Former Colombian hostage Marc Gonsalves filed for divorce from his wife Alisa ''Shane'' Gonsalves Thursday in Key West.
Gonsalves, a resident of Big Pine Key, was one of three Americans rescued from the jungles of Colombia on July 2 after being held captive for more than five years by FARC guerrillas.
He returned to Big Pine Key on Saturday, flying into Marathon airport aboard a private plane.
Gonsalves grew up in Connecticut. He and his wife have three teenage children: Joey, Cody and Destiny.
Shane Gonsalves has declined all requests for interviews since her husband's rescue.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/609274.html
By miamimike on Jul 18, 2008, 09:28 in Friendly Talkzone.
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papiChulo says on Jul 18, 2008, 09:59: Sadly this seems to happen so often in these cases, people seperated by war, kiddnapping etc... seems the freedom is bittersweet for them. avoid the unhappy and the unlucky 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 18, 2008, 10:18: Sad. That was quick.
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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 18, 2008, 10:22: I wonder if the speed has anything to do with pending paid interviews, book deals, movie deals, or a settlement he's negotiating with his (former?) employer?
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toneloc24 says on Jul 18, 2008, 10:48: Or, the fact that she wasn't faithful while he was gone..... His boys probably ratted her out to him already. Might explain the speed. "PBH is dead!!!!" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jul 18, 2008, 11:08: Toneloc--Big Pine Key doesn't hold secrets very well. Everyone knows each other's business so I doubt the Kids ratted her out if she was cheating. I could also believe, conversely before he was Captured, he met a young Colombiana and was keeping her on the side as MANY foreign workers do. It wouldn't surprise me one iota if you see Gonsalves and some young Chica getting hitched a few days after the US Divorce is final,,, Avatar Legend: Bush "If any of you Reporters are wondering, it was a Size 10" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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SUERTE GRINGO says on Jul 18, 2008, 11:23: Why is this bad news? After five years in the jungle with the Farc, he probably discovered his life was worse off with an old fat gringa wife. It's back to Colombia for a new young Colombian bride. Good for him. He deserves to be happy after all that's happened to him. We should all celebrate his newfound freedom from his gringa wife. “If you're gonna eat your crackers in bed, you're gonna have to sleep with crumbs." 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Nucknfuts says on Jul 18, 2008, 12:31: Funny thing is miamimike & SUERTE GRINGO is probably right. You are never lost, unless you don't want to be where your at. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jul 18, 2008, 12:43: I am sure the Wife in the Keys has secured the services of a Good Attorney, probably a hungary Miami Jewish Divorce attorney to secure her part of any company settlement that included back wages for all those years. Who paid the Bills for raising those Kids, maintaining the house ect all the time he was in captivity? From what Big Pine Key locals say, his wife wasn't the monster Suerte Gringo describes her to be, do you (SG) reside in the Keys and know her personally( as well as their personal life) to confer judgement like this? Avatar Legend: Bush "If any of you Reporters are wondering, it was a Size 10" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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houstongal (Trustee board) says on Jul 18, 2008, 12:56: Miamimike - They were paid their wages while they were in captivity. I assume his wife had full access to his salary while he was gone. "It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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MitchAlvarez says on Jul 18, 2008, 12:58: these guys are no longer in the jungle, their old news.
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Mononoke28 says on Jul 18, 2008, 13:51: Five years is a very long time to be away from your SO without contact. A lot of you know that long distance relationships are hard to maintain and that's with constant communication, just imagine how hard it was for them. There's too many possibilities, she moved on with her life, she fell in love with someone else, the love they had is gone, he moved on as well, they're two different people now. I mean, you can go on and on, it's perfectly understandable. This is not a Hollywood movie where they can just pick up where they left off. And that's another thing, no one knows the state of their relationship before he was kidnapped. Diana 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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dwmte7 says on Jul 18, 2008, 15:27: may their paths show something better from here on.................... dwmte 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jul 18, 2008, 16:03: N. And that's another thing, no one knows the state of their relationship before he was kidnapped. Avatar Legend: Bush "If any of you Reporters are wondering, it was a Size 10" 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Brian858 says on Jul 19, 2008, 02:15: Didn't one of these guys father a child to a Colombian woman in Colombia prior to captivity?
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dwmte7 says on Jul 19, 2008, 07:13: standell, or how ever you spell it. he has twin boys with a colombiana, an ex avianca stewardess. dwmte 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 19, 2008, 09:35: I think Stansell actually brought her up to the US after the rescue.
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Lisa Zee says on Jul 19, 2008, 13:46: kith is the one with the twins and Colombian honey. Feliz Navidad! 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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dwmte7 says on Jul 20, 2008, 07:24: heh, lisa....is that you sacked out in the hammock? i still have a brand new hammok from the guajira...never used it. couldn't find two trees appropriately placed. it'll probably still be new when we get back home. dwmte 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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