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Doña Betsaida Gutiérrez Rodriguez, 72, Longtime Jamaica Plain Activist

The following was provided by the family of Doña Betsaida Gutiérrez Rodriguez:

Doña Betsaida Gutiérrez Rodriguez, 72, passed away on June 24, 2024.  She was born in Coamo Arriba in Puerto Rico on June 12, 1952 to the late Emiliana Alvarado and Antonio Rodriguez Torres, and had fourteen siblings. She was the mother of Nancy Rodriguez, and an ‘adopted mother’ to the Fernandez family children and many others. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.

Detlev Alain Koepke, 58: Philosophy Teacher, Neighborhood Advocate

Detlev Alain Koepke
Detlev Alain Koepke

Detlev Alain Koepke was born on June 23, 1956 at Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore. He spent his early childhood in Munich, Germany and immigrated to the United States at age nine. After graduating from the liberal arts honors program at the University of Texas at age 19, and attending Columbia University’s Ph.D history program on a full scholarship (he obtained a Master’s degree), Detlev moved to Boston in 1983 to attend Harvard Divinity School.