The sixth annual Andy Garcia Memorial 5K Run-Walk-Bike event will be held on Labor Day, Sept. 3, starting at 9 a.m. at Triangle Park, at the intersection of Alpine and Portola Roads in Portola Valley.
This event, which also finishes in the park, commemorates the Aug. 28 birthday of Mr. Garcia, who lost his life in the United Airlines Flight 93 crash on Sept. 11, 2001, in Pennsylvania. This would have been his 69th birthday.
“We’ve had amazing support from the community over the years,” said his daughter, Kelly Garcia Arrillaga. “We hope friends and community members will join the family for both the run/walk and a free pancake breakfast in the park after the run.”
Every years, families, friends and pets have come out for the event on foot, on bikes, in strollers and even on roller blades, she said. “It has really been a wonderful tribute to my dad,” said Ms Arrillaga.”
The Garcia family — Andy, wife Dorothy and their children Kelly, Audrey and Andrew — moved to Portola Valley in 1976. He and his wife founded a business that represented manufacturers.
The town of Portola Valley has planted a tree and installed a plaque in Triangle Park in Mr. Garcia’s memory.
