A benefit for a hero

Jayson Cormier didn’t expect the kind of support displayed at Hays Co. Bar-B-Que on Thursday.

Lines wrapped around the tables inside the restaurant and stretched outside into the parking lot. Thousands of people attended a benefit event for Cormier’s wife, Claudia Cormier — a San Marcos Police officer — who lost her right leg after responding to a road hazard on Interstate 35 on May 18.

“(The turnout was) amazing,” Jayson Cormier said. “(Claudia) wanted to be here really badly. Unfortunately, she hasn’t been able to get out of bed yet ... But we appreciate everything that has been done. We really do.”