10:07 P.M. UPDATE:

The community came together to celebrate the life of Jesus "Chuy" Gutierrez on Monday.

One family member told us they weren't expecting so many people to come out to remember the owner of Mari Chuy's Restaurant in Midtown, but they were grateful for the support.

"So far I've seen so many people that I've never even met in my life talking so many stories about my dad, things that I don't think he'd ever mentioned to me unless I brought it up to him and it's just, it's so heartwarming to hear everyone talk about my dad in such beautiful lighting," said Chuy's daughter Keila Gutierrez Trujillo.

Chuy was born in Mexico and raised in northern Nevada.

He was 57 years old.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

A public celebration of life will be held on Monday for Jesus ‘Chuy’ Gutierrez – who owned Mari Chuy’s Mexican restaurant in Midtown Reno.

Family and friends are inviting the community to celebrate Gutierrez's life at the Silver Legacy Hotel Casino, in the Silver Baron A&B room from 2-5 p.m.

Celebration of Life

Attendees are encouraged to share their favorite memories and photographs, which will be featured during the event to honor Gutierrez.

Memories and photos can be submitted ahead of the event.

MARCH 18, 2025: 

Mari Chuy's restaurant in Midtown is mourning the death of its owner, Jesus "Chuy" Gutierrez. 

On Facebook, the restaurant posted: 

The restaurant says Gutierrez was born in Michoacán, Mexico and grew up in Northern Nevada, later marrying his wife Maria, 'Mari' of Mari Chuy’s. 

The couple opened their first restaurant, Fresh Mex in 2001, later renaming it  Mari Chuy’s Mexican Kitchen and moving to Midtown Reno in 2011.

They opened a second location in Victorian Square in Sparks and a third location inside The Village at Rancharrah.