Juan Rafael Torruella

Sailor

Birthday June 7, 1933

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace San Juan, PR

DEATH DATE Oct 26, 2020 (87)

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About

Olympic sailor and Judge in the American federal circuit, he had a career spanning nearly 5 decades. He was a judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1984 until his death in 2020. 

Before Fame

He sailed for team Puerto Rico in four Olympic Games; 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976.

Trivia

He received a Master of Studiess from Oxford in 2003.

Family Life

He and his wife Judith Wirt had two sons and two daughters.

Associated With

He was an Olympic sailor before Rod Davis.

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