Ernesto Lisandro Lopez, 81, passed away on September 5, 2019. Ernesto graduated from Northern Colorado University and received his master's degree from University of Oregon in Bilingual Education. After teaching high school he went on become a Dean and the Inaugural President of the first accredited four-year Chicano/Latino College in the US, Colegio Cesar Chavez in Mt. Angel, Oregon. As a passionate leader in bilingual education, he moved to Phoenix and joined the staff at ASU. He then served 12 years as middle school teacher in the Cartwright school district in Phoenix until his retirement in 2002. Ernesto is predeceased by two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Diana, two brothers, two sisters, five children, 16 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Viewing and Rosary will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery on September 11th from 7 to 9 PM. Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery on September 12th at 9 AM. Address is 8502 W Pinchot Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85037. Interment to follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Muhammed Ali Parkinson Center at Barrows Neurological Institute. (Source: Arizona Republic)