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I agree and thank you spl for being the one to point this out.

my grandfather meet paisano many years ago, he said he was rich, and had everything he ever wanted, he had a family, beautiful wife. (my grandfather took pictures of him and his family). my grandfather said that he had everything, and then lost it all. he got involved into the "badder" things in life (drugs,alchol), it takes a true man to rise up and overcome with what he had went through many would have just given up on life at that point but he moved on, and became a friend to many on the island. We never understand how fast we can lose everything in one second, and how the world can change to be such a different place! he will be missed!

Yes. If you do a search on this site, lots of history on him can be found.

I feel so fortunate that I was able to meet Piasano earlier in December. The first night we arrived in SP we found ourselves at Fido's watching him play Air Guitar. The next day I met him on the beach and purchased a conch shell off him, and stole a quick photo with him, even though he bitched about it. haha.

I am happy to have known him, even if it was only for a few moments in time. Rest in peace dear Piasano..

This is terribly sad news.

Before my 1st San Pedro visit I'd read so much about him here (some of it not so good) that I was a little apprehensive to meet him.

Needless to say he was right there in the lobby of Holiday Hotel as we were first checking in. By the end of that night we were hanging out at Fido's together and we were all laughing and telling jokes, and he was explaining to my wife (in Arabic, no less) how he used to make various cheeses from scratch.

This is truly sad. May God bless you Paisano and bring you Peace.

In my many visits to Belize, I have always run into Paisano and given him a few bucks. The first time I did it, I told him I hoped he would get something good to eat. He came back an hour later and showed me the chicken and coca-cola he had bought for himself. Thought that was pretty cool.

Like just about everybody else, I bought a couple of conch shells from him and have them on my fireplace mantel. One shell, in particular, was not cleaned up enough. By the time I got it home, it smelled pretty bad and stunk up my carry on bag.

Another time, a friend and I painted his toe nails red while he was sleeping on the beach. He really liked that!

He will be missed. RIP lad.

may he rest in peace

I was so sad to read that Piasano had passed away. On our first trip to the Caye, before we knew who Piaasano was, he acosted us and demanded we take him somewhere in our golf cart. He tried out several languages on my husband and we followed his instructions and drove him wherever it was he was going and found him just delightful.
I took the picture below on our trip last September, in exchange for a couple of bucks and the cigarette he is holding. He was an essential part of the parade. I will miss seeing him on our future trips.

Thanks, Great picture of our Friend.