I do not seek to reach the Eloína Miyares Bermudez creator, with Vitellius Ruiz Hernandez, the Basic School Dictionary or Lexicon Active Functional School Cubano or Dr. Honoris Causa or the National Hero of Labor of the Republic of Cuba or the brilliant lecturer on language issues.
I find, even after his farewell on 26 July, the simple woman, exemplary mother fruitful womb, brought into the world eight children, three pairs of twins, who founded a paradigmatic Vitellius family.
This afternoon there is controversy in the backyard corner of 8th Street 7, Vista Alegre. Some children say that the confectionery pieces were from the candy store Ferreiro and that they sought them almost at dawn; others say in syrup and must be made by Eloína own.
No qualms about that detail. It is more important than in 1967 and early 1968 in the house where I am today to delve into the life of an exceptional Cuban Eloína, so friendly and helpful that left us speechless, always appeared with candy and lemonade cold for us.
We arrived there two or three fellows from the Technological Antonio Maceo, led by Oscarito, over the years the beloved and unforgettable Oscar Ruiz Miyares, the Monster. I remember how it started or friendship. He was not a student of the "Maceo" but our shelters were in Vista Alegre and perhaps we united the charm by The Beatles, The Formula V, Leonardo Fabio ... always sang "Today I cut a flower ..." but we put them guitars.
I do not remember if Vitellius Eloína and liked what we played. Now I know Oscarito parents were addicted to music and do not seem to mind the old story that we were. But at the suggestion of Oscar and not intrude, moved the stage of the proceedings of the room to the patio, which had access to a side corridor of the house.
Forty-eight years later I return to the patio. Oscar and always left for Pepin, but Vitellius Manuel Raul Jorge, Daniel and Leonel help me rebuild the image of Eloína. Francisco (Pancholo), doctor, is in Qatar. In the parlor slumbers Vitellius, the father, who cut phone and voice had said: "I collapsed."
MAMA'S GUIDE ACCURATE
"From our mother, we have always had an enormous influence, both her and my dad, Vitellius Ruiz Hernandez, in terms of training in the field of ethics, morale, discipline ... They always gave us the track Culturally, our professional improvement; in terms of solidarity, brotherhood. We are all professionals but none took the same university. In the family context are a doctor, lawyer, engineer, historian, philologist ... And everyone had the accurate and Mom very wise guide. I graduated as a lawyer, specializing in Military Prosecutor. Quite rightly that discipline, that pre ... continued occupation by each of us helped. She made us sharer to all of his work, we asked criterion heard opinions, assumed our dimensions, analyzed them and say 'you're right'. And the highlight is that it was not limited only to raise us but contributed their bit to society and not only national but Santiago, in the field of linguistics, the teaching, teaching. "(Vitellius Manuel)
ALWAYS in-home respect PATRIOTISM
"I would like to emphasize two issues: firstly, righteousness, projection and vision of my mother on the perspective of each of their children in the study. She always demanded we strongly but tenderly. It was a very friendly person; had the gift of conviction but with love. It was a protective mother for all. And also how to project ourselves as men of good of the country and the world. Always in this house she breathed a spirit of patriotism; a spirit of culture ... culture that was growing in the minds of all of us, from something very simple: the stories that made when electric current is going in the 60s, 70s, and we met and she told Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor, the novels of William Shakespeare ... and then in bookstores, in encyclopedias here, we wanted to know the questions that my mom left open. That we were promoting the culture and interest in research; the interest to know the world beyond what is close to one. And to a large extent, the culture we have today we owe it to my dad, but basically it, because they always encouraged us to knowledge in the humanities. And I am a teacher because she and my dad. I was a little wayward ... I repeated sixth grade. And she predicted that I would marry young and put me on the Training of Teachers Frank País and became a teacher, and then I became a historian because of it, for that vision I had. He was a person who always knew how to guide the education of their children ... with a strong hand and yet with tenderness. "(Raul)
A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
"My mom, since we were little, he taught us through his stories. She was an oral tradition by reference came from his father, Manuel Miyares. We filled our childhood with fantastic tales. It was a memorable experience all sit in the evenings, around it, and the same was Aladdin, Sinbad ... She had a great ability to recite. We grew up with all those poems of Marti. My mom can write much. In this painful moment to us comforts us listening, reading how people refer to Eloína Miyares. I have a particular memory: we were in a school in the countryside, in Veguitas in the sixties. We were my twin, Pepin, and me. It was Sunday, the parents arrived. Dad was traveling and she did not come. We were a little sad. Suddenly in the distance comes a truck, a cloud of dust rises, and when it was appeasing the dust appeared Eloína Miyares ... almost dark, when parents began to withdraw but she arrived. It was like that. He had other qualities but the first is that it was a most loving mother of their children. We wanted dearly and that the same was tanning. Life afforded him a lot of punches but overlapped the difficulties, the tragedies ... we had family tragedies. But he taught us to overcome, and always with affection, candor; is unforgettable sense of humor, her smile, her joy, her love of music. He taught us to love music, like my dad, both popular and classical. And he taught us something very special: a be Santiago. She taught us to love this city. "(Jorge)
He HAD TO SANTIAGO IN THE HEART
"Cover all things Eloína Miyares in one conversation is very difficult. But if anything I wanted to highlight what was referred to Santiago de Cuba. My mom could you make any offer to work out of town ... I remember an offering to her and my dad to move to Havana, for work to be performed. And she would not. Are you. you know why? Because I had to Santiago de Cuba as something very special. If you see news on TV extolling achievements, it seemed that was not enough ... I wanted so much to our city than any tribute we did to Santiago it seemed little. And that's just the love he had for his land. They were also proverbial perseverance and vision for their children. When I was in the Camilitos ... I always sang but needed help from another colleague with the guitar. And before I left for the Soviet Union she demanded me to learn to play guitar. After I became a troubadour singing and walked me through the persistence of Eloína Miyares Bermudez. I was military, I graduated and all, but in the end I became a singer. Mom was extremely sweet. Anything human tears made him sprout. And besides, all he did was carried out with total disinterest. I just wanted that neighbor, your neighborhood, your city, your province, the nation, even beyond its borders ... everything she conceived individually or collectively, out for the benefit of mankind. "(Daniel)
TOTAL DEDICATION TO FAMILY AND WORK
"Mom and Dad are paradigm example not only for us but for many researchers, for many people, for total dedication to family and work, to education in the home, which is most important; marked guideline, to do research in all aspects of linguistics. They began by phonetics, after the lexicon, then spelling; They had tangible results and reported the science, teaching. Father founded the Center for Applied Linguistics in January 1971; Mom has two years later and casually, they needed a computer engineer. I came in, did the computer system with over 700 000 words Lexicon Active Functional School Cubano, electronic dictionary, the system for the deaf and hard of hearing ... there was born computational linguistics at the Centre. And mom and dad taught me to not be absolute say I believe that there began the branch of computational linguistics in Cuba. And now more than ever can not be dropped the baton. Now, with his example, we must move forward, with more cohesion. "(Leonel)
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT
"I came to this house very young and what most impressed me early on was the family unit; how Eloína always maintained this unity between the brothers, who were many and their differences. Our children are the same and it is for this example. That table was full: the seven brothers, seven daughters, 14 nephews. She made space for everyone and give riding camp. And everyone who came was to be feted outside the family or not. It was a courtesy. She enjoyed that though the newcomer outside the family or not. "(Alice, the daughter)
NINE MEN LEANING
Eight brothers and Vitellius, the husband, nine men and her upper voice, Gallo, between San Mateo and San Antonio, where they lived. Eloína assigned tasks: Vitelito and Oscar, scrub; Pancholo, clear the table ... Then in Vista Alegre, like: washing, fetching errands. Older with Dad to market to buy food.
On domestic issues, the children had to help her because she was alone. Vitellius studying in Spain ... Then assumed husband's work at the University. Class had their shifts and then gave classes to groups of Vitellius. It was logical that the boys will take care of household chores.
But the effort Eloína seemed limitless. He worked the whole day, and at night he taught at the Faculty of Farmworkers.
The children made a pun Eloína-Heroin. As a child he spent working but the tenacity was higher and normal school teacher did. Vitellius went to Havana to become Dr. of Pedagogy, but she can not accompany him because married nine months and Vitellius born Oscar Manuel; work and study, is Bachelor of Arts in 1971, after Doctor; by the early mornings studying Russian.
In addition to National Vanguard seven times and federated and prominent CDR and its neighborhood groups in these organizations; active member of the Party, the professional curriculum is simply too extensive Eloína: thirty courses and national seminars to teachers on the vast field of linguistics; workshops; dozens of projects from 1966 to the present, on spelling, vocabulary, morphemes the noun phrase, psycholinguistics, Computerized School Dictionary, Lexicon Active Functional Cuban School; Basic Dictionary of Spanish Caribbean, electronic version of the Basic School Dictionary ...
In the foregoing join dozens of publications from 1966 to the present, including the technical spelling practice courses broadcasters and radio and TV actors and applied linguistics in Cuba and other countries of America, Europe, and dozens extension awards, medals, orders ...
Eloína Miyares Bermudez leaves an indelible mark on the field of education and a researcher at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Vista Alegre, because his life was devoted to improving the language and therefore of popular culture.
Santiago de Cuba, grateful, gave the City Shield. But in truth it was mutual recognition, because Eloína are these words spoken once journalist Aida Quintero:
"Santiago de Cuba for me life ... I love everything that has to do with Santiago: its landscape, children, players, artists, its extraordinary history, and our people with their character, their joy ... To eat a mango bizcochuelo is special to me ... I am encouraged to be Santiago, live, create here, and the affection that I have received in recognition of my work, which is also Vitellius, my partner in life and work. "