Buckwheat Has Passed Away

[george]

Buckwheat Has Passed Away

Thaivisa admin Martin Schulte, aka Buckwheat has passed away after a long fight with cancer.

He passed away on 4.45pm on April 4 in his home town in the United States.

Martin was an active member of the admin and marketing team at Thaivisa, and was our own Party General, organizing and cooking dozens of Thaivisa Member BBQ's around Thailand for many years.

Buckwheat flew back to United States on New Year's Eve for cancer treatment, and we had all expected him to come back to Thailand soon. Unfortunately he didn't make it.

Buckwheat old friend, Rest In Peace! You will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts are with his family.

/George and the entire Thaivisa Team

[ThaiPauly]

I was fortunate to meet Marty a few times.

Lovely guy and a whizz with smoked ribs.

He will be sorely missed on Thai Visa

RIP Marty

[Wolfie]

OMG!!!

Such a nice guy, he will be missed

RIP Buckwheat - My thoughts are with his family

[PhilHarries]

I only met Buckwheat once and that was over some of his legendary barbequed ribs at a ThaiVisa party in Tropical Bert's. A truly nice guy and will be a sad loss to his family and all here at TV.

RIP

[donna]

sweet (and sometimes grumpy) Marty. a dear friend who will remain in my heart forever. i was only just skyping him last week or so, and he was so optimistic about his future. maybe he was lying to protect me from the harsh reality of his fate.

i shall have a Heineken in his honour this evening and remember the fun times.

i love you Mr Wheat

The clock of life is wound but once And no man has the power,

To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour.

Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will.

Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still.

[george]

Marty cooking his famous ribs at a Thaivisa BBQ party at Farang Connection in Surin.

Photo: Geoff Pullan

[Crossy]

RIP Martin, you will be sadly missed

[PeaceBlondie]

Great guy. Sure will miss him.

[Dave the Dude]

I was at the Ferang Connection meeting as mentioned above and he seemed like a great guy (and a great cook )

A very sad loss to his friends and family

Respect

Dave

[george]

Here is an interview with "Buckwheat" for TV Channel 11 (NBT):

[LeungKen]

I met the lovely Buckwheat at the Phuket "shindig" last year - a gentleman.

I'm sure he will be truly missed and may he Rest in Peace

Condolences to all his family & friends.

Ken

[sbk]

I never had the chance to sample his famous ribs, wish I'd made a better effort now.

Condolences and my deepest sympathies to his family. He will be missed.

[Scott]

My condolences to his many friends and family.

[Maejo Man]

One of life's gentleman. You'll be sadly missed Marty

[Blinky Bill]

Miss you already mate. I owe you a lot.

That Tequila will be on the shelf in Tuskers as soon as I get back.

Edited April 6, 2009 by Blinky Bill

[sabaijai]

He was larger than life. Farewell Marty, see you on the other side!

[eek]

I only knew him through Thaivisa. Thank you to those who posted the photo and the video.

Sad news.

Condolences to friends and family.

[Boater]

just got a skype from george with the news !!! ........

marty was a great guy!

RIP mate

[huggybear]

Sad to hear this.

I met Marty at the Phuket ThaiVisa party last year, he mentioned how he'd been "eyeing" a number of my posts. A genuine bloke for sure.

The ribs he cooked were definitely delicious.

RIP Marty

[Thaddeus]

I was fortunate enough to meet Unky Buck more than a couple of times..... sure will miss him.

RIP mate.

[theoldgit]

I was only privileged enough to have met Buckwheat once, I am very saddened to hear about his untimely passing.

My sincere condolences to his family, my thought and prayers are with you.

[bluejays]

RIP Buckwheat -Condolence to friends & family.

[Boater]

i was only just skyping him last week or so

same here .... i never knew nothing !

i am just so sad i never had a chance to say good bye or thank him for his friendship and work over the past couple of years !

RIP

[Insight]

RIP Buckwheat. Unfortunately never had the pleasure of meeting him.

Condolences to the friends & family.

[davethailand]

Met Marty a few times and he was a nice guy, RIP and condolences to his family.

[animatic]

Very sorry to hear this.

I encounter Buckwheat a few times on lthe forum.

Always positive.

I love ribs and wish I could have gotten to the source.

Alas.

RIP Martin.

[Nienke]

Shocking! I'm one of the lucky ones who had the pleasure to meet him a couple of times. A very gentle and great guy.

Rest in Peace, Martin/Buckwheat. And my deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

Nienke

[Lite Beer]

I wasn't lucky enough to have met him, but he sounds like a great bloke. He gave me a lot of help on the forum.

Sleep well Marty.

[MonsieurHulot]

I met him last year in Chiang Mai at the TV party.

Condolences to his family.

[Guest Reimar]

He was not only an great cook, he was a great and straight forward guy which was standing to his words.

But beside of that: He was a great Friend, one many never had meet in the whole live.

Marty, have a good one on the other site and RIP from the last hard time on this site.

Farewell and see you sometime soon on the other side.

Cheers