RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- The oldest son of Officer Gus Vegas, Joe Vegas, spoke at his father's public memorial service on Friday, February 19, 2016.
He started with, "I'm his oldest son. When I was born, I was born before my mom and dad got married. So I don't know if it was custom, but I didn't get his last name. And it's kind of always been like that. He never made me change it, never pressured me to change it. When I got older, I think it was his last birthday, I legally changed it to Vegas and I surprised him on his birthday. So my name is Joe Vegas, Officer Vegas was my father. I can't explain to you right now how proud I am to say that."
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A GoFundMe account has been set to the help the Vegas family. For more information, click here.
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Also, the Richmond Police Officers' Association has created an account at Mechanics Bank in Officer Vegas' memory. All donations will go towards helping the Vegas family.
Mechanics Bank
Routing number: 121102036
Account number: 041305213
Richmond POA in memory of Gus Vegas