PASSAGES: REMEMBERANCE & FUNDRAISER NOV 13 FOR ALPINE RESIDENT NICKI BUQUET

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By Rebecca Jefferis Williamson

Nov. 11, 2020 (Alpine) -- A remembrance & fundraiser for Alpine resident Nicole (Nicki) Erin Buquet, 37, will be held this Friday, Nov. 13, at the Alpine American Legion Post 258 on Alpine Boulevard. Buquet leaves behind two young boys and a husband. A GoFundMe site has also been set up to help her husband , Breydon, and their sons.

She was killed on Oct. 21 in a suspected DUI crash in La Mesa on state Route 125. Buquet was a passenger in a truck that slammed into the back end of a flatbed tow rig parked on the shoulder just south of Interstate 8 according to the San Diego Medical Examiner.

The alleged driver, Erik Anderson, 28, was booked into San Diego County Jail.

The fundraiser will last from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., and  is set at $12 for dinner with half of the proceeds earmarked for her family. The choice of entrees:  spaghetti & meatballs or meatloaf & mashed potatoes, green beans & salad.  The spaghetti dinner comes with a salad and garlic bread.

There will be live music and a silent auction.

Call 619-445-2221 for more information on the fundraiser. Call ahead for information on social distancing guidelines and/or COVID-19 changes.



 


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