Rene Rivera

Rene Raymond Rivera. Born January 9th, in the middle of the third quarter of the 20th century, in San Antonio, Texas. U.S.A. The youngest of six children. Parents, Andres Aguilar Rivera, and Eva Perez Rivera, who early on in their marriage worked in the Texas fields, picking cotton, and fruits and vegetables. Rene is thankful and grateful to his parents for leading by example the importance of hard, honest work, and never giving up the loyalty to love and family, no matter how sacrificial. Rene also owes much of his purpose as an artist to his brothers and sisters, Ray Rivera, Janie Aguirre, Dora Morales, Joe Rivera, and Rose Chang, because their support, and guidance through out his childhood, taught him that love and friendship in family life is exactly the same in life's work and purpose outside of family. That we are true to ourselves and everyone we meet every day of our lives. Rene is also grateful to his years in school in San Antonio, at Stonewall elementary, he learned that fr