Ramón Barquín [SEP] cause of death
York Marathon. Altogether, Barquín ran in almost 20 marathons in total.
Death.
Ramón Barquín died of complications from leukemia at his home in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, on March 3, 2008, at the age of 93. His funeral was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He was survived by his daughter, Lilliam Consuegra of San Juan; his son, Ramón C. Barquín of Bethesda, Maryland; six grandchildren, among them another Ramon C. Barquin; and nine great grandchildren. His wife,
Ramón Barquín
Ramón M. Barquín (May 12, 1914 – March 3, 2008) was a Cuban military colonel and opponent of former President Fulgencio Batista. Barquín was jailed by the Batista government for leading a failed coup attempt in 1956. He later fled Cuba in 1960 following the 1959 takeover by Fidel Castro.
Early life.
Ramón M. Barquín was born in the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 12, 1914. Barquín enlisted in the Cuban military in 1933. He later graduated as a second lieutenant