Bartolo Figueroa had followed the Legions of young men from Puerto Rico in the 1950's to work as a laborer at Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He never forgot the promise he made to himself as a young man. "I was not going to leave Patillas forever" said Figueroa. After retiring, he returned to Patillas with his wife. The Figueroa's left behind their children and grandchildren in the Lehigh Valley to savor a leisurely retirement in the first home they have ever owned in Patillas, Puerto Rico. After the death of his wife, Figueroa spends his time at the corner bar playing slots or with his neighbor Genesis Pagano, who has become a loyal companion in the past few years.

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