Juan García Gruber by the most respected Hispanic language and literature academicians. among which include the Order of the Liberator Simon Bolivar. Order by represent Venezuela in Ibero American Chamber,order in first grade Venezuelan Red Cross,among others not mentioned two hundred medals, was a famous representative of his country abroad, and inside it. His death caused great sorrow, for all the great personalities, including ex former President Rafael Caldera who was his friend and liberator of the current President Hugo Chávez Frias Dr. García Grüber and his wife met Juan Carlos de Borbón, King of Spain, on his first visit to Venezuela. His
USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641) late December 1965 and most of January 1966, "Simon Bolivar" underwent demonstration and shakedown operations. The Gold Crew successfully fired a Polaris A-3 ballistic missile off the coast of Cape Kennedy, Florida, on 17 January 1966, and the Blue Crew completed a successful Polaris missile firing on 31 January. The Gold Crew continued shakedown operations in the Caribbean Sea in February. The following month, "Simon Bolivar"s home port was changed to Charleston, South Carolina, where she was assigned to Submarine Squadron 18, and minor deficiencies were corrected during a shipyard availability period. In April 1966 "Simon Bolivar" got underway and