Francisco Gomez " Frank " Arrellano passed away last Saturday.

Arrellano was elected to the El Centro City Council in 1970 and also served as Mayor of the city. He was one of the first , if not the first , Hispanic elected to the El Centro City Council. A memorial service will be held at Hems Brothers Mortuary in El Centro on Friday , July 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Mr. Arrellano was the second Hispanic to be elected to the El Centro City Council. He was preceded by Henry Alarcon.