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    Juan Romero, Busboy Who Cradled Dying RFK, Dies At 68

    The photo of the moment — light illuminating the fallen senator's face, the young immigrant crouched at his side — locked Romero into the public memory of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination.
    by Laurel Wamsley Oct 04, 2018 2 minutes
    Juan Romero earlier this year at his home in Modesto, Calif., holding a photo of himself and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, taken by <em>The Los Angeles Times' </em>Boris Yaro on June 5, 1968. Romero died this week at age 68.

    On June 5, 1968, hotel busboy Juan Romero raced to congratulate Sen. Robert Kennedy moments after his victory in the California presidential primary. He had met the candidate the day before, bringing him room service at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

    As Kennedy briefly paused to shake the hand of the 17-year-old, a man named

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