Ronald Lerma Gamboa
David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst's father
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Sep 14, 2026
JordiHOST
This next one has an added layer of sadness to it, as it does involve a child, so possible trigger warning.
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Daniel Brandhorst and Ronald Gamboa were described by family and friends as being the ideal couple.
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Daniel was a 44-year-old accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in LA, while Ronald was 33 years old and a manager at a Gap store in Santa Monica.
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Both men originally lived in New York and had been together for 14 years after meeting by chance at a party.
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The couple relocated to LA after Daniel was transferred there for work, and they built their dream home in the Hollywood Hills and decided that they were ready for the next step in their relationship: expanding their family and adopting a child.
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David was described as being a very happy little boy who loved Legos and eating cherry tomatoes.
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The family was also a part of the Popluck Club, an organization based in LA that helps support same-sex families.
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Now, in September of 2001, the three traveled to Maine to spend a few weeks visiting family, as that's where both men are originally from, and in one of the most heartbreaking coincidences, Daniel was scheduled to return back to LA before Ronald and David, as he had to go back to work.
Brian MayHOST
Dee Bardino has written a book about Judge's life and legacy, published in 2023, called Michael Judge, Take Me Where You Want Me to Go.
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Among the other widely reported LGBTQ victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks were a gay couple from California, Daniel Brandhorse and Ronald Gamboa, and their adopted son, David.
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who were among those who died aboard the United Airlines flight that crashed in Pennsylvania.
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The Los Angeles Times reported that Brandhorse, an attorney, and Gamboa, the manager of a Santa Monica Gap store, had adopted three-year-old David when he was an infant.