City Resolution Recognizing The Work Of The Late Maestro Luis Rodolfo López At South Division High School In Milwaukee Officially Released By Alderman José G. Pérez's Office

The official citation by the Milwaukee Common Council recognizing the work of the late Maestro Luis Rodolfo López as the 1st Bilingual Bicultural Teacher in the Bilingual Program at South Division High School and the Milwaukee Public Schools was publicly released by Alderman José G. Pérez's Office on July 22nd.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

July 23, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, the 12th Aldermanic District Office of Alderman José G. Pérez and President of the Milwaukee Common Council officially released the resolution (citation) recognizing the work of the late Luis Rodolfo López, 81, as the 1st Bilingual Bicultural Teacher in the Bilingual Program at South Division High School and the Milwaukee Public Schools system. The López resolution was introduced on June 2, 2026 along with other local recognition resolutions during the Milwaukee Common Council meeting and were unanimously approved by the Common Council. (Video link: https://youtu.be/DnIPe_knUCY)

Due to unexplained circumstances and inter-office miscommunication, the López citation remained undetected for official release or delivery to the scheduled López family memorial and celebration of life gathering on June 13, 2026 for the late Luis Rodolfo López at South Division High School in the Southside of Milwaukee. (HNNUSA article link: https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/06/tribute-to-late-luis-rodolfo-lopez-1st.html)

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) published an article on Tuesday reporting that the López resolution hadn't been provided or released to the López family as anticipated by the 12th Aldermanic District, Alderman Pérez's Office. (HNNUSA article link: https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/07/milwaukee-alderman-jose-g-perezs-office.html?m=0)

According to information received by HNNUSA, Ald. Pérez emailed José Trejo, the Principal at South Division High on Wednesday and informed him that the citation was ready for release.

Also on Wednesday, Clifton Crump, the Policy and Administration Director for the Milwaukee Common Council President José G. Pérez and the City of Milwaukee contacted HNNUSA and expressed a sincere apology from Ald. Pérez for the late official release of the López resolution to the López family and South Division High School.

HNNUSA and the coordinators of the López memorial and celebration of life gathering, Gloria González, Dr. José Trejo (South Division High School) and H. Nelson Goodson, and sponsor Wisconsin Association for Bilingual Education (WIABE) would like to thank the Milwaukee Common Council and President of the Milwaukee Common Council, Alderman Pérez and his administrative staff Maribel Sánchez-Murrillo and Elisa Hernández including Crump, the Policy and Administration Director for the López citation that was finally made available and released on Wednesday.

Both González and Goodson are South Division High School alumni and were also students of Maestro López.

The López citation will be personally hand delivered to the López family on behalf of the Milwaukee Common Council and Alderman Pérez.