Fuente GM Sam Méndez Found Dead

AdamJoshua · 04-22-2016, 02:04 PM

Longtime general manager for Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., Samuel Carrasco Arturo Méndez, 44, was found dead yesterday. Reports say that he committed suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

"He was my right hand," said Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. to Cigar Aficionado. "He was my assistant, he was my shadow."

According to official accounts by Dominican news sources Listin Diario and Diario Libre, Méndez's body was discovered in Santiago in a parked Ford Explorer SUV yesterday afternoon. Inside the car, local authorities also found a letter addressed to his family.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfe...republic-18747

Remo · 04-22-2016, 02:16 PM

That's too bad, RIP

Dave128 · 04-22-2016, 07:57 PM

May he rest in peace.

CigarNut · 04-23-2016, 02:21 PM

May He Rest In Peace.

04-22-2016, 02:04 PM	#1
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,787 Trading: (40)	Fuente GM Sam Méndez Found Dead Longtime general manager for Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., Samuel Carrasco Arturo Méndez, 44, was found dead yesterday. Reports say that he committed suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. "He was my right hand," said Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. to Cigar Aficionado. "He was my assistant, he was my shadow." According to official accounts by Dominican news sources Listin Diario and Diario Libre, Méndez's body was discovered in Santiago in a parked Ford Explorer SUV yesterday afternoon. Inside the car, local authorities also found a letter addressed to his family. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfe...republic-18747

04-22-2016, 02:16 PM	#2
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