Later Years and Death
She taught Puerto Rican music, Italian and Spanish at the Hostos Community College for 15 years before retiring in 1987. She also held conferences at Hunter College, Rutgers College and Lehman College. In 1993, Rivera earned her Doctorate Degree in Humanities from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and in 1996 she was bestowed with a Honoris Causa from Lehman College.
Rivera died on July 17, 2011 at her home in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. She is survived by her daughter, Ginny Soto, and son-in-law Sam Soto of Mays Landing, N.J.; daughter-in-law, Jean Marie Zumchak; and grandchildren, Joseph Zumchak III, and Jacob Zumchak of Port Richey, Fla.; in addition to many nieces and nephews.
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