Rafael Santiago

Rafael Santiago is the only son to Diego and Mary-Ann Santiago.

Biography
Rafael Sergio Bartolomé Santiago was born to the entrepreneur Diego Santiago and wealthy doctor Mary-Ann Hamilton. His parents' marriage ended a life long feud between theSantagos and Hamiltons. Both families profiting financially as well as Hamilton's image. mary was also the first non-Hispanic to marry into the Santiago family.

Christmas Eve 1979, changed everything for the Santiago family. After leaving a Christmas party Diego, a seven month pregnant Mary, and Rafael were in a hit and run. Rafael woke up in the backseat to find his parents dead in the front. Mary's head bloody from being smashed into the window. Diego slouched forward resting his head on the steering wheel. The front of there car was on fire. Rafael was pulled out of the car by the commissioner, Cameron Spencer before the car exploded.

After graduating high school Rafael left Chicago in June of 1991. Nobody heard from him or saw him for five years when he returned in early June of 1996.

Names Meaning

 * Rafael: Form of Raphael in various languages. From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) meaning "God heals", from the roots רָפָא (rafa') meaning "to heal" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In Hebrew tradition, Raphael is the name of an archangel.
 * Sergio: Italian and Spanish form of Sergius. Roman family name, possibly meaning "servant" in Latin but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin.
 * Bartolomé: Spanish form of Bartholomew. From Βαρθολομαιος (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". In the New Testament Bartholomew is the byname of an apostle, possibly the same person as the apostle Nathanael.
 * Santiago: Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. This is the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities in the Spanish-speaking world.