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Three high-profile restaurants have abruptly shut down after the sudden death last month of owner and Windsor booster Mark Boscariol.

Downtown Pizza Company and SnackBar-B-Q in downtown Windsor, and Walkerville’s Good Neighbour, formerly known as The Willistead, were all closed Thursday. Each restaurant had the status “we are no longer operating” posted on their Facebook pages.

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Boscariol died unexpectedly on July 26 at age 51, leaving behind his wife, Daena, and their 13-year-old son Andreas, as well as many other family members in Canada, the U.S. and Italy.

Boscariol’s property at 255 Ouellette Ave. was the home to several trendy bars and restaurants over the years, including Chanoso’s and most recently the Downtown Pizza Company until the doors were closed.

Before Boscariol’s death, plans were in motion to move SnackBar-B-Q to the same building from its previous location on Chatham Street East. The downtown booster had promised the restaurant’s Chatham Street spot to Bike Windsor Essex at below market rent.