When word spread that Ronnie “Pointy Boots” Mathis was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, the outpouring of love from the community was immediate. Now, another neighborhood hero is stepping in to keep that momentum going.
Pete Trevino, a well-known pitmaster and community advocate, is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday at the Hi-Ho Drive Inn on Baldwin Boulevard. The goal is to raise funds to help Mathis through his ongoing health battle and support a man who has brought smiles to Corpus Christi with his colorful suits, larger than life cowboy hats, and signature pointy boots.
“As someone who just lost my brother to cancer in April, it really hit home,” Trevino said. “I was like, ‘man, not Mr. Ronnie, that’s when I knew that I needed to help.”…