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Published in the Napa Valley Register 9/12/03
Francesca Aragon Azevedo, Shingle Springs
Born 2/9/1921 in SF, after parents emigrated from Southern Spain in 1911
Died 9/9/2003 in her new home at Shingle Springs in Eldorado County
Accomplished poet, published nationally. Received first place in the National Library of Poetry and Jessamyn West Awards (4 times). In 1997 her poem 'My Nearness' won the Grand Prize in the National Library of Poetry publication.
Served as predisent of the Napa Native Daughters of the Golden West
Survived by husband Joseph Azevedo, sister Juanita Harper, and daughter Margaret AzevedoCollection
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