Very Sad News, Fernando BetPhoenix has passed away....

[flyingillini]

Hell of a lines man and a better person. I had the pleasure meeting him 7 years ago. He will be missed! This is sad news. I heard he passed during a Poker Tournament, Heart Attack.

[SlickFazzer]

RIP Fernando. Heard he was a good guy.

[flyingillini]

He will truly be missed. I am very surprised not many posters responded to this. It's sad because I know at least three posters that Fernando helped out with a problem before. He will be missed and my condolences go out to his family and loved ones.

[KingRevolver]

Yeah, sorry to hear that.

[jjgold]

I never heard of him but that is real sad news. How old was he?

[flyingillini]

Hold on a second Goldblum? What do you mean you never heard of him? I want you to think real hard right now, think MW, think MW, think the man that fixed a big scandal.. He was a real Mensch.

[RogueJuror]

RIP

[flyingillini]

God Bless you Fernando, you are in a better place right now. Thank you for all that you did for me.

[Bill Dozer]

Fernando was the first person I interviewed with SBR. Too bad everyone wasn't as nice and generous with their time. He will be missed. Our prayers are with his family and friends.

[flyingillini]

Bill, I am shocked at the thread to be honest. I guess there are many new people on SBR that have no clue about him and what he meant to the gambling industry. Anyways, he was a true Mensch.

[Ganchrow]

I (along with a few other guys from BP and SBR) had had dinner with Fernando a few weeks back at The Olive across the park from the CRIS building. I had met him on a couple of occasions in the past but this was the first time we had ever exchanged more than a few words.

He and I were sitting next to one another and I learned that we both grew up in the same neighborhood of Queens (Forest Hills) and that he too was a fan of our fellow Forest Hillians The Ramones.

We had a few interesting if brief conversation that night, both ate the lamb, and shared quite a few glasses of Pinot.

I spent roughly 90 minutes with him that evening and he seemed like quite a stand-up guy. At the end of our dinner we got from the table, shook hands, said our good-byes, and that was the last I saw of him.

RIP Fernando.

[pattie2]

sorry to hear about the passing of FERNANDO

heard he was a really nice guy

[PuckOff]

I never heard of him but that is real sad news. How old was he?

51

[Deuce]

Never knew or heard of the guy but may he rest in peace.

[TheIntegrityKid]

Sad news.... I did not know of him until this thread. Thoughts and prayers are with his family. May he rest in peace

[Slim]

Thats weird. JJ was looking for a lines man job.