Juan Romero dies..yes, see his picture, you will know his face.

[Marie5656]

On June 5, 1968, hotel busboy Juan Romero raced to congratulate Sen. Robert Kennedy moments after his victory in the California presidential primary. He had met the candidate the day before, bringing him room service at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.As Kennedy briefly paused to shake the hand of the 17-year-old, a man named Sirhan Sirhan gunned down Kennedy in front of Romero. A remarkable photograph captured the scene: young Romero, an immigrant from Mexico, cradling the glassy-eyed Kennedy, member of an American political dynasty.

Romero died on Monday at age 68. A friend, Rigo Chacon, ​

told

the ​

Los Angeles Times

that Romero had died following a heart attack he suffered a few days earlier.​

​

 

[RadishRose]

Oh dear. I remember reading about him a few years ago. R.I.P. Mr. Romero.

 

[chic]

How sad. I remember seeing news footage of that.

 

[hearlady]

One of the many tragic days in modern history.
R.I.P.

 

[WhatInThe]

Part of history dies with him.

RIP