Speaking yesterday about his friend and colleague, Tribune staff photographer Paco Nunez said: “I can say without exaggeration that Alan was probably the person most derserving of life that I can think of.
“He was a kind, generous, humble and caring person who, by his very presence, made those around him re-examine their own self-worth. His was a life full of pain and yet he lived it as a great photographer and a great friend.
“Alan showed immense courage in his approach to the monumental challenegs he faced in his short life, always maintaining a perspective full of equanimity and generosity. Once, when I asked him how he managed not to buckle under the weight of his health problems, Alan responded that he has nothing to complain about, as there were so many others who had it worse than he did. ‘I’m just glad I’m living,’ he said.
“Alan had a passion for his work and displayed a genuine enthusiasm that is generally lacking in the media in this country. Even in his last days, when he was in extreme pain, Alan’s main concern was that he wasn’t able to fullfil his responsibility to The Tribune. He told me that he was glad his editor had come to visit him in hospital, so that it would be known to all that he would have been to work on time if only it were humanly possible.”
The sentiments of Mr. Nunez are echoed by the entire staff at The Tribune and all who had the pleasure of working with, and knowing, Alan.
Source: The Tribune
Alan, the whole world now knows why you are not at work. God Bless you.
Read today’s Tribune Editorial about this remarkable young man
