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Don Pisto
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Coco
looks like Coco was found dead today..
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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BornFisher
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Sad news. Rest in peace Coco.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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AKgringo
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Sorry to hear that! He was an interesting character, I usually stopped by his place, and sometimes spent the night there. He had quite a run for
someone with his medical issues.
I suppose there will be more details coming, where did this information come from?
[Edited on 8-30-2022 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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advrider
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Very sad, always one of our stops headed South. He was a character for sure..
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JZ
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Ughhhh
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David K
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Vaya Con Dios, Coco!
(Photo from 5 months ago, March 30, 2022)
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vacaenbaja
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https://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/coco-from-cocos-co...
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thebajarunner
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Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
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Always a smile
and a big greeting
Great sense of humor
One of our traveling gang was a California Superior Ct Judge
Somehow Coco found that out
So when our guy signed the book, a bit later as we were set to motor on Coco showed him the addition he made under the entry
It was the drawing of a gallows, hangman/s noose, the whole picture.
Great memories
And even if your cooler was jammed full of brewskies you always paid a buck and bought another one from Coco.
It just seemed like the right thing to do.
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StuckSucks
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willardguy
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we stopped visiting Coco probably 30 years ago....but still have the hat.
DEP Coco
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advrider
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I hope someone will preserve his books, the ones that weren't stolen! I would pay good money and donate them to the museum in SF!
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freediverbrian
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REP Coco. A legend of the old baja is gone.
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Bajazly
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Seems like he is the last...
DEP Coco my friend.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Bajazly, August 2019
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honda tom
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RIP.... True nomad
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RFClark
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En tus manos, oh Señor,
Confiamos humildemente a nuestros hermanos y hermanas.
En esta vida los abrazaste con tu tierno amor;
Líbralos ahora de todo mal
Y les ofrezco un descanso eterno.
La antigua orden ha fallecido:
Darles la bienvenida al paraíso,
Donde no habrá dolor, ni llanto ni dolor,
Pero plenitud de paz y alegría
Con tu Hijo y el Espíritu Santo
Por siempre y para siempre.
R/. Amén
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baja Steve
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I have loved that guy for over 20 years. Many Many great memories.
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David K
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One special visit was following the 2006 Baja 1000, we stopped to visit Coco.
Roy 'The Squarecircle' traveled with us (Son Josh, Elizabeth 'Baja Angel', and David K) to help Baja Pits communications at El Crucero. These photos
and captions from my web page for that trip:
It was good to see that Coco was doing well.
Coco shows my entry from January 2005 and the one from this day… ‘got baja?’
Josh, Coco, Elizabeth
Roy and David get into the photo thanks to some bikers at Coco’s Corner
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pjpvi
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RIP Coco. Always a pleasure to stop by and chat with him.
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David K
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Jorge Enrique Corral Sandez “Coco” 2-25-1937 to 08-30-2022
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John M
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We are saddened
Barbara and I are truly saddened to hear this. We've known Coco since 1975 or '76 when he was at the little campground on the south part of downtown
Ensenada. He was kind and generous to us then and remained so over the many years. He bailed us out of a jam one time when we came upon him at The Old
Mill at San Quintin. We recall Coco and "Tall" Charlie [anyone remember Charley & Roberta Lavelle?]working the parking lot gate at the Bahia Hotel
when that was SCORE race headquarters in Ensenada.
He was always so grateful and cheerful in spite of his daily challenges living in such a remote place. As Bajarunner mentioned, you always bought a
beverage from him whether you needed it or not. Bringing him raw tomatoes was pure joy - he'd immediately scarf down one or two just like he was
eating an apple. What good memories we have to have known him.
Legendary Coco - RIP
John & Barbara M
[Edited on 8-31-2022 by John M]
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