The day was cold and rainy but this did not stop people from coming to pay their respects. We, his parents, and our family is very appreciative and hold Jay and all his co-workers in very high esteem.

Thank you all!!! from our hearts( de nuestro corazón) Jay we love you!

Robert and Susana Puig and Familia.

What a wonderful pleasure it was to meet Mario’s family and friends on Saturday night. We all enjoyed sharing stories and celebrating Mario.

And you know he is. My name is Ernie Wyles. I knew Mario for over 20 years. We met in junior high and had a friendship that never faltered or swayed. I can confidently say I was his best friend. I mean the guy was my best man at my wedding. I’m still Uncle Ernie to his kids and he was an uncle to mine.

And yet, to read these things about him is amazing. Believe it or not, he was so humble, that as a friend of 20+ years, he didn’t talk to me hardly ever about his work and his creativity. We connected on different planes, talking more about old Warner Bros. cartoons (“I wanna sing-a, about the moon-a, and the June-a, and the spring-a, I wanna sing-a”). OH, and for those who recognize that quote, cudos to you for recognizing Owl Jolsen!!!

But yeah, we would hang out on rooftops late in the wee hours talking about cartoons, Star Wars, passing the 8th grade and beginning high school. Year later, we’d still go to a rooftop and this time discuss kids, and finding that perfect “one”.

It’s just so eye opening to have come to realize just how expansive my boy’s work was. Jesus, the guy had talent. I mean, just the other day I was talking to his mom and dad (who are very much like surrogate parents to me) and telling them this odd story, and I’ll end this post with that.

Omar, you might get a kick out of this one as well….

Mario was a felon. I know this to be a fact, I saw it firsthand. Working in law enforcement, I think I can recognize a felony when I see it and Mario was indeed a felon. I didn’t believe it at first, but I saw it firsthand.
We were probably 13 or 14 years old, and we would frequent a local Pizza Hut just to play video games (Bubble Bobble was our favorite). They had a change machine there and one day Mario told me about a time that he drew a dollar bill by hand, put it into a change machine and had it be accepted. Now I found this hard to believe so I called him on his obvious tall tale and we played our quarters. He always played his a little quicker than mine. I was better at Bubble Bobble than him, one of few things I think as well. Little did I know that the gauntlet had been thrown.
A week later, we went to play some more Bubble Bobble. This time, our boy was armed with my humility. “Check this out, dude”, is what he told me and he pulled out a perfectly drawn (on both sides, mind you) dollar bill on a piece of paper. “Where’d you get that?” was the best I could muster. He grinned. His dimples said it all, man.
Now, I’m an amateur magician myself, and amazement is my game, along with astonishment. Even thinking back, I must admit, that was one hell of a magic trick, except this magic was real!
In went the mocked up bill to the change machine, and out came four quarters. Take that, counterfeiters!
So yes, our boy was a felon as he reproduced money and passed it off as legit. But it was so cool to see, and let’s face it, there are times when cool overrules illegal.
We played four games that day. Mario played three quarters, I played one. We felt it was a fair distribution. He earned it.

Jim

My condoloences for your loss and particularly for the Puig family. I log onto the Doma property site often and will send a good karmic vibe his way henceforth.

Kapadia

The world is less bright without him.

We miss you,
Greg

Your eloquent and kind words about our son, Mario, brought tears of joy to my wife Susana and I. We are amazed at the tremendous out pouring of love and concern for Mario and his family from his peers, friends, relatives and professional colleagues.

We always knew Mario would some day become an artist. As a child, he would draw pictures of things with mere tiny dots.Sometimes this process took hours.

I was also amazed and pleased that Mario chose to place a mountain in the Earthfolio site. Our last name, ” Puig”, means mountain in the Spanish- Catalan dialect. This is both a personal statement by Mario and a significant design element in the Earthfolio site. The mountain worked well for both parties.

Our love and our memory of Mario will endure the passage of time just like that mountain of store.

Thank you Jay

Robert and Susana Puig