Tribute Wall
Monday
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Visitation
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monday, June 8, 2020
Adams-Green Funeral Home
721 Elden St.
Herndon, Virginia, United States
703-437-1764
Monday
8
June
Funeral Service
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Monday, June 8, 2020
Adams-Green Funeral Home Chapel
721 Elden St
Herndon, Virginia, United States
Cremation
Adams Green Crematory
721 Elden St.
Herndon, Virginia, United States
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Delaina Martinez posted a condolence
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Our condolences to your family from Los Angeles, California. Gracias a dios por el amor de su familia. Vaya con dios Sr Amaya! Condolencias a Sra Amaya y familia. Ricardo y Delaina Martinez
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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I worked with Gilberto many years ago at ATI/Enterprise Works Worldwide, and remained friends ever since. My condolences to his wife Rachel and rest of the family. I will miss him.
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Eric Hyman posted a condolence
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Very sorry to hear the sad news. I worked with Gilberto many years ago at ATI/EnterpriseWorks Worldwide. He was so nice. He invited me to a Garifuna festival. My condolences to all of the family.
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marcelene Bodden posted a condolence
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Papa, always had that little extra for everyone around him. No matter who it was! Whether it was a simple smile, love, words of support, prayer, some needed discipline, financial or just a hug. That's the man I've known and loved for more than half my life. The man that gave that love to my children and I know to so many others. I was blessed....my girls were blessed .... to grow up knowing how good men love and live!
"Papa, please tell Mommy we said hello! And we love you both!" R.I.H.
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Beverly Cosham posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Rachel, my heart cries with you and your family. He will be greatly missed.
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Irvin W. Paul, Sr. and Family posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Dear Mrs. Amaya and Family,
We know the passing of a loved one is never easy. We pray that you all have cherished memories of Gilberto that will always keep him close to each of your hearts. May the gathering of family members in celebration of his life be a blessing at this time, too. We are uplifting you all in our thoughts and prayers -- keep the faith - Gilberto will always be with you.
God Bless,
Irvin W. Paul, Sr. and Family
Boston, MA
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Angela Manso posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
To the family and friends of Gilberto Amaya, my sincerest condolences. I am so very grateful to have met and worked with him in and out of the Census Bureau. I learned so much about his work to elevate the experience of Afro-Latinos and I was inspired by the fact that he had been doing this work for so many years before. I hadn't appreciated how much of a pioneer he was in that space and I am grateful to have crossed paths with him. Gilberto's example will live through all of us.
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Joyce Nunez Gary posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Memories of our childhood days in our hometown of Puerto Cortes, come to mind, I had no brothers, he was my big brother!.His gentle strength and charismatic laughter filled any space that he occupied. Rest in peace my brother! My deepest heartfelt sympathy to the family.
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Santos Hernández Martínez posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Desde El Salvador enviamos nuestro más sentido pésame a Raquel, sus hijos, hijas, nietos y toda la familia, Gilberto fue un gran profesional que nos acompañó en el sueño de colocar a El Salvador en el mapa del cacao fino en el mundo, este sueño que ahora continuamos y que cuando compartimos con Gilberto tuvimos un gran compañero pero más que todo un gran amigo, somos muchos muchos los que compartimos este sentimiento,
Nuestras oraciones por el eterno descanso de nuestro amigo Gilberto, Dios se alegra de recibirlo en su gloria y dará fuerza a toda la familia.
Con todo nuestro corazón:
Santos, Erica, José Antonio, Elizabeth, León, Miguel, Josefina, Gloria, Ninoska, Edgardo, Jaime y todos los que tuvimos la oportunidad de compartir desde CRS El Salvador, CLUSA El Salvador, LWR en El Salvador, Caritas El Salvador, USAID El Salvador, USDA El Salvador, CENTA-MAG,UES, las familias pertenecientes a las organizaciones de productores de cacao y por supuesto nuestra Mesa Nacional del Cacao de El Salvador que le recordaremos por siempre.
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ahartmenda1971@gmail.com posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
My memory of Gilberto was of a "gentle giant!" When Gilberto spoke, you listened. In my few interactions with him at church, he was always smiling and kind. In one meeting at church, I recall he was contributing to the discussion based on his international experience in development, and his commitment and passion was evident.
Gilberto and Rachel, a beautiful couple, were dedicated to each other and to the Lord. Rest in peace Gilberto. You will be missed.
Menda Ahart
United Christian Parish
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Monday, June 8, 2020
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Querido Mosses. Mi nombre es Pastor Murillo
Conocí a Gilberto Amaya y a Raquel en su paso por Colombia. Desde entonces siempre estuvimos en la misma longitud de onda.
Entre otras cuestiones compartimos el sueño de realizar un gran diálogo de tambores en la sede de Naciones Unidas en NY. Sin duda ésa iniciativa se va a materializar. Inicialmente en forma virtual y más adelante de manera presencial. Será en honor a Gilberto.
El pasado mes de marzo tuve ocasión de conversar con él por última vez, mientras aportaba sus últimas energías en el propósito de lograr la incorporación de la variable afrolatinos en el Censo de Estados Unidos.
Vaya un fuerte abrazo para Raquel, para tí, tus hermanos y toda la descendencia de Gilberto, desde América hasta Australia.
Que los ancestros lo acompañen en su viaje.
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Salvador Rivera posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
El gran amigo, Betillo como le llamabamos en la Universidad, se nos ha adelantado. Nuesto pesame para Raquel y los muchachos. Gilberto fue no solamente un amigo, pero tambien un gran profesional, siempre poniendo en alto a su querida Honduras.
Un gran abrazo Beto, siempre en nuestros recuerdos asi como nuestro pesame a Raquel y la familia
Salvador & Yolany
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Monday, June 8, 2020
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Querida Rachel y familia,
Sentimos mucho la pérdida de nuestro querido Beto, siempre lo recordaremos con mucho cariño como la excelente persona que fue y que todos conocimos.
Que Jehová Dios les de la fortaleza y paz necesaria en estos momentos tan dificiles y junto con mi familia (Janeth, Annette y Pablito) les enviamos un fuerte abrazo; a la vez esperando el cumplimiento de la promesa que menciona la Biblia en Apocalipsis 22:3,4 dónde no existirá más llanto, ni muerte, ni dolor.
Un fuerte abrazo,
Pablo Sixto Martínez y familia.
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Valeria Budinich lit a candle
Monday, June 8, 2020
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I was deeply saddened to learn about Gilberto passing away. My sincere condolences to Rachel, their children, and the Amaya family.
Almost three decades ago, we met in Honduras where Giberto was leading the field operations of the "Programa de Tecnologia Rural" (PTR), one of the largest programs in Central America working in support of rural communities. I was so impressed with Gilberto's work that we invited him to join Appropriate Technology International (ATI), an NGO where he worked for several years. As a member of the ATI team, it was beautiful and inspiring to sense his commitment to the communities of small producers that he supported in Latin America and Africa. Cocoa and coffee farmers had a great ally in him.
I have always remembered the day that he shared with me the story of the Garifuna Community. It was a wonderful gift to learn about his people's courageous journey to remain free over centuries of adversity. But it was even more beautiful to learn about Gilberto's efforts to enable the new generation to identify with the Garifuna community's core values.
Gilberto was a great colleague and a friend. He had a steady presence that would always meet you with wise advice and his beautiful smile. He will be missed dearly.
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Yimene Calderon Posted Jun 8, 2020 at 12:07 PM
Para Honduras y la comunidad afrodescendiente ha sido una gran perdida, uno de mis maestros y mentores en la lucha organizada, celebrare su vida haciendo honor a au lucha. Gracias por todo su apoyo a ODECO. Siempre lo recordaremos Tio Beto. Yimene Calderon
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Monday, June 8, 2020
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Kristina Ballard posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Gilberto will be missed! He was always vibrant and smiling when I saw him. Rest in peace and my prayers are with the family.
Kristina Ballard
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Jeri Green posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Dear Ms. Amaya (Rachel), and family,
I am so grateful to have had an opportunity to have met you, Gilberto's family and to have worked with him on ensuring Garifuna representation and empowerment through the Census. Gilberto was so well respected by the Census community he engaged, both for his intellect and gracious demeanor. I have known him to be a kind, humble man who could command the attention of an entire room without barely raising his voice. He was extremely proud of his family and loved the grands which he made sure to mention whenever we would talk. I will not soon forget Mr. Amaya, gentle giant that he was. He will be missed beyond measure by all of us who have had the privilege of walking with him on his meaningful journey on earth. Thank you for sharing him with the world and allowing us to learn from his gentle voice. We are all better off as a society because of him. May God continue to bless you and the family.
Jeri Green
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Tony Hall posted a condolence
Monday, June 8, 2020
Goodbye Gilberto
I knew you for many years on the Fairtrade America Board.
Your thoughts and insights helped us address the many Development challenges we all faced.
Your work in Cocoa helped us define our global strategy. Thank You!
I am so sorry that we never had the chance for the visit to origin in El Salvador, that was your idea.
It would have been a wonderful experience to understand your project, and the many challenges of growing a new target cacoa market.
Thank You for all that you have accomplished - we will all miss you. Be peaceful.
Tony Hall
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Werner Kiene posted a condolence
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Condolences to the Amaya family and a tribute to this great man.
Those of us working in development assistance mourn the passing of one of our best.
Whether it was in the World Bank, USAID, The Inter-American Development Bank, in UN fora, in NGO’s; Gilberto’s presence lightened up every meeting. He was an outstanding professional but even more, he was an extraordinary person with highest moral values and principles. His mission was to help others and to ensure that, regardless of their beliefs, skin color, nationality and gender, they were treated fairly.
He was impressive both in stature and in how his booming voice commanded the attention of people of authority --- be they Ministers of Agriculture or senior officials in development assistance organizations. On the other hand, he was equally impressive through the humility and curiosity with which he approached poor farming families in isolated villages and showed a keen interest both in their wellbeing and in their culture.
With his superb mastery of languages, he had this special aura of a suave “Cosmopolitan” but he never lost sight of his roots in the Afro -societies of the Caribbean and Latin America. We admired him for the knowledge he shared about this culture and we admired him for the time he devoted to assuring recognition in international and national settings for this large community.
Gilberto's technical expertise and upright stand on social and environmental issues led to his serving on leading bodies and organizations devoted to such causes. Important among them was his appointment to the Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism of the Inter-American Development Bank. We greatly enjoyed working with him and we always benefited from his views. Assignments like this were important to Gilberto because he could help demonstrate ways by which big institutions must make an effort to better understand and act upon the troubles and pain experienced by the less fortunate for whose development these organizations had been created in the first place.
Gilberto also served on the Board of Fairtrade America, another organization with the goal to help marginalized families and communities in developing countries to improve their livelihoods. And there were numerous other important programs, NGOs and faith-based initiatives that he supported and coached throughout the years with his expertise and enthusiasm.
With Gilberto, the Garifuna and the planet lost a leader, an example for us to follow , a wonderful human being.
We mourn the loss of a great friend.
Rest in Peace, dear Gilberto !
Werner Kiene on behalf of former colleagues and friends of Gilberto in the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations, German Development Assistance, Fairtrade America, The Ford Foundation
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Sonja Vaughan posted a condolence
Sunday, June 7, 2020
To the Amaya Family, please accept our deepest condolences on the passing of your beloved Gilberto Amaya. It is with sincere sympathy that we grieve your loss with you.
Wishing you All God's Blessings and grace to find peace and comfort in his memory.
Sonja Vaughan and Rev Alexis Kassim.
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Melvin De Gree planted a tree in memory of Gilberto Amaya
Sunday, June 7, 2020
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Renee Blakey posted a condolence
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Hello Amaya Family,
Ashley and I want to offer our sincere condolences to the loss of Gilberto Amaya. He was a gentle and king person and I am sure will be sincerely missed by all of you and everyone that knew him. His love and dedication to family and his church will always be remembered and appreciated. My prayers for comfort and peace are with all of you during this extremely difficult time.
Renee and Ashley King
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9Gpqp posted a condolence
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Dearest Raquel all his children grandchildren, Melida nieces and nephews respectively..to the entire Amaya family..
My deepest sympathy in the passing of Our beloved Beto.... May it comfort you to know how much he meant to so many...we have all lost someone very special...our heart I full...but there’s no pain on this earth that heaven can’t healed..
With heartfelt sympathy,
Edna McNeil Joyner
Boston, Massachusetts
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RobinHarris posted a condolence
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Rachel sorry to hear of the passing of your dear husband. Love Robin Harris
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Blair Cooper posted a condolence
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Gilberto, May you rest in peace.
To your beautiful family our most sincere condolences.
I managed the PTR Project for USAID for a while where I had the honor of working with Gilberto. It was Gilberto and people like him that made PTR work for Garifunas as well as the general population of Honduras. With Gilberto I learned to love casabe and all things Garifuna and to appreciate his skills as a talented mechanical engineer. I am thrilled that he went on to use those talents and his many interpersonal skills for the benefit of the developing world.
Years later living in Northern Virginia close to Reston I ran into Gilberto at various barbecues at mutual friends. And I am so glad I was able to visit with Gilberto and his family at their home in Reston last year. We had a great time reminiscing and sharing ideas.
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Donna Davis Wilmot 4a posted a condolence
Friday, June 5, 2020
To my Dear Sister in Christ Rachel, your children and extended families, I send my heartfelt sympathy for the loss of your husband and father Gilberto. It was an honor and privilege 20yrs ago to meet you both at Worship. Rachel my dear, I’m confident that your Hubby was escorted to The Throne by Guardian Angels chosen by The Father. I’m also confident that Gilberto is resting in peace and sheltered in God’s Hands. Gilberto has now entered in the Mansion prepared for him in The Best House I know. You and children be comforted knowing that The Triune God will guide you through it all.
Before I close, let me share a wonderful true story. My former MLK Pastor Clarence Davis had requested of Gilberto and me to head up a ministry of purchasing new Bibles for the Sanctuary. Gilberto was the leader of the Ministry and requested of me to assist him in tracking the purchase and delivery of the new Bibles which I did. When the Bibles arrived, Gilberto called a meeting with me to execute how we were going to label the Bibles and suit up the pews with them. He proceeded with an executed plan and presented it to Pastor Davis which was graciously highly approved and the Sanctuary was donned with the new Bibles. I call that organized leadership and awesome service to God. Gilberto was truly an Ambassador for Christ.
Rachel, I dedicate Psalm 5:3 to you. Look Up Every morning my friend. My Condolences to you and family. God Bless you bountifully. Much love, your Sister in Christ, Donna Davis Wilmot.
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God Almighty / Allah / Jehová has blessed us with a most pearly, most precious expensive rarest of treasures that we've been deeply honored and impacted with thru his absolutely illustrious and thoroughly inspiring beautiful life.. and He has now called him back. May He Most Merciful embrace him, and shine him highest of places and heavenly prestige! I love you Dad te extrañare demasiado.. please tell Allah thank you for letting me hang out with you, its been real! And tell him see to it that we do so again. God bless you all too and your families this life and the next we thank you so much for supporting us these tough hours!!
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JoAnne Norton posted a condolence
Friday, June 5, 2020
I was so privileged to know this womderful man. We joked once about both working for Catholic Relief Services, me 1965 and he more recently. The work he did for the world's people was extensive and helped so many.
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Leila Gordon lit a candle
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Gilberto was a leader of and contributor to our community's signature events - Reston Multicultural Festival and Reston Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. His intellect, compassion and wonderful sense of humor informed his every interaction and made him beloved. I will deeply miss this wise and gentle man. I offer my love and sympathy to his family. Rest in power good Gilberto.
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JoAnne Norton posted a condolence
Friday, June 5, 2020
I was so privileged to know this womderful man. We joked once about both working for Catholic Relief Services, me 1965 and he more recently. The work he did for the world's people was extensive and helped so many.
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Friday, June 5, 2020
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Lamentando mucho el fallecimiento de nuestro querido hermano Gilberto; Nos consolamos al saber que él se encuentra en la presencia del Señor. Nuestro sentido pésame. Orosmán y Myriam. Iglesia Bautista del Norte. Bogotá
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Friday, June 5, 2020
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Love and prayers for you and your family during this difficult time.
We pray the love of God enfolds you during your journey through grief. We send you thoughts of comfort.
Raymond & Indira Collins / Iglesia Bautista del Norte
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Dinora Reyes posted a condolence
Friday, June 5, 2020
Gracias Gilberto, por sus consejos y enseñanzas, por ser ejemplo de perseverancia e integridad. "Vivir en el corazón de los que dejamos detrás de nosotros no es morir"- T. Campbell
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Phyllis S Bryant posted a condolence
Friday, June 5, 2020
My condolences and prayers to the family. I have great memories of the conversations I had with Gilberto. He will forever be missed.
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Rosario Ortiz posted a condolence
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Gilberto me conto muchas historias de su paso por los proyectos de desarrollo en Latinoamerica, pero la historia que mas me gusto fue como conocio a Rachel (su amada esposa. Siempre contaba sobre sus hijos y nietos y nietas, orgulloso de su familia! Gracias Gilberto por su paso por El Salvador y por sus enseñanzas de vida.
Mis oraciones y las de mi familia por que su alma descanse en paz.
Rosario.
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Holly posted a condolence
Thursday, June 4, 2020
My most sincere condolences to the family on the passing of Gilberto. He was an amazing man and a gentle soul. He was always the first to greet you on your birthday and to congratulate someone on a job well done. His smile was contagious and his dedication to improve the lives of others unshakable. Gilberto was ready to dance and ready to fight for the rights of others.
Fue mi placer a conocer y trabajar con Gilberto. Ha dejado huellas muy profundas en el mundo por todas sus pasiones—su familia, la gente, y el cacao. Una gran persona de estatura y por sus acciones por los de más.
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Crystal Duncan posted a condolence
Thursday, June 4, 2020
My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family! ❤️❤️❤️
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Sara Blakney posted a condolence
Thursday, June 4, 2020
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sara Blakney
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My condolences to all of you.
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Emiliana Bernard posted a condolence
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
My condolences to his entire family to this fighter of fighter for rights . R.I.P
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