The Dear Departed - Sr Colon

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william webster

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Our old pal... deceased Criss Colon still sits atop many records here on the DR1

no lower than 5th in any category,,,
Likes - Dislikes - Given - Rec'd....

still way up there ....

a living legend.... wait - not quite
But a LEGEND nonetheless

He didn't make it to the DOP hit 50:1....he'd have loved it
 
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jstarebel

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I liked his unique way of responding to posts, and his unique outlook on life in the DR. I grew to respect him.
 
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AlterEgo

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When the peso hit 50, Tom was the first person I thought of.

He was a unique guy, one of a kind, and I miss his unvarnished opinions.
 
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AnnaC

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I miss him so much, he didn't have a mean or malicious bone in his body.
 
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dv8

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he was always the favourite poster of miesposo. we called him ero gigi (old pervert in japanese). great man. i miss him a lot.
 
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mobrouser

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I was going to resurrect one of his "April Fool's Day I'm leaving" threads last week but wasn't sure if it would be appreciated.....I should have.
 
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When I was very new and first saw his replies, I will admit I was sometimes taken aback. But he called a spade a spade and knew his stuff. Now when I see an old post with all the C's, I wish he was still around to tell it like it is. And I didn't even know him compared to most on here.
 
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SKY

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About 15 years ago I was with CC at a DR1 gathering at Eddy's Sports Bar in Sosua. A lady walked up to him and thanked him for his insightful posts. She though he was Hillbilly. When it was mentioned that he was in fact CC she literally ran away from us.

Tom's 35 or 40 year stay in the DR was certainly a record for living here on a Tourist Visa. And they never did get that last Overstay fee from him. RIP friend................
 
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william webster

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He went back/forth as I remember.... but had disdain for ever registering - certainly!

and yes.. he ducked out of the last payment..... haha

Come on 50 !!!!
 
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Ricardo900

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Wow! I am just learning of his passing. I learned alot from his posting and he didn't pull any punches. He will be missed, especially his sign off "CCCCCCCCCCCCCC"
 
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Derfish

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I was at the US Embassy in SD one time and saw a big guy walking around not sitting. A security guard told him to sit in Spanish. They guy informed the guard that the Embassy was US territory and as such the guard should speak English. When he was told in English to sit down he refused to do so, saying he preferred to pace. No law said he had to sit. The guard said something to the effect of what if everyone paced instead of siting?A Dominican I had met there informed me that that guy was known as Chris Colon on dr1. I don't know if it was or not.
Derfish
 
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