Raphael Emmanuel Vidal, age 17, from Beach Park, of Belizean descent passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 in Beach Park, IL. He was bom on December 24, 1990 in Evanston, IL. He was a student at Zion-Benton High School and a member of Our Lady of Humility Parish. Raphael is survived by his parents, Raphael and Mirtha; sisters, Valerie, Chelaine, and Vanessa; brothers, Michael and Jeffrey; grandmothers, Valenana Gongora and Elodia Guerra, both of Belize, Central America; also many uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Manuel Gongora; and paternal grandfather, Manuel Vidal.