Fernando Badrena Trápaga was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on June, 19, 1913 and died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 20, 2002. One of the first Supernumeraries in San Juan, he strove with great generosity to further the apostolic activities of Opus Dei. He was an engineer and ran a small business providing industrial supplies. He had seven children. Always a cheerful person, he bore his long illness with patience and a Christian spirit, and with gratitude towards those who cared for him.

Juan Carlos Beascoechea Gabiria was born on January 3, 1932 in Bilbao, Spain. He joined Opus Dei in 1950. After his ordination, he carried out much of his priestly work in the United States. He spent the last years of his life in Pamplona, Spain, in various apostolic tasks. His priestly soul was shown in a special way in his administration of the sacrament of Penance. He dedicated many hours each day to the confessional and to spiritual direction. He showed exemplary solicitude and constancy in his concern for souls. He died on Saturday, March 16, 2002, after several months of a serious illness which he bore with cheerfulness and a supernatural spirit.

Alicia Arteta de Pérez was born in Quito on March 8, 1914. She met the Work when Opus Dei was taking its first steps in Ecuador, and requested admission in 1963. She gave a Christian education to her eleven children. She died on March 22, 2002, after a long series of illnesses and physical limitations-especially loss of her sight-which she offered to God and which never took away her peace.

Concepción de la Rosa García was born in 1934 in Archidona near Málaga, Spain. One of the faithful of Opus Dei since 1961, she worked in a variety of domestic tasks, which she always considered a true profession that could be sanctified. She dedicated a good part of her time to apostolic and educational activities of the Prelature. Throughout her final illness, she united herself even more closely to our Lord, and strove to bring those who cared for her closer to God. She died in Archidona on February 18, 2002.

Blanca Luz Echeverría Castro was born in San Salvador on July 9, 1916. An Associate of Opus Dei since 1967, she died on April 6, 2002. In February she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from which she never recovered. Offering all her suffering for the Church, the Pope, the Prelate of Opus Dei and the apostolates of the Work, she was an example of Christian fidelity, joy, optimism and apostolic zeal.

Rosheen Limbers was one of the first Cooperators in Australia, and became a member of the Prelature in 1987. She had eight children. She contributed to the promotion of the first high schools of the PARED Foundation in Sydney and to the development of a series of courses of Family Development. In 1996 she suffered a stroke that left her partially incapacitated. From then on, she supported these apostolic initiatives by offering up her physical limitations, which she accepted with a spirit of penance and joy. She died on February 15, 2002.

Ernesto Machado Soares de Oliveira e Sousa was born on November 20, 1913 on the island of Pico in the Azores, and died on February 16, 2002 in Oporto, Portugal, the city where he spent a great part of his life. With a degree in civil and military engineering, at the age of 49 he became the youngest general in the Portuguese army. He held important military and civilian posts in Portugal and Angola, making a special effort in the latter country to establish a peace based on justice and charity. A faithful of Opus Dei since 1968, he always lived his Christian vocation in a generous dedication to others.

José Ramón Madurga Lacalle was born in Saragossa, Spain on November 10, 1922. He studied engineering at the Special School of Industrial Engineering in Madrid and Bilbao. He became a member of Opus Dei in 1940. In 1947 he began the apostolic work of Opus Dei in Ireland. Ordained a priest in 1951, he lived in the United States until 1958, at which time he moved to Japan to begin the apostolic work of Opus Dei in that country. He served as Regional Vicar of Japan until 1997. He lived his dedication to God in the Work with exemplary loyalty, trying to faithfully transmit the spirit that he had received directly from Blessed Josemaria. Our Lord blessed his life with abundant fruit. He died on June 29, 2002 of a heart attack.

Rosemary Njeri Mbao was born in Gaichanjiro in Muranga, Kenya on September 29, 1962. She was the fourth of seven brothers and sisters. In 1983 she began to study in Kibondeni College, where she met Opus Dei. She worked in the domestic administration of centers of the Prelature, which she considered essential for the apostolic work of Opus Dei. She taught the younger people to work well, taking care of little things for love of God. Her good example, her life of simple piety, her intelligence and ability to get along with people helped many persons to come closer to God. She died on January 29, 2002, after suffering a serious illness for three years, which she accepted as a caress from our Lord and as a great opportunity to win God’s grace for many souls.

Manuel Pérez Sánchez was born in Herrera de Ibio, Santander, Spain, on November 8, 1905. During his university studies as a highway engineer he met the founder of Opus Dei, and took part in various means of formation that were offered at the DYA. Urged by the apostolic zeal of Blessed Josemaría to put more fellows in contact with the Work, it was he who in 1935 introduced the founder to Alvaro del Portillo. One of the faithful of Opus Dei since 1948, he died on March 29, 2002, at the age of 96.

Nicola Pinna was born in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy on July 10, 1947. A faithful of Opus Dei from his college years, he worked as professor of Natural Science in Bologna, until the first symptoms of his serious illness appeared in 1977. In his last years, his progressive immobility and difficulty in speaking were no obstacle to his dedication with apostolic zeal to the study of bioethics and-through conferences, publications and congresses-to the defense of life. He died in Bologna on January 13, 2002. Since his death, many pro-life initiatives have been named in his honor.

José Enrique Rivas Pérez was born in Saragossa, Spain in 1920. He became a member of the Work in 1953. He was one of the first Supernumeraries from his city. He had nine children, whom he strove to raise in a Christian manner. He worked actively in starting up the Miraflores Student Residence, a corporate work of Opus Dei, and helped further other apostolic initiatives in Aragon. A professor of legal history, he also worked as a lawyer for more than fifty years. He died on April 17, 2002.

Roberto Salvat Romero was born in Madrid on March 19, 1928. He joined Opus Dei in 1949. He studied law at the University of Salamanca and moved to Venezuela in 1952 to begin the apostolic work of Opus Dei in that country, where he lived for the rest of his life. Ordained a priest in 1956, he was the Counsellor of Venezuela from 1959 to 1977, carrying out an intense apostolic activity. In the last years of his life he exercised his pastoral work at the Church of the Holy Family in Caracas. He died on March 14, 2002.

Helena Sanabria de Acosta was one of the first Supernumeraries in Venezuela. She was the mother of seven, one of them a Numerary priest. She generously carried out the apostolic tasks that were entrusted to her. She endured a long sickness, as a result of which she was near death several times: the last of these shortly before the Prelate of Opus Dei visited her country in August 2001. On that occasion she had the joy of being with him. She died on March 30, 2002.

The other faithful of the Prelature who died during these six months were:

Jean-Charles Aguirre. January 15, 2002
José Alcalá López. March 7, 2002
Catherine Allred. January 25, 2002
José Álvarez Sánchez de Alba. January 24, 2002
Marina Andreu Sabater. May 24, 2002
Remedios Anegón Rivera. April 22, 2002
Enrique Arce Valle. March 7, 2002
José María Armadas Robert. April 22, 2002
Ovidio Arminio Caldevilla. May 2, 2002
Ángel Arrieta Allende. February 13, 2002
Mariano Asenjo España. June 9, 2002

Sofía Ballesteros López. January 12, 2002
Victoria Balmaceda de Monckeberg. May 2, 2002
Blanca Barón Mora-Figueroa. February 15, 2002
Pablo Barrio Barrio. January 7, 2002
Raimundo Bello Galindo. March 24, 2002
Julio Bellot Porta. April 11, 2002
Teresa Bermúdez Gálligo. January 6, 2002
Marie-Florence Bernard. May 23, 2002
Josefina Bernardo Martínez. February 21, 2002
Osvaldo Bernasconi. April 10, 2002
Germán Blasco Egido. March 14, 2002
José María Bofill de Quadras. June 13, 2002
Luis Bonilla Martí. April 4, 2002
Loretta Bowman (Letty). May 10, 2002
Thérèse Brosseau. May 1, 2002
Juan Carlos Brunengo. December 5, 2001
Lourdes Burgos Hervás. June 9, 2002
Máire Burke. June 14, 2002

Maria Luísa Cabral Archer de Carvalho. May 19, 2002
Pilar Cabrera Marchesi. January 25, 2002
Jesús Cadahía Cicuéndez. February 15, 2002
Mario Camacho. April 12, 2002
Josefina Camargo Gutiérrez. February 17, 2002
María Elena Camino de Venegas. June 1, 2002
Carmen Campos Adalid. May 7, 2002
Jesús Cánovas Pallarés. June 16, 2002
María Teresa Cañas Moreno. January 15, 2002
Ana María Capón Filas de Martínez Ferretti. June 1, 2002
Rafael Capuz Bonilla. March 6, 2002
Ana Alves Pereira Cardoso de Oliveira. January 26, 2002
Francisco Carpintero Renedo. December 20, 2001
Josep Casas Cunill. February 2, 2002
Blanca Angel de Castelli. June 4, 2002
Ana Castín Oliart. May 12, 2002
María Cristina Cerezo Nevado. January 5, 2002
Pascual Chanzá Tarazona. May 19, 2002
Martha Clorinda Charre de Vergara. June 1, 2002
José Antonio Cía Martínez. February 9, 2002
Rose Clementi. February 5, 2002
José Luis Colás Alegría. January 3, 2002
José Colinas González. June 2, 2002
María Francisca Coll de Rodríguez (Ia). March 29, 2002
Amparo Coloma Cortés. March 22, 2002
Teodoro Coloma García. January 31, 2002
Phyllis Coppolino. May 19, 2002
Paul Cornely. February 9, 2002
Eugenia Cruz Jara. March 2, 2002

Francisca Del Pino del Pino. March 13, 2002
María Teresa Dequidt Ceán. April 15, 2002
George Devlin. March 6, 2002
Paul Dignan. May 2, 2002
Salvador Duhne Aguayo. March 28, 2002
Carlos Duhne Reinert. May 11, 2002
Victoria Durán Gómez. June 8, 2002

Josefina Eduarte Piang (Jojo). January 15, 2002
Luis Elías Nestares. April 11, 2002
Honesto Estarán Grau. June 3, 2002
Victoria Estrenera Matute. April 11, 2002

Andrea Fabra Foignet. January 17, 2002
Elizabeth Faint. January 29, 2002
José Fariña Pérez. April 30, 2002
Ana Teresa Fernández de Cifuentes. May 9, 2002
María Carmen Fernández Fernández. June 21, 2002
Rosa María Fernández de Rivera. June 16, 2002
Ana Fernández Samaniego. June 30, 2002
Adolfo Flores Mancilla. February 4, 2002
Núria Font Queixalos. April 8, 2002
Maria Luísa Franco Mira. January 1, 2002
Norma Irene Freddes de Pellegrina. June 2002, 28
Ana Freire Moscoso. May 24, 2002

Julia Galera Echenique. January 10, 2002
Antonio García Bañuelos. March 25, 2002
Alfonso García Benítez. April 3, 2002
Manuel Jesús García Filgueira. January 2, 2002
Juan García de la Cueva. June 17, 2002
Ana Garrido Moreno. June 2, 2002
Lorenzo Garza Sepúlveda. June 20, 2002
Alice Geisheker. March 8, 2002
María Teresa Geisse de Larraín. June 2002, 26
Agustín Gil de Antuñano Rodrigáñez. January 9, 2002
Mercedes Gil de Jaramillo. January 26, 2002
Leonor Gil Llaudes. February 7, 2002
Isabel Rosa Gómez Aparicio. May 8, 2002
María Jesús Gómez Gómez. March 7, 2002
Rafael Gómez Perdomo. May 19, 2002
Pilar Gómez Ruiz. June 19, 2002
María del Carmen Gómez-Álvarez Martín. May 14, 2002
Rev. José Luis González Alió. February 5, 2002
María Belén González de Diego. March 10, 2002
Elvira González de López. June 19, 2002
Rosa María González de Mejía. January 25, 2002
Pedro González Gómez. June 2002, 14
Mercedes González Palacios. June 26, 2002
Josefa González Ros. May 11, 2002
Jorge Mario González Villanueva. April 24, 2002
Dolores Gordillo Bermúdez. May 1, 2002
Ramon Gras Balaguer. May 1, 2002
Francisco Gras González de Lopidana. June 21, 2002
Elsa Greco de Ardavín. January 29, 2002
María Begoña Greño Landa. January 26, 2002
Pedro Grimaldi Pedrosa. May 23, 2002
Ángel Grosso. October 13, 2001
Silvia Guerreiro Vázquez. June 7, 2002
Felipe Gutiérrez Duque. January 6, 2002
Armando Gutiérrez López. May 12, 2002
María del Carmen Gutiérrez Palado. April 20, 2002

Teresita Halili Pilares. January 28, 2002
Alfredo Henrique Alves. June 5, 2002
Lluís Maria Hernández Yzal. February 24, 2002
Charles John Hirst Boulay. May 11, 2002
Julia Huerta Cortes. February 15, 2002
Felipe Huertas Palacios. January 24, 2002

María Luisa Iglesias Parga. January 13, 2002
Rufino Irigaray Martínez. June 23, 2002
Remei Ivern Manresa. April 11, 2002

Ángel Jiménez Roldán. January 12, 2002
María Sagrario Jorajuría Arístegui. January 28, 2002
Tomasa Juanes Díez. June 9, 2002

Donald Keuper. May 8, 2002

Guadalupe de la Lama de Barocio (Pita). January 8, 2002
Ignacio Larrauri Larrauri. November 20, 2001
Concepción León Hazen (Concha). January 10, 2002
Maria Celeste Líbano Monteiro Faure. March 26, 2002
Clementina Londoño Londoño. January 3, 2002
Rev. Antonio López Díez. March 30, 2002
Enrique López Fernández. May 4, 2002
Antonia López Marín. April 20, 2002
Martín López Martínez-Cano. March 1, 2002
Adolfo López Vílchez. June 26, 2002
Blanca López-Cerón. April 5, 2002
María del Carmen Lorenzo Díaz. May 20, 2002
Joaquín Loscos Loscos. February 14, 2002
Rosalba Lozano Vélez. June 7, 2002
Luisa Lugo Tolosa. February 28, 2002

Alicia Mabanta Ysip. June 2002, 11
Edméa Machado de Góes. April 13, 2002
Crisólogo Madero Núñez del Álamo. January 19, 2002
Nora Maher. June 15, 2002
Emilio Maldonado Pérez. March 20, 2002
Juan Marco Luna. January 20, 2002
Eduardo Martín Marguery Montesano. June 18, 2002
María Teresa Marín Aicua. January 1, 2002
Luis Marina Vargas. May 8, 2002
Francisco Martín Sánchez. January 28, 2002
Gloria Martínez de la Fuente. February 5, 2002
Luis Martínez Izquierdo. May 2, 2002
Juan Ángel Martínez Jareño. February 27, 2002
María Paz Martínez Pescador. January 2, 2002
Crescencia Matulak. May 22, 2002
Luis Medina Cabrera. February 22, 2002
Orlando Molaro. June 28, 2002
Jeannette Montes de Alcain. April 30, 2002
Consuelo Moreno Tallante. January 21, 2002
Sofía Moscoso Núñez. April 1, 2002
Fernando Mosquera Suárez de Figueroa. May 17, 2002
Manuel Muñoz Guillén. January 18, 2002
Felipe Muñoz Muñoz. February 28, 2002

Isabel Navarro del Pozo. February 2, 2002
João Pedro Neves Clara. January 28, 2002
María Milagros Noreña Aldaluz. January 19, 2002
María Pilar Núñez-Lagos Moreno. February 26, 2002

Teresa Olbés Favis. May 25, 2002
Manuel Oliver Corcera. April 2, 2002
Elisa Ortiz de González. May 23, 2002
Eugenio Ortiz Rubio Rubio. April 18, 2002
María Dolores Otero Veiga. January 18, 2002

Felipe Palacios Costero. June 23, 2002
Sergio Pavan. March 21, 2002
Luis Raúl Payán Rodarte. June 29, 2002
María Paz de Villasante. March 4, 2002
Carmen Pejenaute Pérez. April 10, 2002
Enrique Peña de la Torre. May 11, 2002
Aída Peralta de Monasterio. April 17, 2002
María de la Luz Pérez Esquivel (Marilú). May 9, 2002
Alicia Pérez Loperena. April 11, 2002
Ángel Pérez Redondo. January 19, 2002
José Pérez Ruiz. March 13, 2002
Pilar Pérez Ruiz de Adana. May 1, 2002
María Pérez Sánchez. March 28, 2002
Luisa Pi Ferrer. April 19, 2002
Francisco Ponce Sánchez. June 17, 2002
Francesco Prete. February 24, 2002
Adriana Prieto de Vicuña. May 8, 2002

Maria Eugénia Quaresma de Sousa de Salis Amaral. June 2002, 10
Francisco Quintana Quintana. May 22, 2002

María de la Salud Ramírez de Arreola. March 25, 2002
Víctor Raposo Sonnenfeld. June 2, 2002
Juan Jesús Rebate Encinas. May 7, 2002
Guillermo Reina Bajo. April 8, 2002
Miguel Represa Martínez. January 1, 2002
Heriberto Reyes Gutiérrez. February 4, 2002
Manuel de los Reyes Ruiz. May 24, 2002
Fernanda Rivera de Lafaurie. June 26, 2002
Manuel Rodríguez Castañeda. February 22, 2002
Obdulia Rodríguez del Olmo. March 20, 2002
Luisa Rodríguez Escudero. February 5, 2002
Isabel Rodríguez Luño. February 18, 2002
Luis Rodríguez Millán. February 9, 2002
Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez. April 29, 2002
Francisco Rodríguez Valenzuela. January 20, 2002
José Luis Romeo Amantegui. January 25, 2002
Jovencio Rosal Kintanar. February 27, 2002
Jaime Ruiz Baixauli. February 28, 2002
Esther Ruiz García. February 6, 2002
María Jesús Ruiz Pardo. December 26, 2001
José María Ruiz-Dana Larrarte. January 22, 2002
Salvador Rus Velázquez. May 15, 2002

Angelita Sáez-Royuela Zaparaín. January 24, 2002
Antonio Salazar Gabás. May 6, 2002
Margarita Saldías Lázaro. March 1, 2002
Maria Eugenia Quaresma de Souza Salis Amaral. June 10, 2002
Concepción San José Pérez. April 13, 2002
Teresa San Martín Aldazábal. February 9, 2002
Federico Sánchez Martínez. May 5, 2002
Rafael Sanchiz Oliag. March 19, 2002
María Pilar Sancho Dronda. June 14, 2002
Mauro Sancho Fraile. April 8, 2002
José Sansón Cerrato. May 24, 2002
Giovanni Santucci. June 27, 2002
Luis María Sarachaga Zabala. June 9, 2002
Frank Schwab. June 5, 2002
Hernán Seeber. April 21, 2002
Jaime Sirera Feliu. February 13, 2002
Juana Sust Sust. February 25, 2002

Antonio Tanchuling. June 15, 2002
Miguel Temprano de la Prieta. March 14, 2002
Montserrat Termes Carreró. February 2002, 23
Jaime Torres Martínez. January 17, 2002

Ángel Valcárcel Monge. January 24, 2002
Grazia Valle. May 12, 2002
Francisca Varea Toledano. January 17, 2002
Luis Arturo Vázquez Casillas. April 11, 2002
Francisco Daniel Vázquez Guerrero. January 10, 2002
Margarita de la Vega de Araújo. April 13, 2002
María Asunción Via Martínez-Anido. December 31, 2001
María Dolores Vicente Alarcón. February 13, 2002
Eduardo Vignón Ortiz de la Huerta. January 30, 2002
Salvador Viladés Llorens. June 7, 2002
Maria Eulalia Vilarinho. June 4, 2002
Gustavo Vilches Tarradella. January 31, 2002
Jesús Villanueva Sardaña. February 3, 2002

Guadalupe Adelaida Yáñez de Alba. April 18, 2002

Rev. Ángel Enrique Zahínos López. February 13, 2002
José Luis Zuloaga Zuloaga. March 13, 2002
Belén Zúñiga de la Fuente. January 23, 2002