José Ronaldo Jarabo Álvarez (April 7, 1940 – June 29, 2025) was a Puerto Rican politician from

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. He was the

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of the

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from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years, from

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Life and career

Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. He had a BA in political science from the

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. He also earned a law degree from the

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in 1972. His father, José María Jarabo, was executed in Spain on July 4, 1959, for four murders committed in 1958. In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former

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Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including assault. Jarabo died from complications related to a brain tumor on June 29, 2025 in

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, at the age of 85. He was buried at the Capital Municipal Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.Fallece el expresidente cameral José Ronaldo 'Ronny' Jarabo

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