The following message was sent to the Socialist Front of Puerto Rico on Aug. 27, 2006. It was signed on behalf of the Party for Socialism and Liberation by National Committee members Brian Becker, Carlito Rovira and Monica Ruíz.
To the members of the Socialist Front of Puerto Rico:
On behalf of the National Committee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, we extend our most heartfelt condolences to the comrades and family of Jorge Farinacci García. His loss is felt not just by the people of Puerto Rico, but by revolutionaries and liberation fighters around the world.
We remember Jorge as a respected leader, a revolutionary fighter, an internationalist and a good friend—both to our organization and to all those who fight for a better future. His legacy extends from the mountains of the Cordillera Central all the way to the urban centers of the imperialist oppressor nation.
As an ambassador of revolution, it was here, in the belly of the beast, where we met many times to discuss the struggle in Puerto Rico and the struggle of the workers and the most oppressed around the world. His experience as a revolutionary, as a socialist and as a Machetero inspired and educated countless activists in the United States.
His steadfast devotion to the working class, his unstoppable drive toward independence for Puerto Rico and his unflinching support for revolutionary Cuba, make him a hero of all people, especially those in the struggle for socialism.
Jorge carried the torch of freedom passed on by Betances, Albizu, Corretjer and his dear comrade Filiberto Ojeda Ríos. A new generation of freedom fighters will cherish his memory by picking up the torch and carrying it through toward completed liberation.
We in the Party for Socialism and Liberation remember when Jorge visited us at our newly opened New York office in 2005 and spoke to our members. We will follow the example of his revolutionary zeal in our efforts to build a revolutionary, communist movement that will break the chains of oppression, imperialism and war. In that sense, Jorge is not gone.
His voice will always be heard at every rally, at every march, with the students, with the workers, with the most oppressed. His legacy lives on as the struggle continues.
Forward to a free and socialist Puerto Rico!
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