Friends and family of 38-year-old Billy Foster came together to honor his memory at the same Winn Dixie parking lot he was found with stab wounds.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Heartbreak and remembrance filled a Winn-Dixie parking lot in Orange Park Saturday night.

Friends, family and coworkers of Billy Foster gathered for a candlelight vigil in his memory after he was stabbed and killed Monday.

“Mind blowing what happened to my nephew,” Foster’s uncle, Houston Foster, said.

Foster is still trying to process how his nephew could disappear from his life so suddenly.

“Anything you asked for, he’d do it for you,” Foster said. “Help you out, anything. If you needed something, he would give it to you. Sweet person.”

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reports the 38-year-old was stabbed at an apartment complex near Knight Boxx Road and Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park Monday, then drove himself to a nearby Winn-Dixie to look for help.

Foster’s uncle was joined by a crowd at that same Winn-Dixie five days later for a vigil.

It wasn’t just family, but also coworkers who made plenty of memories with Foster at local fast-food restaurants. 

“He was my manager and he came up to me and welcomed me, didn’t pressure me or make me feel like I was on the spot,” Foster’s former coworker, Lindi Hart, said.

Four days after Foster’s death, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested Charles Jones Jr., saying their investigation revealed the two planned to meet up, but the reason for the meeting is still under investigation.

Foster says he’ll be at court to see Jones, even though it’ll be hard to have to relive what happened to his nephew.

“Just to see the individual,” Foster said. “Just to look at him and ask him, ‘Why?’ I’ll forgive you, but I’ll never forget what you’ve done to my nephew.”

Before it wrapped up, folks used their candles and flowers to form a memorial for Foster in the Winn-Dixie parking lot.