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The Mayor of Totana, María Isabel Sánchez, has raised a motion in July plenary for the grant of record title Son of the Loyal and Noble City Don Antonio Totana Angel Garrido Martinez, aka start "Antonio Union "to attend his person an outstanding performance and service delivery to their neighbors throughout their careers in this county.
The city of Totana check received by the last day February 24, 2014 a letter signed by over 70 residents of this town, where the Golden Shield Award of the City of Totana to Don Antonio Ángel proposed Martínez Garrido by this Consistory.
After studying the situation and the record so thorough and detailed, with the municipal officers and representatives of the proponents neighbors, and after holding a series of contacts, wherein the desirability of better grant the title of Son decided collected Regulation Honors and Awards of the Loyal and Noble City Totana;
as satisfied in their figure and best conditions and circumstances chords.
It was agreed by consensus that formula, seen that it is not possible to grant this request because neighborhood, as listed in the Regulations, "the total number of Golden Shield granted shall not exceed five while living personalities or entities that receive .... The concession expires with the death of the person or dissolution of the entity to be granted. "
Biography
Don Antonio Ángel Martínez Garrido was born in Totana on October 1, 1940 His parents, totaneros are Agustín Martínez Sánchez Family "The Pesetas.";
Purification and Garrido Canovas, daughter Garrido "The machine", who formed a family of six children.
After the Civil War, the family lived in various parts of the city, dedicated to the work of father and mother a cropper housework, and trying to convey to their children about responsible labor values ​​and service to others.
His childhood was spent as many children of Totana, in the hard years of the war, between the neighborhoods of Las Ollerías, Las Parras and the Los Orchards.
In the late '40s, his family moved to the La Huerta, more specifically, the Camino de los Molinos, a property that was owned by a businessman Lorca who was dedicated to the production of flour, ie , had mills to grind the grain of wheat.
There Ángel Martínez Antonio began alternating the work of the garden in front of a duck farm owned by the family of Dona Hortensia Palao.
At that time I was a big fan of games of the time, cinema and comics reader.
By decision of their parents, attending private lessons in the evening to learn the basics in education.
He completed fourteen (1954), joined the Syndicated Vertical at the time, as an ordinance, which depended on the premises of such entity, located on Avenida Santa Eulalia in this town.
And that's when he began to emphasize their values ​​of service and dedication to others.
At this time is when outperformed by their delivery to all users in the vertical union: workers, housewives, and many other residents of Totana;
advising and helping in any doubt to anyone who approaches any problem.
Eventually joining the military service with the replacement 1962, he was assigned to the headquarters of the Army, in the Palacio de Buenavista (Madrid).
After the period of instruction and checking their superiors certain administrative skills (very clever writing machine) it became part of the team of the Special Secretariat of the Minister of the Army at the time, Paul Martin Alonso, with whom later would join one certain personal friendship.
Performing military service Minister perish, so he had the opportunity, by decision of one of the sons of the same, to personally meet the Head of State.
Once licensed, sat at his post in the Union Vertical Totana, developing an altruistic and generous labor intensive work with all his colleagues and superiors.
In the early 70s, came to competition Square Vertical Administrative Assistant of the Union, the Court being in Valencia and presenting such opposition as a result of the tests was assigned to the post.
In the last Franco era and being mayor of Totana Town Council President Don Gregorio Castillo Crespo, worked with this institution on questions of local advice sewer and water, among others.
After the regime of General Franco disappeared as such the vertical union, and Don Antonio Ángel Martínez became the administrator of the properties of the union in Totana, which are primarily property and premises that many of them were rented to workers and residents of the city.
Here was a brief period of time (1978-1980).
In 1980, it opened an office in Totana Employment, where he was transferred for their work as a public employee, under the Ministry of Labour, situated at Antonio Garrigues.
At this time, saw his work was multiplied with little precarious human resources facilities (no computers, all typewriter) and with only one officer beside him.
Such is the responsibility and commitment to develop their work just rested to meet any demands and jobs, stealing time to his family;
even worked holidays (including Good Friday) all totaneros benefit of their neighbors, and even from neighboring towns like Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Aledo and Mazarrón.
In this role of the Employment remained until 1985, when he moved to the police station in Lorca, going to the Ministry of Interior, more specifically the Department of Issuance of National Identity Document (DNI).
In this new role, he developed a great professional work with all residents and users of Totana and all citizens who approached him, diligently meeting their demands: processing of ID, renewal, information of all kinds of steps to the neighbors, and so on.
Attended in his work with the regular schedule, at home to anyone approaching with questions (until dawn) and also in their leisure center and Agricultural Trade Circle Totana, where he frequented assiduously and was treasurer for 10 years .
In addition, he held administrative tasks in the evenings in the "Counseling García", located on Calle Antonio Garrigues and then at Santa Barbara, where he also was visited by neighbors with questions and problems, to practically retirement.
In 2005, he retired as a career officer with 52 years service, becoming the national dean of contributing to Social Security, but his vocation is not allowed to be resting, and desire to his superiors in the police station in Lorca continues going to his place to perform special tasks, even today, 73 years old.
Married to Dolores Hernandez Canovas and father of three, is a friend of his countrymen, lover of his people and their traditions of honor and nobility human spotless, extremely rigid in their values, great player barter, devotee of Santa Eulalia;
treasures and a great responsibility and commitment to care for their neighbors in a generous and selfless.
He has won several awards for his dedication and commitment at work, such as plate-Cruz Police with white symbol.
It is certainly a great public official case where responsibility is their flag and helpful attitude is their anthem.
A sentence pronounced by many totaneros is: "When Antonio was born, they threw the mold."
Throughout the life of a person, there are many values ​​that can be identified: for their generosity, dedication, perseverance in working vocational plot, among others.
Don Antonio Ángel Martínez Garrido is a totanero that is recognized and valued by the residents of this City for their generous and selfless dedication towards totaneros from his profession as a state official.
This neighbor has spent (and spent) 52 years working life to facilitate the action of any person approaching with questions and problems related to their work as a public employee.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana
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