ANYBODY THAT'S NASTY OR NICE.. ESTRADA FAMILY SEEKS HELP!!!! WHOEVER HAS LOVE FOR MY BOY FERNANADO PLEASE READ Family seeks help, closure Son's death still unsolved By Wes Woods II, Staff Writer ONTARIO - Fernando Estrada Jr.'s memory remains as sharp in the minds of his family as the lifelike image of the young man's face on his headstone at Bellevue Memorial Park. "He was like my second son," said his godfather and uncle Gus Estrada. "I trusted him with everything. He was real. He was true." The athletic Estrada died July 4 in a hit-and-run car crash that is still unsolved. Some of Gus Estrada's memories of his godson were of him playing pool. He defeated family members with ease. "He wasn't even a braggart," Gus Estrada said Friday. "He'd just play. I don't understand ... I miss him so much." The 20-year-old Cal Poly Pomona student and 2005 Ontario High School graduate died when he was driving home from a camping trip in Barstow. Estrada was driving south on the 15 Freeway south of Base Line Road when a dark-colored sports utility vehicle cut him off. The junior who studied kinesiology - and was known as "Junior" to his family - lost control of the 1992 Ford Bronco he was driving and overturned multiple times. His brother Aaron, 18, cousin Nicholi Estrada, 17, and friend Vincent Calvo suffered minor injuries. His friend Anthony Contreras was not wearing a Advertisement seat belt and suffered moderate head injuries after being ejected. California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Migliacci said last week there was no new information on the hit-and-run crash. There has been no license-plate number or further vehicle description. "What we need is help to see if there's some closure here," said Estrada's father, Fernando Estrada Sr. "If nothing is going to happen, then nothing is going to happen." Nicholi Estrada had his arm in a sling Friday because of surgery from the crash. He said he felt "kind of empty." "We used to hang out, look for girls ... guy things, just cruise," he said, as his voice trailed off. The friends would see how loud they could turn up the radio and listen to oldies, the Fontana High School senior said. Nicholi Estrada's life has been changed. "I don't go out as much as I used to," he said. He - and his family - did not want to talk about the crash Friday but he did say he caught a quick glimpse of the SUV. Family members said 750 people attended his funeral, including elementary and high-school teachers, and a dean of kinesiology at Cal Poly Pomona. "He never left anybody out," his father said. He also was so embarrassed of the attention paid to his letterman's jacket, with its many patches and awards, that he decided not to wear it. "I asked him why he didn't wear the jacket," his father said. "He said ..Dad, I have a lot of friends who can't make the team, and I don't want to show off."' Aaron Estrada remembered his brother's advice in difficult situations. "I talked with him when I was mad at other people. He just told me to ..Say it like this."' He has a large tattoo of his brother's face on his left forearm. "We were tighter than tight," he added in a quiet tone on Friday near Estrada's headstone, while other family members talked amongst themselves and shared memories. "I grew up with him my whole life ... I just knew that I looked up to him." Michelle Estrada, 21, misses her brother's jokes and company. "He was a year younger, but he always called me his little sister," she said. "He was overprotective, but he loved to take care of his family." She took his advice to "do something better" and is planning to become a teacher instead of working in a hair salon. Kathleen Estrada Sanchez of Ontario said she visits her son's grave everyday. On Friday, after she had cleaned the headstone with a yellow cloth, she said she was proud of the effect her son has had on people. "You always think the best of family, but when people say he had this effect on me or I graduated because of him ... It really made me proud," she said. On what would have been Estrada's 21st birthday on Dec. 1, his family plans to walk from his father's house to his mother's house, then to Ontario High School and the park. His parents, who said they took the idea from their son, also plan to start a foundation in his name to help low-income children get involved in athletics through the purchase of athletic equipment or sports camps. Anyone with information on the crash can call the California Highway Patrol's Rancho Cucamonga office at (909) 980-3994.