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Longtime regent died at 66 of COVID-19 complications Del Mar’s Board of Regents unanimously adopted a resolution to honor Gabe Rivas during their Aug. 11 meeting.  Rivas, the first vice chair of the board, died Aug. 5 from complications of COVID-19. He was 66. The resolution will be signed by the regents then given to Rivas’ family.  Each regent then took time to honor Rivas, a longtime community activist, and share their memories of him.  “When I look at this resolution, I see the number of years Gabe served with dedication,” Regent Susan Hutchinson said during the meeting, conducted over Zoom. “What I remark though,…

Professional photographer was well-known for community activism Del Mar College Regent Gabriel Rivas III died Wednesday, college President Mark Escamilla confirmed Thursday. He was 66. Rivas, a longtime community activist, died of complications from COVID-19, his cousin Maria Elena Aguirre Mendez posted on Twitter late Wednesday. “Gabe touched each and everyone in some form, way or fashion. He was a great civic leader to the city of Corpus Christi,” Mendez said. Rivas was elected to his first six-year term on the college’s Board of Regents in 2000 and served four years as board president, according to Escamilla. He was also…