where he referred to Cuban President Fidel Castro as a "brother in arms" due to Castro's support for the African National Congress. Personal life He was the ninth child and second son of 14 children of Manuel Suárez-Carreno, the first Dean of the School of Engineering at the (St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic University), and Eloisa Gaston. He is married to Rita and they have four children, the Republican (and current) Mayor of Miami Francis Xavier Suarez, Olga Marie Vieira, Anna Teresita, and Carolina Suárez. His sister, Lala, is the mother of U.S. Congressman Alex Mooney from West Virginia. References External links |- 1948 births American politicians of Cuban descent Hispanic and Latino American mayors in Florida Living people Villanova University alumni Harvard University alumni Mayors of Miami County commissioners in Florida Florida lawyers Florida Independents