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Great consternation in the Colombian journalism union has caused the death of Andrés Felipe Guevara, after a hitman attack on Monday, December 21, in the Mariano Ramos neighborhood, east of the city.
Friends and colleagues cherish fond memories of him and remember him as a warm, loving and passionate person for his craft.
Journalism and judicial investigation was one of Andrés Felipe’s great passions, so much so that he entered to study Social Communication at the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.
In the newspaper Sup He found the right place to start making his dream come true.
“He came like everyone else; with a dose of fear, but with the good vibes and willingness to do whatever they put on him, “recalled one of his former colleagues in the newspaper.
On his first day, the general editor of the newspaper, Rubén Darío Valencia, started him doing the basics with what many journalists in the middle start: to make brief news of everything that happened in the city.
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For Felipe, as his companions called him, It was the beginning of something exciting, because he did not like to pout and had a good disposition for work, as they recall in the Cali newspaper.
But his persistence, character and discipline led him to be one of the most active in judicial journalism.
One of his friends, Wilson Morales, a journalist for the Caleño radio news program, Radio Reloj 1110 AM and Telepacífico Noticias he remembers him as a colleague with great insight into his journalistic craft.
He was an advantageous person, he liked to go further, he did not stay with what came out, with what was in groups or networks
“He was a very advanced fighter, even though he had been in the middle for a short time. He was also an advantageous person, He liked to go further, he did not stay with what came out, with what was in groups or networks, the man liked to scrutinize a lot and go further ”, highlights the journalist.
As a person, he stands out for his “humble, helpful and focused” character. “He knew about the difficulties he grew up in, as well as his surroundings and he knew he had to get ahead,” adds Morales.
Without a doubt, his grandparents were the adoration and veneration of Andrés Felipe Guevara, a passionate supporter of Deportivo Cali.
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Some of his friends say that from the moment he got up he thought about them so much that before work he would make them lunch and after noon, he would grab his motorcycle and go at full speed to reach lunch with his grandparents.
“His love was undeniable and sometimes excessive, he even had tattooed on his chest, if I remember correctly, the faces of his grandparents. Although he lived with them for a long time, he never stopped contacting them and being aware of their needs, Before his death, he was even advancing the remodeling of the second floor of their house”Recalls one of his former colleagues.
CALI
