Manuel (Pito) Colón, 77, left the planet on November 18, 2008 at his home in Walnut Creek, CA. Born April 27, 1931 in New York City to Manuel Muñoz Colón and Rosa Sancho Bonet, Manuel grew up in New York City and Puerto Rico. He joined the army under a fake name at 15 and served in WWII and the Korean War. He attended and taught at the Univ. of Puerto Rico, was a community activist and union organizer, and helped put out La Escalera, a marxist journal. He moved to California in 1970. He was a school teacher in San Francisco until his retirement. He loved music, travel, reading, writing, studying religion and philosophy, and was a practicing Sufi Muslim. He is survived by his children: Manuel, Saulo, Adrian, Rosa, and Marina; and by his grandchildren Danny, Amanda, Soledad, Riley and Wynter. He was predeceased by his parents; and siblings Eduardo Muñoz Sancho and Matilda Martin. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Nimatullahi Sufi Center, Attn: West Africa Clinic, 306 West 11th St, New York, NY 10014.
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