A Rose Denuded

I would like to dedicate this book to those who have touched my heart: To my lovely daughter, Marisol My brother Walter, Isa, Marcelo, Julian, Aiyana, Frederick and Evelyn Colleagues and friends, especially Alison, Meredith, Sharon, Ana Ramos And for Iliana, who was there... In memory of my parents, Ana Maria and Marcelino Rivera, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Conrad, Jr., Eddie Antonetty, and Sandro