A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, whose colleagues escorted his 6-year-old daughter to her first day of school earlier this month, was honored by family, friends and those in the law enforcement community at a downtown Los Angeles memorial service.
Sheriff’s department tactical medic Gonzalo Galvez died at age 47 after a battle with gastric cancer. The 24-year-old member of the department is survived by his wife and three children.
“His love for his wife and three children was apparent to everyone who knew him,” said Sheriff Robert Luna.
A larger U.S. flag was suspended by two fire department ladder trucks over the street outside the service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Deputies and other members of law enforcement saluted as Galvez’s casket as transported from the hearse to the cathedral.
Galvez’s brother spoke to a standing room only audience.
“He was also the quintessential big brother,” Guillermo Galvez said. “He showed me how much he loved me. Accompanying me to …