Walnut Creek parents mourning son were burglarized

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.

The family of Matthew Miller returned home to find someone had smashed a window by the front door, and taken several items.

Matthew, 16, and his friend 17-year-old Gavin Powell drowned Saturday while trying to raft a rain-swollen creek.

Friends say the family of Powell cannot afford a funeral. A memorial fund has been set up at the Bank of America in Alamo.

Information on Powell Memorial Fund:

Donations for the Powell family can be sent to:
Bank of America, Alamo Branch
110 Alamo Plaza
Alamo, CA 94507
The checks can be made out to the Powell Memorial Fund.

If you want to send money online, the account number is 05970-70974. If you want to do electronic transfers, you'll need the bank routing number AND the account number. Routing Number: 121000358 Acct Number: 05970-70974

If you have a PayPal account, you can make donations following the instructions in PayPal and using the routing/account numbers above.

Finally, if you are a Bank of America customer, you can transfer money online to the memorial fund by signing into your online account and using the transfer function on the Bank of America site.

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