Tuskegee Airmen coming to Commerce City

Group featured guests at Black History Month celebration

Survivors of the legendary World War 2 ghter pilots the Tuskegee Airmen and their support crew will come to Commerce City for a city Black History Month celebration. e city will host a celebration of e Tuskegee Airmen were a group of 932 ghter and bomber pilots and their support crews who trained at Tuskegee Army Air eld in Alabama. Of that group, 355 ew some 1,500 missions in Europe between 1942 and 1946. e pilots were mostly African American and they were the rst aviation unit of their kind during a time when the U.S. military was still racially segregated and many U.S. states still had Jim Crow laws on their books. e unit had an excellent combat rating, was highly praised by military commanders and earned six Distinguished Unit Citations while its members earned 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses.

Black History Month at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Civic Center, 7887 E. 60th Ave.

Black History Month is held every February to honor the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history. is year, Commerce City’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission invited Tuskegee Airmen to come to Commerce City.

RUGGIERO

Virginia Jean “Ginny” (Vincent) Ruggiero October 11, 1925 - December 19, 2022

Virginia Ruggiero 1925 – 2022. Virginia Jean Vincent Clark Ruggiero aged 97 passed away peacefully December 19, 2022. She was born October 11, 1925 in Ft. Lupton, CO to Elizabeth and Rollie Vincent. For full

HAMMERLUND obituary go to www.crownhillfuneral.com.

Memorial service Saturday Feb. 25, 4PM at Alli Event Center, 100 S 3rd Ave, Brighton, CO 80601

George Hammerlund

April 8, 1924 - December 4, 2022

George H. Hammerlund of Brighton Colo. He was laid to rest along with Harriet Hammerlund Dec.27th 2022 at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

George and Harriet are survived by their 5 children , 9 grand children , 17 great grand children and 3 great great grand children. ey will be greatly missed.

ROMERO

Eva Romero

March 20, 1934 - February 3, 2023

Eva was born on March 20th, 1934 in Brighton, Colorado, were she was also raised. She was widowed and raised 8 children.

Eva enjoyed a career in healthcare. She was a very loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother. She was a wellloved member of the Brighton Community. She raised her children in California before returning to Brighton, Colorado in 1986 where she remained a resident until her death. Eva loved shing, bingo, gambling up the hill and trips to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. She loved to wear hats, bracelets and you would often see her in a vest.

She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest Romero, her son Gerald Romero, and her siblings Bertha, Tony, and Eloy.

She is survived by her brother Candido Sanchez, her children Carmen (David) Castro, Vicki (Oscar) Soto, Rachel (Rudy) Ramirez, Cynthia ( e late Robert) Bowman, Adam ( e late Gretchen) Romero, Anthony Romero, Amy (Danny) Huizar, 21 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Eva will be missed by her entire family and her dear friends.