Hundreds honor Lincoln Díaz-Balart at memorial mass

South Florida gathers for memorial mass for ex-Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
MIAMI -- Many gather Saturday morning to remember and honor Lincoln Díaz-Balart, the longtime South Florida congressman and fierce advocate for a free Cuba, who died at 70 after a battle with cancer. The memorial will be held at 11 a.m. at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church located in Miami.
Former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to be honored at memorial mass
A memorial in honor of former Cuban-American congressman and South Florida political giant Lincoln Diaz-Balart is set to take place Saturday morning.
‘Never stopped fighting for freedom’: Hundreds honor Lincoln Díaz-Balart at memorial mass
Decades later, in his final days, Diaz-Balart still spoke of that brief moment, seeing it as a reaffirmation of what his parents — his father, Rafael Lincoln, a power broker who rose to the presidency of the Cuban Senate under Fulgencio Batista, and his mother, Hilda Caballero Brunet — had always told him: “Every single person is special.”
Former US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a champion of democracy in Cuba, dies at 70
Balart, a Cuban American who fought tirelessly for a free Cuba and who spent 18 years in Congress, has died after battling cancer.
Memorial held in Miami for former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart
A public memorial mass was held Saturday morning at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Miami for former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
Former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart remembered as ‘soldier for freedom,’ devoted family man at memorial Mass
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