Irene Gomez of the Police and Community Relations Task Force. Photograph by Erickson Studio, ca. 1983.

Irene Gomez-Bethke

Irene Gomez-Bethke of the Police and Community Relations Task Force. Gomez-Bethke was also the Human Rights Commissioner for the state of Minnesota between 1982 and 1983. Photograph by Erickson Studio, ca. 1983.

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with one of their great grandchildren

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with one of their great grandchildren

Irene Gomez-Bethke with her husband, Jack, and Jesse A. Lopez (one of their twenty-two great grandchildren), ca. 2000s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with Walter Mondale

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Jack Bethke with Walter Mondale

Irene Gomez-Bethke with Walter Mondale (center) and Jack A. Bethke (right), ca. 1982. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Ronn Vargas with Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser

Irene Gomez-Bethke and Ronn Vargas with Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser

Centro Cultural Latino founders Ronn Vargas and Irene Gomez-Bethke (far right and third from right) with Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser (second from right), Chuy Negrete, and an unidentified man, 1982. From “Photographs, undated and 1981–1988,” in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Irene Gomez-Bethke at a community event

Irene Gomez-Bethke at a community event

Irene Gomez-Bethke (first row, at left) receiving an award at a community event, ca. 1980s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke at her college graduation

Irene Gomez-Bethke at her college graduation

Irene Gomez-Bethke (center) in the audience of her Metropolitan State University graduation ceremony in St. Paul, 1980s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke in Oklahoma City

Irene Gomez-Bethke in Oklahoma City

Irene Gomez-Bethke (right) and a colleague representing a committee at a meeting in Oklahoma City, 1970s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke with her husband and children

Irene Gomez-Bethke with her husband and children

Irene Gomez-Bethke (first row, at right) with her husband and children during her retirement, 2010s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke with her lifetime achievement award

Irene Gomez-Bethke with her lifetime achievement award

Irene Gomez-Bethke with a lifetime achievement award from Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s Latino Law Student Association, April 15, 2016. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke with Rudy and Lola Perpich

Irene Gomez-Bethke with Rudy and Lola Perpich

Irene Gomez-Bethke with then-candidate-for-governor Rudy Perpich and his wife, Lola Perpich, ca. 1980s. Left to right are Jack L. Bethke, Jesse Bethke, Raquel Cervantes, Irene Gomez-Bethke, Rudy Perpich, Jack. A. Bethke, Lola Perpich, and Manuel J. Cervantes. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

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