17 Jan 5th–Jan 11th, 2023 phoenixnewtimes.com phoenix new Times | cONTeNTs | feeDBacK | OPiNiON | NeWs | feaTuRe | NighT+Day | culTuRe | film | cafe | music | Jose Jimenez November 6, 2022 Jose Mackario Jimenez was a staple of the Phoenix food scene, the type of guy you’d laugh with while he whipped up your Peanut Butter Burger at Welcome Diner or fried some fresh tortilla chips at Gallo Blanco in Garfield Historic District. Though he was only 47 when he died, he asked that some of his younger colleagues refer to him as “grandpa” and gifted them Batman comics. Jimenez died after a shift with Cloth & Flame, an event company that creates pop-up dinners throughout the Valley. He hopped on his bike and texted his family that he was on his way home. The next morning, Phoenix police found Jimenez’s body in the canal near Seventh and Dunlap avenues. His family and friends are still investigating his mysterious passing, which police described as an accidental death. He leaves behind his wife, Amanda Nash-Jimenez, their two children, a granddaughter, and his mother. And while his legacy is unequivocally tied to the culi- nary industry, it also lives on through Jimenez’s charitable work. Earlier in 2022, AmeriCorps awarded the Jimenez family with The President’s Volunteer Service Award in recognition of 2,000 hours of service for hosting foreign exchange students from around the world. He also rode his bike 238 miles in the Great Cycle Challenge USA to raise $793 to fight pediatric cancer. Multiple memorials were held for Jimenez, including a December 4 one hosted by Cloth & Flame at The Icehouse in downtown Phoenix. North Mountain Brewing Co. created a beer in his honor, which can be found at North Mountain, Welcome Diner, Sin Muerte, Belly in both the Melrose District and Gilbert, and Little Miss BBQ, a Sunnyslope restaurant where Jimenez worked most recently. “I hope that everyone can drink the beer with love and light in their hearts, looking up at the moon, like Jose would want. He was one of the most loving men,” Nash- Jimenez said. “And he’s loved not just in Arizona but across the states and globally. My goal as his life partner is to continue to honor him.” — NATASHA YEE Winifred Green November 29, 2022 In 2007, Phoenix named a park after Winifred Green to commemorate her commitment to the betterment of the north Valley’s Sunnyslope neighborhood. It was a crowning moment of her long career of service. Green died on November 29. She was 93. Green was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Phoenix in 1960. In 1967, Green and her husband, Frank, opened the Antique Outpost, a store on Cave Creek Road that the couple ran together for 52 years. Frank passed away in 2017, but Green continued to run the store for two more years. Along with managing the business and raising her children, Floyd and Stella, Green spent her time advocating for her community. She was a founding member of the Sunnyslope Village Alliance and served two terms as president. When a group of young mothers voiced concerns about a lack of safe spaces for children to play, Green worked to establish a youth center that was later expanded to include a park and playground. It’s now known as Winifred Green Park. Green also spent her time volunteering with her local church, family services organizations, and citizens committees. Green’s legacy lives on through her children, her commitment to the community, and her park. — TIRION MORRIS Departed from p 14
