Efrain Parrilla Torres

Efrain Parrilla Torres, 76 of Long Branch, passed away peacefully on Thursday. August 11, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he had graduated from Gautier Benitez High School and the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras Campus. He worked for the City of New York in City Hall as a translator and press liaison secretary under Mayor Ed Koch; the press liaison for the New York City Fire Department; the Editor and translator for the Associated Press and a translator for Bloomberg News before retiring in 2010.

He was predeceased by his parents Efrain Parrilla and Lolita Parrilla of Caguas Puerto Rico and his cat Chessie. He is survived by his daughter Nina Parrilla of Long Branch; his sister Evelyn Carrillo and her husband Juan Carlos Carrillo of California; his grandchildren Annalisa Green, James Parrilla of Long Branch; a nephew Flavio Javier Carrillo; a niece Laura Carrillo of California and his beloved Aunt Trinita T. Escobar of Tennessee.  

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 16 from 3:00 pm until the time of the service at 5:30 pm at the Damiano Funeral Home, 191 Franklin Avenue in Long Branch. The family invites you to leave a letter of condolence by selecting the Tribute/Guestbook link above.

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