She represents most of the musicians in the area and books them regularly. He always said, 'One day you and my dad aren’t going to have to work - I’m going to make millions and I’m going to be famous.' I think the community has made him famous." - DAWN ROMERO, Christian's motherĭion coordinated with the musicians to provide entertainment all day. He was always trying to come up with some get-rich-quick scheme. Sponsorship for the event was relatively easy to secure due to the Romeros' and the organizers’ connections to distributors and local businesses.Ĭhristian always wanted to be famous. The summer benefit was organized by Dion, Flagler Strong, Tortugas Florida Kitchen & Bar owners Scott Fox and Paul Chestnut, and real estate agent Tracy Hennessey and husband Pete Hennessey, who own Pompano’s 6th Street Deli. It means more to us than we’d ever be able to explain to you guys. They’ve literally held our hands through all of this. “I don’t think we’d be able to make it through. “It means a lot to have the community support us,” Elizabeth said. For those reasons, it was important for the family to keep the restaurant open.įollowing the crash, Flagler Foodie Groupies owner Karen Dion put together a GoFundMe and collected restaurant-based donations to keep Romero’s Tuscany by the Sea employees paid when the restaurant had to temporarily close.Ĭhristian’s sisters, Victoria and Elizabeth Evangelista, did not think it was possible for a community to come together at this level. If anybody needs help, you can see, they are right there.”ĭawn credits the knowledge that Christian was proud of the family’s restaurant and the community’s support with helping them move forward. “All the businesses are a big family here. “It’s not enough to say 'thank you' to all the community, because it is a lot, what they’re doing,” Miguel Romero said. Local restaurants and residents provided meals for them daily, shared cards, flower arrangements and plants and regularly checked in with them. Local businesses organized the Mission for Christian to raise money for the family to pay future legal fees and expenses associated with traveling to Orange County, where the crash occurred.Īfter the crash, extended family members had traveled from New York to be with the Romeros. The Romeros have been a part of the Flagler Beach community for 12 years and have owned three restaurants: The Tuscan Grille, Sweet Waters Smokehouse and Grill and their current business, Romero’s Tuscany by the Sea. He always said, 'One day, you and my dad aren’t going to have to work - I’m going to make millions and I’m going to be famous.' I think the community has made him famous.”Ĭhristian Romero died at age 23 after a 15-year-old girl driving a stolen Hyundai ran a red light and struck his SUV on April 23 in Orlando. “He was always trying to come up with some get-rich-quick scheme. “Christian always wanted to be famous,” Dawn Romero said. The Flagler Beach community showered Dawn and Miguel Romero with love and support at a musical benefit honoring their son, Christian Romero, on Sunday, June 9.
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