Longview Restaurateur Dead at 54
Posted/updated on: May 17, 2017 at 10:21 am
LONGVIEW — Longtime Longview restaurateur Gerald Rodriguez died Monday night, hours after being removed from life support after a May 7 heart attack, his brother confirmed. He was 54. According to KETK and the Longview News-Journal, Gerald Rodriguez, owner of Tyler Street Bistro and Gerald’s Social Club, adjacent and well-frequented downtown destinations, had been listed in critical condition at Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center since the heart attack, which was blamed on complications from a blood clot.
The Rodriguez family has deep roots in the Longview restaurant business. In the 1980s, the family owned Monaco’s, a hot spot in downtown Longview. Gerald Rodriguez worked with his brother Carlos at Carlito’s when it was located in the former Johnny Cace’s building downtown. Carlito’s now does business on Judson Road.
The club and restaurant, which closed last week and remained so as of Monday, are easily downtown’s longest continuously serving establishments.
