Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Chuy passed away?

Chuy passed away? (reply)

Eli — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:58:01 +0000

Said the same thing...what?

Chuy passed away? (reply)

Eli — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:55:15 +0000

I have a great photo I will post after I read how to.

CHUY photo (reply)

Charlybby — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 21:04:24 +0000

What a great pic!!

Posting Photos from Facebook (reply)

ZihuaRob — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:18:36 +0000

I clicked on the image and it did not open up. I wish you would figure out an easier way to post pictures and music on your site. It's too complicated for us peons.

Helene, I was referring to the image in Facebook, not what Lee posted here. I believe it is an extremely simple process.

Posting Photos from Facebook (reply)

Helene — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:58:18 +0000

I clicked on the image and it did not open up. I wish you would figure out an easier way to post pictures and music on your site. It's too complicated for us peons.

CHUY photo (reply)

Lee — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 03:33:04 +0000

Thanks for posting the photo, Rob.

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 23:25:34 +0000

This is what happens when I follow those instructions.

You need to click ON the photo to open it up. THEN right-click, etcetera. Like this. (I don't think you can do it on iPad)

Posting Photos from Facebook (reply)

Lee — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:26:21 +0000

This is what happens when I follow those instructions.

Posting Photos from Facebook (reply)

Lee — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:43:43 +0000

If the photo is in your Facebook images then it has a URL you can copy and paste here. Simply open the image in Facebook, right-click on it and select "Open in a new tab", then copy that URL from the address bar, paste it into your message, highlight it and click the icon to the right that says "image" and select "default".

Thanks, Rob,but I have tried this twice now, from an Ipad and a PC, and it is not working. When I put it on FB, do I need to make it a public share instead of just to me or friends?

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HansMpls — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:02:52 +0000

Posting Photos from Facebook (reply)

ZihuaRob — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:21:12 +0000

If the photo is in your Facebook images then it has a URL you can copy and paste here. Simply open the image in Facebook, right-click on it and select "Open in a new tab", then copy that URL from the address bar, paste it into your message, highlight it and click the icon to the right that says "image" and select "default".

Chewie passed away? (reply)

Lee — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:24:57 +0000

I have not succeeded in finding a way to post my photo of a smiling, waving Chuy. I have no url for it. I have sent it from my personal computer to Rob via Facebook Messenger in the hope he can paste it here.

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katherine — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:46:41 +0000

Chewie passed away? (reply)

Cold in Canada — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 07:17:30 +0000

RIP Chuy. Apologies for spelling your name wrong. We will miss your smiling face and welcoming wave as we walk down the beach. We will miss having " our" table set with our preferred beverage before we even get there. We will miss your Spanish lessons every day. Madera will not be the same without you. God bless.

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Leemr — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 05:20:58 +0000

Lee, please do post the picture or ask Rob for help. As usual, I'm too late.
I was planning to go down to visit him, have a beer, some totopos and guacamole. But now, it just doesn't feel worth the effort. A pit stop on La Madera doesn't have that same "draw" any longer...Rest Easy Chuy, my friend.

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SweetSusy — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 04:26:36 +0000

Chuy and the other waiters on Madera baked a cake for my birthday a few years ago. When my husband and I came to the beach that day they all stopped what they were doing and took the time to sing to me and have a piece of my cake. It was one of the sweetest gestures anyone has ever done for me. My husband and I were talking about him at dinner tonight and my husband spoke of the tapping on the shoulder too. Sweet man. We will miss him.

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:45:27 +0000

Our beloved Chuy...Jesus Ramirez Gonzales...did pass away early Saturday morning. He had been with his soccer team he coached in Coyacoyul Saturday night, not at the beer fest. It's unfair to link his death to the beerfest unless you were there! The cause of death remains unclear to us, his family would have the full details. It's not for us to judge or speculate, simply to remember his beautiful smile , wonderful sense of humour, and great service. RIP Chuy

Apparently there's some misunderstanding. No one said or inferred that he went to the BeerFest. As to the cause of death, all the local newspapers that reported his death said the same thing.

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Decorah — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:34:49 +0000

may he rest in peace (reply)

Lee — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:24:39 +0000

Not to you, Katherine, but to all the others...His name is spelled CHUY. Please show respect by spelling his name correctly

Many of us did not know how to spell Chuy’s name, so anglicized it in our heads to Chewie or Chewey. If the original post had not used that misspelling, many readers might not have learned this sad news.

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zihuacat — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:17:58 +0000

Our beloved Chuy...Jesus Ramirez Gonzales...did pass away early Saturday morning. He had been with his soccer team he coached in Coyacoyul Saturday night, not at the beer fest. It's unfair to link his death to the beerfest unless you were there! The cause of death remains unclear to us, his family would have the full details. It's not for us to judge or speculate, simply to remember his beautiful smile , wonderful sense of humour, and great service. RIP Chuy

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Lee — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:05:45 +0000

I have been a reader of this message board on and off for years, but was never impelled to register and post until I learned here of Chuy’s death. Shock, sadness, disbelief were my first responses but I had to discard that third, disbelief, when his death was confirmed to me by another of Madera’s dear souls, Norma Ramirez. My disbelief is now reserved for the rumor his death was related to excessive alcohol consumption. Once taking a break at my table between spurts of running onto the beach to lure customers with offers of tequila, Chuy told me that he himself did not drink alcohol, was a vegetarian and very careful about his health. Over the years of my knowing him, he gave me no reason to doubt the truth of that. He was a dear, smart, playful, loving man who brought joy and friendship to so many on Playa Madera. I hate to hear his memory besmirched by rumors of drunken, irresponsible behavior. That is just not who I knew him to be. Reportedly his companeros are saying he died from a blow to his head, on a day he played soccer and his injury was “misinterpetada.” That’s vague, also just a rumor as far as I can say, but a rumor of his dying from soccer-related injuriy makes more sense to me than a rumor of his dying from alcohol.

I have a wonderful picture of him that I will post when I figure out how to do that.

may he rest in peace (reply)

HolyMole — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 23:23:01 +0000

Not to you, Katherine, but to all the others...His name is spelled CHUY. Please show respect by spelling his name correctly

Not me either? I'm chopped liver?

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Paxtonsmom — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:28:50 +0000

Hans I have very similar memories. I attended his football games last November and had a ball and I agree, the pride he showed for his team was palpable.
He was one of my favourite pieces of Zihua and it was lovely to see him year after year. I will miss him.
May he rest in peace.

Chewie passed away? (reply)

HansMpls — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:58:15 +0000

My heart is broken, what a tragedy. Please post a photo of him if you can. A few years ago, at his invitation, we attended a soccer game for a men's team that he coached at the track and field stadium. His appreciation for our presence and the pride in his team was unforgettable. When we traveled with our sons he made sure they had boogie boards to play with and ever flowing Jarritos. Chuy could spot us a mile away as we approached Valeria and call us by name - every year. His favorite joke, to tap a shoulder and walk in the opposite direction always got the best of us. We will greatly miss you mi amigo. See you on the other side.

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Doozer — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:29:15 +0000

I am so sorry to hear this. He was a bright and shining star on Playa Madera and will be greatly missed.