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Bo from Gardens Restaurant killed in motorcycle accident
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Author:  Irish Drifter [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:43 am ]
Post subject:  Bo from Gardens Restaurant killed in motorcycle accident
From AM Costa Rica this morning.

Harley Davidson fan Bo Hanson operated restaurant here
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Long time resident Fred “Bo” Hanson, known to the expat community in San José both for his love of Harley Davidsons and for frequenting the restaurant/bar in the Hotel Castillo, died last week in a motorcycle accident.
He was 56 and lived in San José with his wife, Alejandra Ximenez Pervas.

He is also survived by Ch*ldren from a previous marriage to Linda Hanson: his son Fred, 28, and daughters, Genesis, 32, Tiffany, 24, and Courtney and Abigail, both 8.

According to family members, Hanson was driving his motorcycle at 1:30 p.m. in front of the Mall San Pedro when a car stopped abruptly in front of him, in response to a traffic light. Hanson's vehicle struck the back of the car and he was thrown into the next lane, breaking his arm and a leg. He was killed when another car ran over him.

Hanson was born on Nov. 22, 1952, in Orlando, Florida, a state where he lived for most of his life. He worked in real estate, construction and sales, and was involved in building high-end condo residences such as the World Golf Village in St. Augustine.

He became a frequent visitor to Costa Rica in 2000, originally coming down on real estate-related business. While he never gained residency status, he settled in Costa Rica more or less permanently by 2005, traveling to San Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras by motorcycle when his three-month tourist visa expired. He married Ms. Pervas in 2007.

“He was just a happy guy who never had a bad attitude,” said his son, Fred Hanson. “If he was angry or upset, you'd never know. On Feb. 1 Hanson became a partner at a The Garden, a restaurant-bar located in the Hotel Castillo on Avenida 9 between calles 9 and 11 and owned by his mother-in-law's husband, Tom Burnam. He struggled trying to turn the restaurant into a success.

“He was working real hard to get the bar going,” said Bob Steinhardt, a retiree who also knew Hanson from the bar scene. “He tried to create a membership program that customers could buy into. He was trying to get slot machines and gambling in here too, but that never worked out.”

Even after the restaurant closed in August, due to what Burnam described as financial problems caused by a weakened U.S. economy, Hanson remained a familiar face at the bar.

“He was a big talker,” said Charlie Johnson, a frequent patron at the bar, called Las Palmas.

Burnam said that Hanson would frequently give away free meals from the restaurant's buffet table. For months, he fed a Colombian whose son had broken a leg in a car accident, and would sometimes invite prostitutes and down-and-out characters that he'd meet on the streets.

“Right before he died, a beggar on the street asked him for money to buy glasses, and, of course, he gave it to him,” said Hanson's wife. “Every time he saw that beggar again he kept asking him where the glasses were.”

A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Hanson's family home in Tibás, which is located 100 meters north and 100 meters east from the ice cream store Pops.

A service will then be held at the Iglesia Don Bosco.
Author:  Zebra [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:01 am ]
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Yeah.....I had heard about this several days ago.
Author:  Orange [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:27 pm ]
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Why would anybody in their right mind ride a motorcycle in San Jose? :? :? :?
Author:  Pacifica55 [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:47 pm ]
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Bo was a biker. He lived for his DynaGlide and rode it all over Latin America for many years.

Which is better: Living a long boring life avoiding the things you would love to do out of fear of dying or living life to its fullest, facing the end doing what you love to do?

Rest in peace, Bo, you will be missed.
Author:  Puro Party [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:46 pm ]
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I seen a pretty large Harley bike group one time at the airport casino getting ready for a Sunday ride.

RIP brother. :cry: :cry:
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:26 pm ]
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Orange wrote:
Why would anybody in their right mind ride a motorcycle in San Jose? :? :? :?


You have got to be kidding :shock: There are literally hundreds of motorcycles on the streets of San Jose everyday.
Author:  El Silencioso [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:36 pm ]
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Irish Drifter wrote:

You have got to be kidding :shock: There are literally hundreds of motorcycles on the streets of San Jose everyday.



Yes ID the above is completely true, but taking Orange's post into consideration, most motorcyclists in SJ are absolute MANIACS !!! Driving those dirt bkes down these busy streets, dodging pedestrians and taxis, I do not know how these guys do not get maimed/killed on a daily basis...

I do not count Bo among these young daredevils, sounds like the person in front of him in this story is a typical moronic driver and the guy behind who hit him was probably right on his tail, per the norm in CR.....

This being said, there is NO WAY you will ever find me on a motorcycle in and around the streets of SJ. This from a person who has driver A CAR numerous times in and around downtown...

My sincererest condolences to Bo's family...
Author:  Mucho Gusto [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:41 pm ]
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El Silencioso wrote:
This being said, there is NO WAY you will ever find me on a motorcycle in and around the streets of SJ. This from a person who has driver A CAR numerous times in and around downtown...

Yeah, but you're a bad driver anyways, so that's a moot point!! :P

R. I. P. Bo.... :(
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:53 pm ]
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El Silencioso wrote:
most motorcyclists in SJ are absolute MANIACS !!!


and you think the average automobile driver in San Jose is sane :shock: :roll: :lol:
Author:  El Silencioso [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:16 pm ]
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Irish Drifter wrote:
El Silencioso wrote:
most motorcyclists in SJ are absolute MANIACS !!!


and you think the average automobile driver in San Jose is sane :shock: :roll: :lol:



Well............... you got me there.... :lol: :oops:
Author:  BlueDevil [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:36 pm ]
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RIP. Bo...
Author:  Orange [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:44 pm ]
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Irish Drifter wrote:
There are literally hundreds of motorcycles on the streets of San Jose everyday.

I hadn't noticed. :roll:

And would that take away from my point?
Author:  IceColdOne [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:14 pm ]
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Early July I was staying at the Castillo. One night I was out front waiting for what seemed like forever for a taxi. Bo and Alexandra came driving
up the sidewalk on the Harley. As they passed, I jokingly asked, "Taxi, Taxi". They smiled and passed by, and as they did I thought to myself one day that man is going to crash on that bike in the crazy San Jose traffic and be roadkill. Creepy how some things we make quiet predictions about to ourselves later come true. I guess the only good thing is that it occurred during a time when Alexandra would have been working. Any other time and she might have been on the bike as well and suffered the same fate.
Condolences to her and all the family members.

ICE
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:28 pm ]
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Orange wrote:
And would that take away from my point?


Sorry, did not realize you were making a point. When I read..

Quote:
Why would anybody in their right mind ride a motorcycle in San Jose? :? :? :?


...I thought you were asking a question. Guess that? at the end of the sentence threw me off. :roll: :lol:
Author:  Hank [ Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:45 pm ]
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Pacifica55 wrote:


Which is better: Living a long boring life avoiding the things you would love to do out of fear of dying or living life to its fullest, facing the end doing what you love to do?



Food for thought :idea:
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