Mill Valley Pizza Shop GoFundMe Aims To 'Send Luis Home'

MILL VALLEY, CA — A popular Mill Valley pizza shop is doing what it can to help send one of their beloved employees home.

The “PizzaHacker Family” has set up a GoFundMe drive to send Luis Camaal’s remains back to his home in the Yucatan.

Camaal, 38, died earlier this month of liver disease, PizzaHacker General Manager James Simpson said.

Camaal is survived by his partner, Barbara.

“We all miss him dearly and now his Mom wants his remains back home with her in the Yucatan,” Simpson said.

Camaal moved to the United States in 2002 to help provide for his family.

He was diagnosed with chronic cirrhosis in 2019 and told he only had a few years to live.

“He still worked tirelessly as a dishwasher across California, and he joined us at PizzaHacker right as we opened our new location,” Simpson said.

“While working with us, he never mentioned his illness, and his final shift was two days before he passed away; he was diligent and without complaint.

“Now we are asking for your help, to give back the hard work that he gave us, to return him to his family, back to his Mom, back to his home.”

To contribute visit the "Help Luis Go Home" GoFundMe page.

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