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José Tomás Mejía was a legend to his brothers and sisters in the Salvadoran town of Moncagua.
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When Fermín Pineda arrived in the U.S. five years ago and finally met his big brother José, he was not disappointed.

Jose fled a civil war and within a few years, he’d sent enough money home to El Salvador for his family to move into a new home
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His travels as a teen to the U.S. were met with great hardships, but he eventually made it.

He later became a beloved janitor at an apartment complex, rose up the ranks of a union and was elected by peers to serve on the local chapter’s executive board latimes.com/california/sto…
Read the full story of the beloved José Tomás Mejía, from his life of struggle, hard work and giving to his tragic end latimes.com/california/sto…
A civil war in El Salvador tore them apart. Their high school reunion brought them back together
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