It is amazing how many relevant hits come up if you google Al Robles. My last check shows 3,680,00, that’s three million almost four. An enormous number. Al was an enormous part of the community. In the caverns depths that is google, result number 620th I found link to democracy now in spanish praising Al for his attentiveness in the community.

Although his family joke and say that if Al got wind of what we were doing he would be upset and embarrassed. It is true, he did not look to have light shined on him but he did shine his light on others. The sites of praise that have come into being are examples of this.

Here are a few:

http://magandamagazine.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/rip-manong-al-robles/

http://bjanepr.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/manong-al-robles-images-poetics/

http://www.asianweek.com/2008/07/30/poet-al-robles-honored-in-new-international-hotel-exhibit/

http://www.democracynow.org/es/2009/5/4/titulares#20