“He Knew All Our Gate Codes”: West Hollywood Says Goodbye to the UPS Driver Who Became Part of the Family

When the West Hollywood West Residents Association sent a note to neighbors last week announcing that their UPS driver of 30 years, Roger Aguirre was retiring, the response was immediate. Messages started coming in to WEHOonline. Neighbors wanted to talk about Roger. Not about a package. About the guy.

Association President Jonathan Finestone said, “Roger represents something increasingly rare: a quiet commitment to doing things the right way, day in and day out. Packages placed just out of sight. A quick ring of the bell so nothing gets missed. A moment to say hello — not because he had to, but because he chose to.”

The trust that built up over three decades ran deep enough that Finestone also offered this: “Roger is one of the few people in the neighborhood most residents would trust with just about anything — “including, quite possibly, all of our gate codes.”…

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