Raised on the city’s Westside, Mathis and his twin brother turned heads everywhere they went, but “Pointy Boots” made a name all his own. Now, the community is coming together to honor his life and legacy.
“It ain’t stop nothing. I’m gonna show people how to leave this place,” Mathis said.
Corpus Christi remembers local legend ‘Pointy Boots’
Just two months ago, I told the story of how Judge Joe Benavides stepped in to help marry Mathis to the love of his life. Benavides said it was an honor to stand beside a man whose presence was bigger than life.
“He looks at me and goes, oh, that’s the famous justice of the peace, the people’s judge, and I said, no, you’re the famous one. You’re the icon of Corpus Christi,” Benavides said…