Carlos Pascual Richiez

Carlos Daniel Pascual Richiez was born in the Dominican Republic on May 20, 1998, and later became part of the Dominican and Latino community in Allentown, Pennsylvania. As a young man of 19, Carlos carried the lineage and culture of his birthplace with him; public records indicate his Dominican roots and his life in Lehigh County.

Though public information about Carlos’ everyday interests, school life, or work is limited in available records, what can be said with certainty is that he was a young person with family ties and a life that connected two countries. Being born in 1998 places him among a generation growing up between two cultures — holding on to family traditions while navigating life in Allentown.

Relatives and community members who knew Carlos would have remembered the small, ordinary things that make up a young person’s life: family meals, friendships, plans for the future and the ordinary hopes that come with youth. Those aspects of his life are not always recorded in public archives, but they are the heart of a person’s memory to those who loved him.

Carlos’ death on October 10, 2017, ended a life at an age when many dreams are still forming. Public reports and later court reporting identify the circumstances of his passing; out of respect for the privacy and grief of family and friends, this remembrance focuses on Carlos as a person rather than the details of the event. He is remembered as a young Dominican man whose life mattered to those around him and whose absence was keenly felt.

Where public records are sparse, this tribute acknowledges those limits and honors Carlos’ existence without filling gaps with conjecture. His life linked communities across borders, and he is remembered here with dignity and care for the young life lost and the family and friends who continue to hold his memory.