AUSTIN, Texas — Workers at Green Mesquite BBQ in South Austin are mourning the loss of a longtime customer and well-known member of the Barton Springs community after a nearby tree fell onto the restaurant’s patio last week.
According to the Austin Fire Department, crews responded on May 19 to the 1400 block of Barton Springs Road near Green Mesquite BBQ after reports that a man was trapped under a fallen tree. Medics transported the man to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Green Mesquite co-owner Rick Garcia identified the man as Kirk Foyle, a beloved member of the Zilker neighborhood who Garcia said had become like family to many in the area…