SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A New Yorker who was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by Syracuse University's basketball coach was remembered as a family man who loved life.
The funeral for 51-year-old Jorge Jimenez was held in Syracuse Thursday evening. Area businesses donated the funeral costs.
Police say Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim accidentally struck Jimenez on Feb. 20 while trying to avoid a disabled vehicle.
Yurisandy Jimenez Arrastre told Syracuse.com that her father loved to cook and joke with his grandchildren.
The Florida resident says she had a long phone call with her father on the night he died.