Laurence Herman Gus Versluis, 62, was among the 21 people killed on July 18, 1984, in the San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California. Versluis was a trucker who had moved from Iowa to Chula Vista in the late 1940s, was known by the nickname Captain, and was often seen smoking a pipe clenched in his teeth.

The attack was carried out by James Huberty, 41, who entered the restaurant armed with multiple firearms and began shooting employees and customers; the rampage lasted 77 minutes until a police sniper fatally shot Huberty. No other arrests or suspects were identified. Victims’ families, including Versluis’s, later filed lawsuits against McDonald’s alleging inadequate security at the restaurant.

Who knew Gus Versluis or remembers him from Chula Vista and can share memories that help keep his story alive?