(KRON) — An East Bay worker who was killed in an industrial accident this week is being remembered by his family as a devoted father who put the needs of others before his own.
The worker was fatally injured at a repaving construction site on Walnut Boulevard in Brentwood on May 5, the Brentwood Police Department said. The accident involved a skid loader , police said, and the worker was pinned by a large piece of machinery.
Police said the 54-year-old Petaluma man died at the scene. A verified GoFundMe page created by his daughter, Salma, identified the victim as Telesforo Torres Lopez.
“My dad was our everything. Someone that helped others without judgment and never expected anything in return. Even after having worked long hours in the scorching sun, if he would see us come home in a bad mood he would hug and baby us until he managed to squeeze a smile out of us. He would serve us a cup of water, happily cut up an orange and caress our face while he listened to our problems. He would give us his comforting advice,” Lopez’s daughter wrote.
Lopez found joy in working hard for his family, “and he took his final breath doing so,” Salma wrote…