Paul Megia wasn't supposed to come into the office last week.

His plan was to work remotely, help with his children's online distance learning and have breakfast with his father on Wednesday.

But Megia left for work early that day, skipping breakfast with his father.

“He wasn’t even supposed to be at work. He was supposed to work at home,” Leonard Megia, Paul's father, told news reporters.

Megia, 42, an assistant superintendent of the Guadalupe Division at the Valley Transportation Authority, was one of nine VTA workers killed in the shooting in San Jose.

Megia, an active AFSCME member, planned to retire early, at 55, to travel and spend time with his family. He recently earned a motorcycle license, and he loved wake boarding, taking his kids hiking in Yosemite and deep sea fishing.

"He was just always happy," Luci Megia, Paul's sister, told news reporters. "He was this ray of sunshine and he would always brighten up the room."

Megia is survived by three biological children: Nathan, 22; Gavin, 13; and Avery, 10. His stepson, Kyle, is also 10. Megia's loved ones have created a GoFundMe page to raise funds and support his children's futures.

"The night before this happened, he was so happy and excited," said Luci, who spoke to her brother almost every day.

When she FaceTimed her brother the evening before his death, he told her he gave his son, Gavin, a haircut. The teen was graduating from eighth grade, and to celebrate, Megia planned to take the kids to Disneyland over Memorial Day weekend.

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