY A ,BASQUE FRI5D CAME TO S*OOL ) :AT ,MANOLO ?\<T WAS A TOY GUN & GR5ADE2 !Y TURN$ \T TO BE REAL4 ,? E HEAD ( ! S*OOL HAD SOME S]I\S WORDS ) ! LITTLE GIRL'S P>5TS 7%E EV5TUALLY W\ND UP LIV+ 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA1 0=GETT+0 ! 5TIRE EPISODE :5 ,MANOLO BR\<T IT UP :ILE VISIT+ DECADES LAT]74 ,ANO!R P]SON :O *OSE TO =GET ?OSE 9ITIALLY EXHIL>AT+ & !N DEVA/AT+ TIMES WAS ,MANOLO'S MO!R1 :O CAN BE SE5 9 ANO!R FAM\S PHOTOGRAPH -- ! ONE ( ! SEV]AL WOM5 MILITIA MEMB]S M>*+ >M 9 >M 9 ,B>CELONA4  ,:5 ,I ASK$ :I* MILICIANA %E WAS1 HE ANSW]$ 0,? E MO/ BEAUTIFUL ONE40 

,A /AUN* ANTI-CL]IC 7AS BEFIT HIS ,CATALAN AN>*I/ UPBR++71 9 LAT] YE>S HE W\LD F9D A JOB TEA*+ ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 A PRIVATE ,JESUIT UNIV]SITY4 0,? E ,JESUITS >E ALL ,M>XI/S10 HE TOLD ME4 0,LIB]ATION ,? EOLOGY IS JU/ A CLEV] WAY ( CONT9U+ :AT ,CA/RO & ,*E />T$40 ,NOT ONLY ?AT1 BUT MO/ ( !M W]E GAY AS WELL4 0,:5 !Y GO ON VACATIONS OR SABBATICALS TO ,C5TRAL & ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 !Y HANG \T NAK$ ON ! BEA*ES & HAVE SEX ) EA* O!R & ) LOCAL BOYS40 ,:ILE ,I DON'T F9D EI!R /ORY TO BE TOO F>-FET*$1 KN[+ HIS ANTIPA?Y T[>D ! ,*UR* MAKES ME SOME:AT SKEPTICAL4  ,AT LEA/ REG>D+ ! P>T AB\T ! BEA*ES4 

,AFT] ,I MOV$ TO ! ,EA/ ,BAY & />T$ UP ! AN>*I/ /UDY GR\P1 ,MANOLO W\LD (T5 COME TO \R WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS1 ESPECIALLY 5JOY+ :5 WE /UDI$ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4  ,IT WAS WOND]FUL TO HAVE AS P>T ( \R GR\P SOMEONE :O'D LIV$ ?R\< IT1 :OSE P>5TS HAD BE5 ACTIVE MILITANTS4 ,? AT K9D ( CONT9UITY IS SOME?+ ?AT IS SORELY LACK+ AMONG TODAY'S AN>*I/S4 

,MANOLO CAME TO EV]Y P>TY ,I HO/$4 ,HE SEEM$ TO BRI<T5 UP 9 ! COMPANY ( SO MANY Y\NG] PEOPLE1 TEMPOR>ILY ABLE TO =GET ! MANY PHYSICAL AILM5TS & FRAILTIES BR\<T ON BY HIS OLD AGE 7KIDNEY TR\BLE IS :AT ,I REMEMB] MO/74 

,AFT] HE MOV$ TO ,DALY ,CITY1 ,MANOLO FELL \T ( T\* ) MO/ ( ! ?+S ,I AM 9VOLV$ 94 ,I HAD TO CALL TO REM9D HIM ( ! ANNUAL ,BOOKFAIR1 & HE WAS USUALLY TOO EXHAU/$ AFT] MAK+ IT UP TO ,SAN ,FRANCISCO TO ATT5D ! ,B,A,/,>,D CONF]5CE4 ,LA/ YE> BE=E ! ,BOOKFAIR1 ,I CALL$ HIM TO LET HIM KN[ AB\T IT1 BUT !RE WAS NEV] ANY ANSW]4  ,I DIDN'T KN[ :OM TO CALL TO F9D \T IF HE WAS DO+ POORLY1 & ?AT WAS H[ ,I LEFT IT4 ,SEV5 MON?S LAT]1 ! LA/ ISSUE ( ! MAGAZ9E CAME BACK TO ! ,P,O ,BOX4 ,AS ,I SAID1 NO?+ LIKE ?AT %\LD EV] HAPP54  ,I MISS HIS LAU<T] & HIS SLY SMILE1 HIS TEMP] & HIS GRACI\SNESS1 HIS G5]\S & GREG>I\S SPIRIT4 

,AS ,I US$ TO SAY :5EV] WE P>T$1 SALUD Y AN>QUIA1 COMPAN]O4 

-- ,LAWR5CE ,J>A* 

,I WAS AT ! ,UND]GR\ND ,PUBLI%+ ,CONF]5CE 9 ,B[L+ ,GRE5 ,OHIO 9 ! W>M1 /ICKY1 ,MIDWE/]N SUMM] ( #b4 ,:ILE SOCIALIZ+ ON ! FRONT POR* ON ! NI<T BE=E ! CONF]5CE1 ,I F\ND MYSELF 9 AN ONLY SOME:AT-9T]E/+ CONV]SATION4  ,\T ( ! CORN] ( MY HALF-LI/5+ E>S1 ,I HE>D SOMEONE BEH9D ME M5TION 0444,AN>*Y ,MAGAZ9E4440 & 0444MADE-UP WRIT]S40 ,ABRUPTLY1 ,I DIS5GAG$ FROM :ATEV] CONV]SATION ,I WAS 9 & TURN$ >\ND4 ,I KNEW A C\PLE ( PEOPLE ON ! ,A,J,O,D,A /AFF AT ! TIME1 SO ,I WAS 9T]E/$ 9 SLYLY DISCOV]+ :AT WAS BE+ SAID AB\T !M4 

0,OH10 ,I SAID TO ! GUY DO+ ! TALK+1 0:AT MAGAZ9E >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T80 

0,AN>*Y ,MAGAZ9E10 HE SAID1 0,HAVE Y\ EV] HE>D ( IT80 

0,HMM1 YEAH1 0 ,I REPLI$1 0,:AT AB\T IT80 

,HE HAD A C\PLE COMPLA9TS1 BUT ! ONE ?AT GRABB$ MY ATT5TION WAS ! ACCUSATION ?AT ALL ! >TICLES 9 ! MAGAZ9E W]E REALLY ONLY WRITT5 BY ONE OR TWO GUYS :O US$ PSEUDONYMS TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE !Y HAD A BIG $ITORIAL /AFF 4 0 ',I MEAN1 ?IS GUY ',MANOLO ,GONZALEZ1'0 HE RANT$1 0IS A TOTALLY MADE-UP P]SON6 ,HE'S SOME Y\NG GUY PRET5D+ HE WAS ALIVE DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>6 ,HIS *RONOLOGY IS ALL WRONG60 

,I LET HIM RANT = A BIT AB\T ,MANOLO1 & :5 HE SEEM$ TO BE DONE1 ,I SAID1 0,UM1 WELL1 ACTUALLY HE IS A REAL P]SON40 

0,REALLY10 HE SAID1 0& H[ DO Y\ KN[ ?AT80 

0,WELL1 BECAUSE ,I'VE MET HIM10 ,I SAID1 0,HE COMES TO MY WEEKLY AN>*I/ /UDY GR\P SOMETIMES4 ,& ,I'VE HUNG \T ) HIM AT P>TIES40 

0,OH1 SO HE'S A Y\NG GUY !N1 RI<T80 ASS]T$ ,MR4 ,SKEPTIC4 

0,NO1 HE'S A GR&FA!R10 ,I CORRECT$1 0,HE'S DEF9ITELY OLD 5\< TO HAVE BE5 A *ILD DUR+ ! ,W>40 

0,WELL1 HIS *RONOLOGY'S 9CONSI/5T10 HE ADD$4 

0,DO Y\ HAVE *RONOLOGICALLY CONSI/5T MEMORIES ( :5 Y\ W]E A *ILD80 ,I ASK$4 

,?AT WAS BASICALLY ! 5D ( ! CONV]SATION ?AT EV5+4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,I HAD K9D ( %UT HIM UP 9 FRONT ( ! HALF-DOZ5 PEOPLE HE HAD BE5 RANT+ TO4 ,LAT] ON 9 ! CONF]5CE1 ! SKEPTIC TOLD ME HE HAD BE5 GLAD TO HAVE ?AT CONV]SATION ) ME4 ,I TOLD HIM ,I W\LD S5D ,MANOLO HIS REG>DS :5 ,I SAW HIM NEXT1 & ?AT MAYBE !Y C\LD GET TOGE!R IF ,MR4 ,SKEPTIC EV] CAME TO ,SAN ,FRANCISCO4 7,YES1 ,I WAS LAU<+ A LITTLE :5 ,I SAID IT47 

,I DID TELL ,MANOLO ! NEXT TIME ,I SAW HIM4 ,HE LAU<$ V]Y H>D AT ! /ORY4 ,HE TAPP$ ON HIS [N >M -- 0,LOOK6 ,I'M A REAL P]SON6 ,H[ MU* MORE REAL DO ,I HAVE TO GET8 ,IT WAS A W>6 ,I REMEMB] IT6 ,:5 Y\ LIVE ?R\< SOME?+ LIKE ?AT1 Y\ DON'T =GET IT60 

,& ,I NEV] =GOT ?IS /ORY4 

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