and contributions. Jose was a "Respected Elder" of D.Q.U., and proud of his Indigenous blood. Sam Quiñones died of a heart attack early Friday morning, October 3, 2014, in Sacramento, CA. He was born in San Andreas, Calaveras County, CA. He attended CSU Sacramento and graduated with a degree in Communication Studies. He was an electrician and owned his own business. His contribution to the arts was through his decades of photographing and video taping arts and culture activities of the RCAF and other artists. He leaves his partner, Lucy Rhodes Montoya and a daughter from a previous marriage. Four days after Sam Quiñones died, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, Juan Cervantes died from complications arising from a quadruple bypass. He fought for over two weeks after his surgery, but his body ran out of the energy to survive. His life was about making art and teaching. He was a printmaker, a painter and a muralist. Raised in Roseville, CA, he went on to study artmaking at Sierra College and CSU Sacramento. He worked in the CA prison system for many years (as had many RCAF artists) before his work with high school and middle school students in Elk Grove. He is survived by three adult children. His early silkscreen posters are part of the Favela Collection at CSU Sacramento and CSU San Jose archives. His contribution to the RCAF mural in Southside Park, Sacramento, remains for all to enjoy. Founding members José Montoya (deceased) Esteban Villa (deceased) Ricardo Favela (deceased) Armando R. Cid (deceased) Juanishi Orosco|Juanishi V. Orosco Rodolfo "Rudy" Cuellar Luis "Louie the Foot" Gonzalez Juan M. Carrillo Joe Serna, Jr. (deceased) Stan Padilla Lorraine García-Nakata Juan Cervantes (deceased) Maximino Elias Garcia (deceased) Other members include: Sam Rios, Hector Gonzalez, Josie Talamantez, Katy Romo, Luzma Espinosa, Elvia Nava, Frank Godina, Eli Nuñez, Mary Garza Gee, Isabel Hernandez (deceased), Gina Montoya, Danny and Irene Frias, Rudy Morones, “Turtle” Rodriguez, Ged Martin, Oralia Polendo, Irma Lerma-Barbosa, Gloria Torres, Manuel Diaz, Raulie Suarez, Rosa Hernandez, Tim Quintero, Bennie Trujillo (deceased), Miguel Escobedo, Freddie Gonzalez, Clara Cid, Rudy Carrillo (deceased), Angelo Alvarez (deceased), Xavier Tafoya, Bill Gee, Kenneth Segura Knoll, David and Melinda Rasul, Rosemary Rasul, Tere Romo, Sharon Loris, Richard Montoya, Pedro Hernandez, Freddie Rodriguez (deceased), Jennie Baca (deceased), Gloria Rangel (deceased), Irma Rangel, Rico Hernandez, Carlos “Stubbo” Portillo (deceased), Lupe Portillo Carrillo, Richard Rodriguez, Gloria and Gilbert Gamino, Albert Mestas