The surprise death of Aurelio Mejía García mourns the Quindiana society La Crónica del Quindío

Aurelio Mejía García, civil engineer Quindiano, died on July 1 at night.

We were auditor of public resources and auditor of the works of the department, said Luis Guillermo Agudelo Ramírez Aurelio Mejía García died last Sunday at night at the clinic La Sagrada Familia in the capital of quindiana

The engineer Aurelio Mejía García died in Armenia

"He was my friend and friend of the San José school, outstanding student, especially in mathematics, figures and figures were his pasio nes, colleague, civil engineer He has worked diligently and successfully in the construction of real estate projects and in some tender offers in the public sector, where he suffered and suffered from the perverse question of rigging and where directed his struggle to denounce the lack of opportunities for engineers working in Quindío " Agudelo Ramírez

He stated Mejía García dreamed of being mayor of Armenia and he planned to implement new unified and simple tendering processes that would allow the democratization of l & # 39; hiring.

"He criticized the departmental and municipal administrations.In countless gatherings, we disagree and we discuss the disaster in which the development of works by valorization has been converted, always denouncing head-on and with supports, thinking to propose viable solutions to problems. "

city, worker, civic par excellence and also, was a defender of their ideals, as well as public resources.

He also devoted the stanza of a Scottish folk poem entitled "There is no infinite duel": "You can cry because he's gone, or you can smile because he's lived And he gave soon to his friend citizen.
For its part, Álvaro Jiménez, president of the city council, said: "He said to me about a month and a half ago that he was the only one of his kind. he had aspirations to be president of the city ​​if the conditions for the resignation of Carlos Mario Álvarez, former mayor of Armenia, however, the request was not made because it is a decision only of the governor . He said that as soon as things happened, we talked about accompanying him at this point. "

He stated that he was very critical with regard to the evaluation work, which was, according to him, overvalued, and that he was unhappy because he was not satisfied.

Jiménez concludes by sending a message of condolence to the family of the engineer. "I send a message of condolences to the family, I was a very dear friend. He took the news by surprise, and it was very hard for everyone because we thought it was not that bad and we suffered badly from it. "

Colleagues exalted the work in the guild of builders

Milena Arango, director of the Colombian Chamber of Construction, Camacol, Armenia section, lamented the death of the illustrious engineer and noted that even s & rsquo; He was not affiliated with the entity at the moment, was a reference in terms of honesty and the gift that should be in the guild. "He contributed as a person who always expressed what he wanted and at the right time he was a citizen who always defended his position. He was a respected person and much loved by all his colleagues. "

He said:" From Camacol, our most sincere condolences to the family, we know that it is very sad to lose a loved one and more so suddenly, peace in his grave. An angel who will take care of us and protect us, a hug and greetings to your loved ones. "

In the specific case of the depressed of the Constitution of Armenia, months ago, Mejía García has exposed to the CHRONICLE who had found inconsistencies between the amounts contracted and the amounts finally executed.

Uriel Orjuela, President of the Society of Engineers of Quindío, said: "With regard to the valorization project, he was one of the most competent engineers, since he was the director of the former office for the valorization of the city. "19659004] He indicated that the civil engineer was never part of the entity he directed, because most of his life was a private entrepreneur.

He also sent a fraternal message to the relatives of Mejía García: "On behalf of society, we let us deeply regret the departure of the engineer Aurelio, his wife, his children and other family members, so that the Almighty gives them great strength in this difficult moment.

Opponents of the evaluation expressed their support

Hugo Aristizábal, counselor of Armenia, lamented the loss of the city of the engineer Aurelio Mejía, who by his actions demonstrated that he was looking for the collective benefit of the Armenians. "The sample of his support was his action against the contribution of valorization works.Peace in his grave."

Javier Angulo, also a city councilor, said: "Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to share a scene with him, but I've had the chance to listen and recognize his trajectory in urban renewal. has aroused in recent years, and part of the Territorial Ordinance Plan, POT, of our city. "

He baderted that he was in agreement with his position on the issue of valuation . "This is a valid and necessary instrument for our city, unfortunately the way it was given was not careful, and the weather gave us the reason for the state of the infrastructure and not being able to provide the impetus that tends to the citizens. "

The city councilor expressed the unfortunate death of the engineer. " A great loss for the" Ciudad Milagro "for all the contributions he made as a professional and also, the open criticism of the leaders, when they affected their thoughts on the development of our municipality Give your family a voice of encouragement in this difficult time.Make them know that their time in life has not been in vain, since they have done great contributions, therefore, we will always be grateful. "

Enluta Quindiana Company

" The surprise death of Aurelio Mejía García mourns the Quindiana society.He was an excellent official as director of the fund of housing and secretary of public works, leaving an indelible mark in both positions.He wanted to be mayor of Armenia, he had very clear ideas on the eradication of slums, the invasions and the opening of new routes e t avenues in the city, he would have been a good leader, he showed him as a citizen, exceptional engineer, official and best friend. Peace in his grave ", said Eduardo López Murillo, columnist for LA CRÓNICA.

Positions held by the civil engineer Aurelio Mejía

• Secretary of Public Works of Armenia.
• Secretary of Municipal Planning
• Director of the Urban Development Society of Armenia, Edua
• Member of the Colombian Section of Construction, Camacol, Armenia
• Director of the former evaluation office
• Founder and member of the Construction Bureau
• Conservative leader, Alas Equipo Colombia and the Democratic Center
• Builder of various public works.
• Leader exceptional construction in the private sector, buildings, condominiums and gas stations.
• Member of the Board of Directors and partner of LA CRÓNICA

Loss of Health

Since Tuesday 26 last june er, Aurelio Mejía García suffered a fall, so he had to be transferred to La Sagrada Familia, where he entered the intensive care unit of the USI, where he spent five days.

Patricia Arango, the engineer's wife, explained that he had complications in his health due to problems with hypoglycemia, but showed an improvement last Thursday, where he had to be released. Although he was stable, he relapsed on Friday and died on Sunday, July 1st.

Position of Mejía García in the field of valorization

The engineer Aurelio Mejía García was a scholar of the subject of the contractualization and the execution of the valorization works since his beginnings, at- he explained to LA CRÓNICA last March, that in execution On the 012 contract, $ 22,000 million was invested, plus $ 6,000 million in the depressions of La Constitución, the work of the company. Centenario avenue and Los Kioscos intersection pending an investment of nearly 9,000 million dollars. The computer of La Estación

"The package of works presented by Luz Piedad Franco Valencia, former mayor of Armenia, has no qualms about the need for 39, improving mobility, which has reservations is the way proposed to finance this work.In his government program, he never told us that we were going to have work financed by the badessment tax, and that the The program approved by the council did not provide for this tax.Maybe, if he had made it public in his campaign, we would not have voted for him, "said Mejía García.

He added that the former mayor had a moral obligation to the Armenians, that said tribute would have been proposed in a referendum, where all would have had the right to approve it. or to disapprove

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THE CRÓNICA