Juan C. Febles - Obituary

uan Crisostomo Lazaro de Jesus Febles Trujillo, 77, of Fort Washington, passed to eternal life February 20, 2018. He is survived by his husband of 42 years, Melbourne E. Jenkins Jr. and many devoted nieces, nephews, cousins and sister in-law. Graduating from Jesuit School Belen and Alliance Francaise, Cuba, and continuing his education at Sorbonne University Paris, Catholic and American Universities, Washington D.C. earning a Master's Degree in ESL- Bilingual Education from Columbia University, New York. Beloved by all, Juan was someone who cared about others. He had a warm smile, gentle, calming, kind and inspiring manner. He had a spiritual connection and passion for Angels. Juan loved to entertain, travel, dance and all of the people in his life. He will be missed, yet he leaves a special, magical impression on all our lives. A private Mass for family members only will occur at an earlier date and a celebration of Juan's extraordinary life to be held at his home on Sunday, March, 18th 2018. The family will welcome friends from 11:30 am and share a home coming celebration, repast and remembrances. For further information or to RSVP email: meljenkins@smcmail.co In lieu of flowers, Mel has given two options for making donations as follows: Creative Cauldron Bold New Works program is a Falls Church, VA. arts organization supported by Juan & Mel that fosters new works in an intimate black box setting at amazingly low prices so almost anyone can afford quality theater. http://www.creativecauldron.org/boldnewworks.html NETRF is an endocrine cancer research center and has the highest dollar amount actually going to R&D. On the NETRF website when making an online donation you should check the box to make it memory of someone and list Juan Febles and also check the box to notify Mel with a donation letter. https://netrf.org/donate/secure-donation-platform/ Both organizations are 501(c)3 and hence are tax-deductible. If you wish to donate by check to either one, please simply mail the check to the organization's address at their website.