Our beloved Dra. Eloína Miyares Bermudez, founder of the Center of Applied Linguistics, passed away on July 26, 2015, in Santiago de Cuba, her native city. Dr Miyares Bermudez, Heroine of Labor of the Republic of Cuba, was the creator and director of important projects of great national impact, among which feature: the Active-Functional Lexicon of the Cuban Student, the Illustrated School Dictionary, Methodology for the treatment of articulatory problems for primary and basic secondary schools, and the Basic School Dictionary. Dr Miyares Bermúdez will live on forever in our hearts.