Carlos Cruz, slain Worcester father of four, remembered for ‘giant-sized heart’ at vigil as loved ones call for end to gun violence
Updated May 14, 2021;
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Since Sunday, in the hours after Carlos Cruz was gunned down in Worcester, people mentioned two things about the father of four: his “big smile” and his “giant-sized heart.”
Recalling that memory to a group of mourners at a vigil on Friday afternoon, Cruz’s brother Javier Pena pointed out that Worcester is known as the “Heart of the Commonwealth.”
“Carlos Miguel Cruz was the heart of Worcester,” Pena told the several dozen friends and family members who stood outside the Paku Lounge at 215 Chandler St., where Cruz was shot over the weekend.