Board passes resolution in honor of Gabe Rivas
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,…