Overview

• Érguete confirmed that Jaime Cagiao Avendaño died on August 17 from an illness at age 57.
• His own battle with addiction and subsequent recovery inspired his mother Carmen Avendaño to help found Érguete in the 1980s.
• The association’s statement praised him as “a companion and an example of overcoming adversity” for the roughly 8,000 people it serves annually.
• A private incineration service is scheduled for 8 p.m. on August 18 at Emorvisa in Pereiró.
• As Érguete approaches its 40th anniversary in October, members are reflecting on four decades of grassroots advocacy and support for people with substance‐use disorders.