Darien restaurant raises money for family of longtime employee whose husband was shot to death in Bridgeport

Well, it is one big family here at Rory's in Darien, and they're channeling their grief into something positive for Bernard Flood's wife, Regina, and her two children. She's been a staple here for years. Everybody loves her. Everyone here seems to have a story about her. I remember when all her kids were born, she'd come up and you'd see her belly, and she'd be so excited about her children. Regina Bathia has worked here for nearly two decades. So when her Rory's family found out she had suddenly lost her husband, they decided to help. You know, when something happens to someone in your family, you do something to support them. And that's what we're aiming to do. Chef owner Brian Malcarney says proceeds from all sales Wednesday will go directly towards a college fund and securing a financial future for Regina's two kids. I know how hard she works. You know, this is her second job. It's not her first job. It's going to be hard for her to make ends meet, let alone, you know, try to set something up for her kids. To have a better future, so if we can do that for her, that's what we want to do. And that's what I think about as a grandparent, as a parent, grandparent, that's what I think about her children. Time, family, and friends only gets people through things like this. It's awful. If you couldn't come out today to Rory's, please support through the GoFundMe for her family and their future. It's really important to all of us to make sure that they make it through this. I'm Justin DeVellis, News 12.