‘The light that will never be dimmed’: Family remembers Fiesta icon ‘Mr. Chicken,’ who died from cancer

SAN ANTONIO – When it came to San Antonio’s annual Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, many Fiesta-goers knew J.J. Gonzales simply as “Mr. Chicken.”

For 30 years, he served up chicken on a stick at Froggy Bottoms in La Villita.

It was hardly a surprise not to see him there, as he loved spreading joy to crowds or sharing his thoughts with local news stations…

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