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Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating the life and legacy of Luisa Charriez de Morales for her dedication to the Latino community and renaming the 3700 block of North 7th Street between W. Erie Avenue and W. Butler Street "Luisa Charriez de Morales Paseo".
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WHEREAS, Luisa Chárriez de Morales, the daughter to Ramona Maldonado and Arturo Charriez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico in 1938, discovered her love of cooking through her first experiences of cooking on wooden stoves with her mother; and
WHEREAS, At the age of seventeen, Luisa Charriez de Morales came with her mother to the United States in 1956 and lived in New York where she later met her husband Bienvenido Morales. In 1981 Luisa moved to Philadelphia with her husband Bienvenido Morales; and
WHEREAS, As a proud mother to Migdalia Hidalgo, Bienvenido Morales, Jr., and Jowy Morales and later grandmother to Joseph Morales, Tasha Morales, Jonathan Morales, Johanna Hidalgo, Crystal Morales, Cassandra Morales, Amani Morales, Giovanni Morales, Joel Morales, and Jowy Morales, Jr., Luisa has shared her passion of cooking with her friends and family. At the enthusiastic requests of those friends and family, Luisa gave life to the catering business and shared her recipes with her fans in her book La Cocina de Luisa; and
WHEREAS, For a number of years Luisa found herself at a number of Hispanic events hosted at Penn's Landing where she would sell her famous "platillos" with her daughter Mickey. On one occasion she was approached by former Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell at the event who said "They say you're the best cook there is", Luisa quickly responded "That is what they say", to which former Governor Ed Rendell replied "No! The correct response is, I am the best!" becoming a crowd and foodie favorite at events at Penn's Landing; and
WHEREAS, After years of requests for recipes from family and friends, Luisa's granddaughter Tasha gave her a very special gift: a simple yet eleg...
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