DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Henry Vargas of Davenport, an influential and accomplished civil rights activist, died last Monday at the age of 92.
Vargas was the founding father of LULAC Council 10, the Davenport Chapter of the Latin American Equality Organization. He also helped found the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, the first of its kind in the state of Iowa.
“He was a generous, humble family man. He was proud of each and every one of his children, ”said his daughter Rita Vargas. “You just help each other, and I think one of the great things I learned from my father is that you don’t hold anyone back.”
Henry Vargas was elected the first member of the Iowa Latino Hall of Fame in 2017 for his achievements.
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