Reo Varnado, the Resilient Founder of Reo’s Ribs in Portland, Has Died

Reo Varnado — the man behind the resilient Reo’s Ribs — has died. Varnado, also known as the uncle of rapper Snoop Dogg, has been a fixture in the Portland restaurant scene for years, despite persistent hurdles. In a public Facebook post, brother Ricky Varnado announced that Reo had died at 10:30 p.m. on January 14. “My heart is hurting badly,” he writes. The statement does not mention a cause of death.

In 1999, Varnado, known as “Uncle Reo,” opened the original Reo’s Ribs in Aloha with business partner Myra Girod. The restaurant focused on Mississippi-style barbecue and soul food: saucy baby-back ribs and barbecue chicken, as well as

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