US Marine Corps veteran Robert Sundin, 70, was shot and killed Thursday morning when he came to the aid of a restaurant worker during an armed robbery in Vallejo, California.
“He saved my life. That’s the kind of person he was. He saved my life. He will always be my guardian angel for life,” Teresa Brasher said of Sundin, as reported by Fox 2.
Sundin, a married father who worked in the VA health care system, would arrive at Scotty’s restaurant at Tennessee and Tuolumne streets every weekday at 5:30 a.m.
Brasher noted, “God wasn’t ready for me. But they had a place for Bob there.”
Teresa Brasher talks about Robert Sundin, the Marine who saved her life
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On that fateful Thursday morning, Brasher noticed a man in a hoodie and ski mask riding an electric scooter.
She said: “He came up to my door and pointed his finger at me. He was pointing at my bag. I don’t know if he used his finger or a gun.”
At that moment, Sundin, a regular of Scotty’s, got out of his vehicle.
Brasher continued, “The guy grabs it. And I can see Bob walking away like that, and that’s when I heard the shot.”
Sundin was dead at the scene when the shooter fled.
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Brasher added: “He is my hero. He will always be my hero for life.”
According to Fox 2, Sundin sat in the same seat every morning, reading the newspaper and chatting, while the restaurant staff prepared his usual order.
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Scotty’s owner, Nay Ung, said of Sundin, “That’s what makes him difficult. He was such a wonderful man. He was someone you come across and feel comfortable talking to.”
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Sundin volunteered at First Assembly of God, a Fairfield church.
Pastor Eric Lura said, “If he saw a need in the church, he filled it. He was the first person in and the last person to leave.”
