Relatives, friends, co-workers and many others paid their respects to the late Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill founder Lowell Hawthorne on Saturday, December 9 at the first Golden Krust store he opened at 1381 E. Gun Hill Road.
Hawthorne, 57, died of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in his office at 3958 Park Avenue on the night of Saturday, December 2.
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Ethan Wilson offered his thoughts and prayers to the late Lowell Hawthorne and his family.
Photo by Silvio Pacifico