José Ramón García Antón
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José Ramón García Antón (20 March 1948 - 11 August 2009) was a Spanish
politician
and engineer
. He served as the head of environment
, land and housing
for the regional government of the Valencian Community
from 1998 until his death in 2009. He was a member of the Partido Popular
(PP).
Antón was a former truck engineer
. He was also a roads, canals and ports
engineer.
During his eleven year tenure within the Valencian Generalitat
, Antón was responsible for the creation of a tram system called CIVIS currently under construction in Alicante
, which was unveiled in April 2007. He also oversaw new anti-flood infrastructure
throughout Valencia.
José Ramón García Antón suffered a heart attack at approximately 5:30 PM at his home in San Vicente del Raspeig
on August 11, 2009. His daughter found him, but paramedics were unable to revive Antón. He was 61 years old.
He was survived by his wife, Luisa Pastor, who hold the office of mayor of San Vicente del Raspeig.
His funeral
took place at the San Vicente Ferrer Catholic church in San Vicente del Raspeig. His pallbearer
s included the three regional Valencian vice presidents - Juan Cotino, Gerardo Camps
and Vicente Rambla. All major Valencian government ministers attended the funeral, as well as almost all of the mayors in the province of Alicante
and the Mayor of Valencia Rita Barberá.
The council held a meeting at the San Vicente del Raspeig Town Hall after the funeral. They unanimously decided to award Valencia's highest honor to García Antón. The award would be presented to his widow, Luisa Pastor, on October 9, 2009.
Spain
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politician
Politician
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and engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
. He served as the head of environment
Environmental policy
Environmental policy is any [course of] action deliberately taken [or not taken] to manage human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources, and ensuring that man-made changes to the environment do not have harmful effects on...
, land and housing
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
for the regional government of the Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
from 1998 until his death in 2009. He was a member of the Partido Popular
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(PP).
Antón was a former truck engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
. He was also a roads, canals and ports
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
engineer.
During his eleven year tenure within the Valencian Generalitat
Generalitat Valenciana
The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised....
, Antón was responsible for the creation of a tram system called CIVIS currently under construction in Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, which was unveiled in April 2007. He also oversaw new anti-flood infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
throughout Valencia.
José Ramón García Antón suffered a heart attack at approximately 5:30 PM at his home in San Vicente del Raspeig
San Vicente del Raspeig
San Vicente del Raspeig or Sant Vicent del Raspeig is a municipality located in the comarca of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante city ....
on August 11, 2009. His daughter found him, but paramedics were unable to revive Antón. He was 61 years old.
He was survived by his wife, Luisa Pastor, who hold the office of mayor of San Vicente del Raspeig.
His funeral
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
took place at the San Vicente Ferrer Catholic church in San Vicente del Raspeig. His pallbearer
Pallbearer
A pall-bearer is one of several funeral participants who helps carry the casket of a deceased person from a religious or memorial service or viewing either directly to a cemetery or mausoleum, or to and from the hearse which carries the coffin....
s included the three regional Valencian vice presidents - Juan Cotino, Gerardo Camps
Gerardo Camps
Gerardo Camps Devesa is a Spanish politician who belongs to the main opposition People's Party .Married with two children, Camps qualified in law. He entered politics in the 1980s, serving as Provincial secretary of the Popular Alliance from 1984–1986 and Regional Secretary 1985-1986...
and Vicente Rambla. All major Valencian government ministers attended the funeral, as well as almost all of the mayors in the province of Alicante
Alicante (province)
Alicante or Alacant is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east...
and the Mayor of Valencia Rita Barberá.
The council held a meeting at the San Vicente del Raspeig Town Hall after the funeral. They unanimously decided to award Valencia's highest honor to García Antón. The award would be presented to his widow, Luisa Pastor, on October 9, 2009.