Early Saturday, head chef Aaron Davis of downtown St. Pete’s The Kitchen was killed by a drunk driver while crossing Second Street North at Central Avenue with his co-worker Brian LaFrance, who the driver also struck and injured.
In honor of the fallen chef and his family — which includes his wife Ana, executive chef at 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House, young daughter and their second child on the way — a GoFundMe was created “to help [them] with any upcoming financial needs,” according to the campaign site.
The page raised more than $20,000 as of about 2 p.m. Monday, and 400 Beach also set up a separate donation fund for the Davis family.
Aaron’s funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Pete’s Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home.
This article appears in Apr 9-15, 2015.