CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 He’s a Westside legend\u2014famous for his style, his pointy boots, and a personality that lights up the room. But when Ronald “Pointy Boots” Mathis fell gravely ill, he refused to let love wait.<\/p>\n
“I fell in love with her when I first seen her,” Ronald Pointy Boots Mathis said.<\/p>\n
“For richer and for poorer, for sickness and in health.”<\/p>\n
These vows mean everything to Susan and Ronald Mathis.<\/p>\n
You know Ronnie “Pointy Boots” Mathis\u2014his spunk and style have made him a Westside fixture.<\/p>\n
But now, after a fight with cancer and a brain tumor, Ronnie is bedridden.<\/p>\n
Westside legend Ronald ‘Pointy Boots’ Mathis marries love of 25 years in emotional at home ceremony<\/p>\n
“I’m deteriorating. I’m dropping fast,” Mathis said.<\/p>\n
Ronnie tells me he’s not afraid of dying.<\/p>\n
“I had to marry her. I don’t know how long I’mma live,” Mathis said.<\/p>\n
But his biggest fear? Not spending his final days with the woman he’s loved for 25 years.<\/p>\n
“I have nobody but her. And I’m trying not to kill her,” Mathis said.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, surrounded by family, they made it official\u2014in their own living room.<\/p>\n
Ronnie, an Army veteran, knows taking care of him has been tough on Susie. He’s hoping the VA will help with a caretaker soon.<\/p>\n
“To keep the stress off of my Susie,” Mathis said.<\/p>\n
While Susie cared for Ronnie, his niece Maxie showed me family photos\u2014and told me just how devoted Susie has always been.<\/p>\n
“She’s been there by his side the whole time,” Maxie Dennis, Niece, said.<\/p>\n
As Susie cut her wedding cake, she revealed the ceremony was a total surprise\u2014planned by Judge Joe Benavides.<\/p>\n
“They’re the ones that surprised me. I didn’t even know I was getting married,” Susan Mendez Mathis said.<\/p>\n
So I met with Judge Benavides\u2014a fellow veteran and friend of Ronnie’s for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n
“I felt for Ronald and I told Ronald I would assist him and do the best that I can,” Judge Joe Benavides said.<\/p>\n
Back at the house, Susie says she didn’t think twice before saying “I do.”<\/p>\n
“He treated me like it was Christmas every day,” Susan Mendez Mathis said.<\/p>\n
And for Ronnie, his last wish was simple.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t gonna leave her out here without no papers saying she’s a Mathis,” he said.<\/p>\n
Though their wedding was intimate, his wife Susie tells me they dream of a bigger celebration soon\u2014a backyard BBQ surrounded by the Westside family Ronald holds dear.<\/p>\n
To support Ronnie and his family, attached is the GoFundMe Link. https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-ronnie-mathis-pointy-boots-in-his-fight-w-cancer<\/a><\/p>\n “This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.”<\/p>\n For the latest local news updates, click here<\/a>, or download the KRIS 6 News App.<\/a><\/p>\n