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COLTON COURIER We ekly

November 18, 2021

Vol 149 , NO. 49

City honors veterans during special event

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RICHARD CORRAL

The City of Colton honored veterans at Fleming Park on Thursday, Nov. 11 following a parade through the downtown area.

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MJ DUNCAN

From left: Council persons Ken Koperski, Isaac Suchil, John Echevarria, Colton Mayor Frank Navarro, Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes, Colton Councilman Ernest Cisneros.

Councilman Echevar ria has roots in Colton and San Ber nardino, ser ves as SBPD sergeant By Terry Elliott

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Group aims to co llect over 5,000 toys this season

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Colton Councilman and SBPD Sergeant John Echevarria triumphed over challenging circumstances growing up to become a successful family man and member of the community today.

olton Councilman and San Bernardino Police Department Sergeant John Echevarria is a bilingual homegrown officer who originates from humble beginnings right here in San Bernardino. He was raised by a single mother in a housing project on the westside of the city, they were a simple and struggling family who depended largely on public assistance and food stamps. Unlike so many, John is not ashamed of his struggling early life, instead proudly wears it as a badge of honor. He insists that it was the foundation that helped develop him into the family man he is today. For financial reasons, his maternal family was forced to move

around, bouncing back and forth from Colton to San Bernardino. But John, ever proud of his industrious mother who made life as good as she could to provide for him and his 3 siblings, knew he had to step up to help her. Little did John know he would have to help bury his sister when he was just 16 years old, a brother at 23, his beloved mother at 33, and his last remaining sister when he was only 39. Suddenly John was the only survivor of his family. Nonetheless, he decided early on that he was not going to fail, and he was resolute about succeeding. John attended local schools and because of their constant moving he attended both Colton High and ultimately graduated from Cajon Echevarria, cont. on next pg.


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