Last call for Speed’s Pub isn’t happening anytime soon.
That’s the message family members want the community to know after the sudden passing of the pub’s owner Speros “Speed” Falcos on Sept. 30 from heart failure at 83.
Rumours have been swirling on social media that the waterfront establishment is about close after 25 years.
Falcos’ daughter Stephanie and her husband Scott Greene want to set the record straight.
“No decision has been made by the family,” said Greene. “The whole process of looking into the entire business operation didn’t even get underway until this week.”
Greene added no other family member was involved closely in the business. His father in-law oversaw everything right up until his passing.
“There are just some things we need to find out,” Greene told the Optimist.
The always colourful Falcos opened the pub in 1995. He worked as a commercial fisherman and then operated Speed’s Industrial Marine where he repaired boats before finding his true passion with his own bar. He also owned the Chisholm Street property.
No service has been planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the family intends to have a celebration of life at a future date. His grandson Charles penned a tribute to him that was published in the Optimist on Thursday.
