Fimbres celebrate family reunion

By Francisco Barrios
Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:06 AM MDT


On Saturday, March 19 the 15th St. Park was filled with people who all have something in common: They all are related to the Fimbres family.


Francisco barrios/Douglas Dispatch Fimbres family members Eddie, Cora, Alicia, Socorro, Lucy pose next to the banner that shows grand-parents Miguel and Luis, as well as sons Martin, Lucy, Silvia, Norma, Luis Jr, and Eva.

More than 150 Fimbres family members reunited at their bi-annual reunion to keep all family members in touch. The Fimbres started doing these reunions in 2003 and since then every two years they select a different place in California and Arizona to get together. In 2003, 353 people attended the first reunion. Almost a third of that number lives in Douglas and nearby areas.

The family initiated in a place called “Tres Alamos” or “Three poplars”. Tres Alamos is a ghost town in Cochise County in the U.S. state of Arizona at north of Benson. The town was settled in 1874 and abandoned in 1886. Family members Gabriel Vazquez Fimbres and Macaria Alvarez Pereida lived at Tres Alamos and they are great-grand parents of the current Fimbres generations. They died in 1926 and 1917 respectively. From this point the family started growing and expanded to different places in Arizona and California.

The Fimbres family reunited on Saturday and honored grandparents Miguel and Luis Fimbres, who are the founders of the current generation. Sons of Miguel and Luis Fimbres are Martin, Lucy, Silvia, Norma, Luis Jr. and Eva. These current members are responsible for the family reunions.

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    Wait Till Christmas... wrote on Mar 29, 2011 3:05 PM:

    " I would like to have a reporter at my parents hous during Christmas to cover our " reunion "!

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    Patricia Fimbres-California wrote on Mar 23, 2011 8:37 PM:

    " I had a wonderful time @ the Reunion, I met family I didn't know & I was able to spend time with the ones I do know and havent' seen for a long time! Most of all I am very grateful for my name "Fimbres" it means the world to me & will always cherish it ! Thanks to everyone who made this memorable occasion possible ! "

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