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Espinosa -- Mr. Jose Manuel Espinosa, 90, died at his residence, 6985 Arbor Drive, Frederick, MD, on Tuesday morning, June 8. He was the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Henry Espinosa. Born in Chicago, IL, February 2, 1909, Mr. Espinosa was a son of the late Auerlio and Maria Margarita Garcia Espinosa. Mr. Espinosa received his BA and Masters degree from Stanford, where he served as statistician for their sports programs. He earned his PhD at the University of California at Berkley. Mr. Espinosa served as professor at the St. Louis University, and later at Loyola College, Chicago. He joined the United States State Department in 1944, as Chief Escort Interpreter for the Chiefs of State under President Truman, and later as Executive Secretary to the Board of Foreign Scholarships, under President Eisenhower, then as Deputy Director for Inter-American Programs for the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, with the Fulbright Program, under Presidents, Kennedy and Johnson, later as Historian of the United States State Department under the Nixon, Ford and Carter Administrations. He retired from Federal Service in 1978. Mr. Espinosa was nationally recognized in Folk Lore of the American Southwest, and had authored and edited seven books in its history. He was a member of the American Franciscan Academy of History, the Royal Spanish Academy of History, the American Catholic Historical Association. He was also an avid stamp collector. Mr. Espinosa was a communicant at the Church of the Annunciation, Washington, DC. Surviving in addition to his wife are four sons, J.M. Espinosa Jr., Santa Anna, CA, Raymond F. Espinosa and Thomas H. Espinosa, both of Frederick, and John I, Espinosa and wife, Vicki of Buckeystown. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles P. Espinosa in 1947. Also surviving are his brother, Auerlio M. Espinosa Jr., Stanford, CA; his sister, Marguerita Espinosa of Palo Alto, CA; and five grandchildren, Richard, Rhonda, Ryan, Elizabeth, and Sharon Espinosa; and one great-grandson, Zachary Espinosa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m., from the Church of the Annunciation, 3810 Mass Ave., Washington, DC, where a Funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Donald Brice, Pastor of the church. Interment will follow in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Rockville, MD. There will be hours of visitation at the funeral home. The Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street, are in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials to the Academy of Franciscan American History, in care of the Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy Street NE, Washington, DC 20011.
        Published on: Fri June 11, 1999