Most of you have probably heard by now that Paulino Bernal passed away at 83 on Saturday Sept. 10th and that his son Paulino, Jr. suffered a fatal heart attack while making preparations for his father’s funeral. That, in itself, is a real tragedy. Paulino’s life, however, was a tremendous blessing for the Valley.Biographies written subsequent to his passing describe his life as an accordion player, recording artist, owner of Christian radio stations, member of a conjunto, and evangelist. I, however, knew him in a somewhat different capacity. Many years ago he ran a record store on South 17th Street ...