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'He's In Our Soul': Sisters Remember Their Dad's Legacy On Father's Day

At StoryCorps, Estela and Candi Reyes recount how a simple act of devotion helped them say goodbye to their beloved father. "Papito era lo máximo," Estela said. "He was everything to us."
Candi and Estela Reyes shared memories of their father during a 2012 StoryCorps interview in El Paso, Texas.

This Sunday, as sisters Estela and Candi Reyes mark Father's Day, they will be thinking of their dad, Juan, who died in 2010.

Juan Reyes was born in Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1940s, eventually settling his family in El Paso, Texas. Estela, 50, and

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