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- José Vidal, or Pepe, as he was known too, was the son of María Asunción Lacomba of Hatillo and Isidro Vidal y Aviñó of Vilanova y la Geltrú. According to his son Rafael he was of medium height, white ivory like skin, dark eyes and black hair. In his youth he was considered a handsome man. His wife was María Emma Vélez y de Vialis. He had three children by her: María, Rafael and Isidro. María and Rafael grew to adulthuood. Isidro died in infancy, probaby as a result of his mother's tuberculosis.
There are three things that are remembered of him, none are flattering. First, in spite of the great efforts his parents placed in his education with tutors, José was unable to learn to write legibly or do simple mathematics. Yet, he was an articulate speaker and a good reader. Secondly he had a very short temper, breaking easily into temper tantrums. Third, he contracted tuberculosis and when he realized that his wife also had the disease he abandoned her and his children and went to live as a border at the house of a family by the name Prida. His wife died first, alone and with two small children. He died shortly thereafter, leaving his three children orphaned.
It is also said that his inability to deal with writing and numbers bankrupt the firm Vidal & Cia. who was situated where the old First Federal Bank was located, in the Marina region of Mayagüez.
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Abt 1857 - 1900 (43 years)
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