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Chico Garcia - guy who paralyzed him dead?
Posted on 6/7/15 at 1:38 am
Posted on 6/7/15 at 1:38 am
Does anyone know the story on this? I saw a weird post on Facebook saying a guy (Jack Warner Riffle) was missing the other day. Said his vehicle was found under the Interstate 10 at Henderson. I Google'd the name and it appears that he actually passed away. More Googling has led to the fact that it was the guy who wrecked the boat that paralyzed Chico Garcia. LINK
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Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:21 am to Slinky
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:24 am to Nativebullet
Suicide.....marital problems on top of everything else. Very sad. Leaves two kids....
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:39 am to im4tigers
Hung himself in a deer stand
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:47 am to djangochained
Damn. Very sad.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:53 am to im4tigers
That's a sad story.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:55 am to Barrister
Dang what a sad end. The other three people injured in the crash were his own wife and two kids.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 9:28 am to Barrister
Sadly, that is what I suspected.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 9:53 am to im4tigers
Sad deal. I had just spoken with jack a few weeks ago on a case.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:17 am to Motorboat
The obit says he was preceded in death by his brother, David Riffle. I wonder if that is the same David Riffle that lived in Shenandoah subdivision ..
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:19 am to im4tigers
Conspiracy!
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:22 am to im4tigers
Was Chico in the boat with jack, or did jack's boat collide with chico's?
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:22 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Chico was on the pier that Riffle rammed his boat under ..
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:40 am to TigahRag
Chico is good folk. Haven't heard an update on him in a while
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:42 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Was Chico in the boat with jack, or did jack's boat collide with chico's?
I think he was on the boat with Jack. From an old article:
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On the afternoon of Aug. 27, Garcia was with friends. The day consisted of food and drinks, wakeboarding, tubing and other water activities. On the ride home, he was facing the stern of the boat, talking to a friend. Garcia noticed the boat getting close to the shoreline near the docks.
"Before I could say, ‘Hey, Jack!' to warn the driver we were getting to close, there was a loud bang and I blacked out."
When he came to, he was near the bow of the boat, which had lodged under a pier. Above him was a child hanging from the pier by her clothes.
It sounds like Jack & Chico were friends...that's got to be rough living with the fact that you paralyzed your friend.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:47 am to TigahRag
That's awful.
quote:i'm pretty sure he was forced to resign or was fired from his assistant cheerleading job.
Chico is good folk. Haven't heard an update on him in a while
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:50 am to TigahRag
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same David Riffle that lived in Shenandoah subdivision ..
It is not the same one
This post was edited on 6/7/15 at 10:53 am
Posted on 6/7/15 at 10:54 am to Motorboat
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Sad deal. I had just spoken with jack a few weeks ago on a case.
Why the hell does this comment have Downvotes? Jack was a lawyer... It's only natural that he would've been handling his caseload and talking to lawyers.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 11:14 am to ALT F4
They became friends with Chico through the gym where he coached their daughter. I have often wondered how you live with yourself being responsible for leaving someone paralyzed from the neck down. Someone who was so full of life and so active.
Feel horrible for their children.The Riffle's adopted both of their children from orphanages in Russia (I think). Both children were in pretty horrible conditions and made unbelievable recoveries because of their parents.
Feel horrible for their children.The Riffle's adopted both of their children from orphanages in Russia (I think). Both children were in pretty horrible conditions and made unbelievable recoveries because of their parents.
This post was edited on 6/7/15 at 11:39 am
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