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Community Rallies For Family Of 'Selfless, Loyal' Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Community Rallies For Family Of 'Selfless, Loyal' Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire
Community Rallies For Family Of 'Selfless, Loyal' Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire With heavy hearts, friends, loved ones and strangers are donating food, clothing, money and more to the family of a 25-year-old tow truck driver killed in a Lodi house fire. A GoFundMe campaign for the family had raised nearly $50,000 in less than 24 hours. "My nephew was full of life and one of the most selfless and loyal people in the world," said his aunt, Karen Gillen, who organized the fundraiser. Monday's fire broke out in Gonzalez's second-floor bedroom in the rear of the two-family Westminster Place home shortly before 6 a.m., possibly from an incense candle, firefighters said.  …

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UPDATE: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul' UPDATE: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul'
Update: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul' UPDATE: As news spread that the worst fears of his loved ones had come true, a 25-year-old tow truck driver killed in a Lodi house fire on Monday was remembered as a good, kind person. Ezequiel Gonzalez was "one of the real ones," said Jerry Whittaker of Hackensack, "always down to help someone out and just a genuine soul." "Always hurts to lose such a young friend," added trainer Brian Giraldo, who owns Rawfitness H.I.T Concepts in Lodi. A candlelight vigil was planned for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School on 1st Street. A GoFundMe campaign for the family had raise…

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by Jerry DeMarco