Jesús María Fernández Ramírez, president of the *Group for the Defense of Psychiatric Patients of Lanzarote El Cribo*, passed away this January 5 in Arrecife **at the age of 86**.Fernández is also the father of Héctor Fernández, CEO of the Lanzarote External Promotion Society (SPEL)Fernández dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of people with mental illnesses through El Cribo. One of his major demands was the creation of a residence for these individuals.Through this association, she conducted workshops for people with mental health problems and also organized charity lunches to **raise funds**
The wake is set up at the Enalta Funeral Home (Alianza Canaria) and the funeral mass will be this Tuesday, January 6 at 1:30 PM in the church of San Ginés. Afterwards, he will be laid to rest in the Arrecife cemetery.
