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Julio Nave-Giron, a chef at Las Vegas' Pepper Club, died at age 46 after being struck by an alleged impaired driver

"His absence will be felt deeply by his family, friends, and all of us who had the privilege of working with him," the restaurant said in a statement

Sarita Moreno, his widow, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was a “loving person” who “made everybody laugh”

A beloved chef died at 46 after being struck by an alleged impaired driver in downtown Las Vegas.

Julio Nave-Giron, who worked at Pepper Club — a Mediterranean restaurant in The English Hotel in the city’s Arts District — is being remembered by family, friends and colleagues following the tragic crash the night of Saturday, Dec. 6.

“Our team is mourning the loss of Julio, whose warmth, hard wo

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