General News

Mario Mendoza

Well known psychiatrist Dr. Mario Mendoza de Hoyos died peacefully in his Guadalajara home September 4 after a hearty breakfast on a beautiful morning. He was 93 years old, alert and in good health.

Leslie Dale Strong

Ajijic resident Leslie Dale Strong, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 26, with his family by his side.  

Jorge Agnesi Daesslé

Jorge Agnesi Daesslé, a prominent Guadalajara businessman and steadfast supporter of Cruz Roja Chapala, died Wednesday, August 19 at age 95.

Mary George Gibbons

Ten-year lakeside resident Mary George Gibbons, 85, died in a Lake Chapala nursing home on July 12 after suffering two strokes. 

Pia Kraus Aitken

Pia Kraus Aitken, also long known by her professional and pen name Barbara Harwood, died at San Javier Hospital in Guadalajara on August 14.

Concluding far too soon a life of intellectual curiosity, extensive travel and abundant love, Jim Stork, 68, died of the effects of brain cancer on June 28 at his home for the past decade in Ajijic. 

James Edward Way

James (Jim) Edward Way died at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas on July 26. 

Peter McCleod Braswell, 70, died June 1 in Ajijic, his home since his retirement in 2005.