Neeti Upadhye

Staff writer

World-renowned Reggaeton singer Jadiel el Tsunami, whose real name was Ramon A. Gonzalez, came to Rochester last Wednesday to celebrate three family birthdays.

His brother, Miguel Gonzalez, bought the two of them brand-new motorcycles when he arrived — a gift that would tragically take Ramon's life just three days later, on his sister's birthday and the night he was supposed to perform at his brother-in-law's birthday party.

"From Wednesday to Saturday, they were on those bikes all day and all night," said Ray Martinez, 45, of Rochester, whose nephew married into the Gonzalez family. "His sister will probably have a tough birthday for the rest of her life."

State police said Gonzalez, 28, of Puerto Rico was traveling east on Route 104, across from Maplewood Park, on Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle and crossed the median into the path of a westbound car. Miguel was riding alongside his brother when the crash occurred. Gonzalez was pronounced dead at Strong Memorial Hospital around 5 p.m.

"I lost something real and special in my life," said Miguel Gonzalez, 34, of Gates. "He was my only brother, he was my everything, he was my other half."

Gonzalez lived in Puerto Rico to help advance his flourishing career but often came to visit his mother, sisters, brother and three children who all live in Rochester. Both Miguel and Martinez described Gonzalez as an angelic and humble man.

"[Ramon] didn't drink and he didn't smoke," said Martinez. "God took an angel from earth."

Gonzalez had been very active on social media in the days leading up to his fatal crash.

On Thursday, He posted an Instagram photo of his new bike with the caption: "Mi baby se va conmigo para Pr...... @farrugram ahora si nos vamossssss......"

In English: "My baby is coming with me to PR. Now we are really leaving."

And shortly before the accident on Saturday, Gonzalez's last Instagram post was a selfie of him on his motorcycle with the caption: "En la calleniiiiii. #NY". Which translates to: "On the road in New York."

Cuban-American activist blogger Davy Vara, 43, of Brighton, went down to the scene of the crash to take pictures for his blog and said "there wasn't even a candle."

"I'm disgusted with it," Vara said. "This person is a superstar and he lost his life here — you would think the Latin community would have at least set up a curbside memorial or a candlelight vigil."

However, there has been an outpouring of support on the Internet. Shocked fans and other Reggaeton artists expressed their sadness on Twitter with the hashtag #RIPJadiel and on the new Instagram account "JadielMusicPorSiempre" which translates to "Jadiel Music Forever."

Miguel decided to honor his brother with a memorial motorcycle ride at 3 p.m. on Tuesday starting from Remy's Lounge, 1456 N Clinton Ave, down Norton Street, ending at the Falvo Funeral Home, 1395 North Goodman St.

The public will be able to pay their respects to Gonzalez and his family from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Falvo Funeral Home. Gonzalez's funeral will take place in Ponce, Puerto Rico on Friday, according to Miguel.

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