DENVER -- A mother and her two children killed in a hit-and-run crash last Friday night by an alleged drunk driver were lovingly remembered by hundreds of friends and family Wednesday afternoon.

Becca Bingham and her 4-year-old daughter, Macie, and 2-year-old son, Garrison, were killed. Only the father, Frank Bingham, survived. The family of four was walking in downtown Denver, enjoying a Friday night on the town, when a speeding pickup truck slammed into them as they were making their way through a crosswalk.

Bingham suffered nerve damage in his right arm and may never have full use of it again.

His arm was in a sling and he had a black eye when he walked into the Colorado Community Church in southeast Denver Wednesday. The church was packed with about 1,000 family, friends and strangers who've been touched by the tragedy.

Bingham sat silently as the service began and cried when pictures of his wife and children were shown on the projection screen inside the church. He looked grief-stricken and shell-shocked.

Garrison's small white casket was draped with the red Superman cape that he loved to wear.

"He may have looked more like my brother Frank but he was his Mommy's boy. He wasn't happy unless he was with Mommy," said Bingham's sister, Jade Santoro.

Macie's small white casket was adorned with pink teddy bears.

"She loved cats like her mom, playing dress up, pretending to be animals," Santoro said.

Becca was the rock of the family and held everyone together.

"She was down to earth and quick with the compliment that you knew was sincere," said Santoro.

Those who spoke at the service talked about their wonderful memories of Macie, Garrison and Becca.

"Becca, Macie and Garrison, we love you and miss you already. You will live in our hearts forever. And we look forward to more of your wonderful hugs and wonderful smiles, when we meet again in heaven," said Santoro, crying.

Pastor Hugo Venegas with the Colorado Community Church told Bingham that "God is shepherding your family in greener pastures, where there is no more pain, no violence, no more agony."

Venegas said that the family who witnessed the tragic crash and ran to the scene to help, told him that when they hovered over Macie and Garrison as their bodies lay on the street, they felt the presence and peace of God. The family said that they wanted Bingham to know that his children did not suffer, and that God was there with them.

The pastor humorously recalled how Bingham asked Becca to marry him. Venegas said that Becca, after she was frustrated with Bingham's ambiguousness about their relationship, moved to Arkansas and refused to talk to him. After she had left Colorado, Bingham realized how much he loved her and rushed to Arkansas to ask Becca to marry him and she "wisely said yes after considering it for 24 hours," Venegas said.

Everyone in the room, even Bingham, laughed. Their sixth wedding anniversary is this Saturday.

"Here is a man, a brother who lost his family and still he can dig deep down to teach us that friends and family -- they're a gift and we're to embrace them," said Venegas.

He assured Bingham that "you one day will be reunited with Becca, the love of your life, with Macie, your little princess and with Garrison , your Superman."

"You've shown me over the course of a number of years how to be a good friend, how to be a husband, and a daddy, how to be a better man," said Bingham's friend John Youngquist.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, a friend of Bingham's, attended and talked about his faith in God.

"Certainly, there's no one in the entire metropolitan area, I think now, who doesn't appreciate how precious their life is now in a way that they didn't last week," Hickenlooper said. "Oh God, we cared enough to send you our very best and I think today we are sending three of our very best."

"We will live our lives a little bigger and a little better for Becca, Macie and Garrison," said Denver Public Schools superintendent Michael Bennet, who knows Bingham.

The pastor said that a lot of hugs are necessary in this time of grief, but to be careful with Bingham, who suffers from bruised ribs and a sore arm.

The sheer number of people who attended the memorial service showed the sole survivor that he was not alone in his grief.

He too wanted to share his beautiful family with those who were at the service. Laid out on tables at the church were photographs of the family, the couple's wedding albums, and baby books that Becca had compiled to chronicle her children's lives and messages she wrote to them even before they were born.

The three were buried after the memorial service.

Those who attended the memorial service were invited to bring a children's book, as a tribute to Bingham's love for education. The books are being called Bingham's Books and will be donated to a local school. Bingham used to be the principal at Bromwell Elementary School in Denver and currently runs a program at the University of Colorado at Denver to train future principals.

Suspected Driver, Passenger Charged

Witnesses said the truck was traveling at a high speed and didn't stop after the accident. The force of the impact with the four ripped the front license plate off the truck and police traced it to an Westminster address where the truck was found and Lawrence Trujillo arrested.

Prosecutors in Denver filed formal charges against Trujillo, 36, on Wednesday. Police said he admitted to driving while drunk that night.

He is charged vehicular homicide with driving under the influence, assault, and leaving the scene of an accident. Eric Snell, who confessed to being the passenger in the car, was charged with driving under the influence and being an accessory to a crime.

Trujillo remains in police custody. Garrison was released on bond.

A memorial fund for the family has been set up by the Cherry Creek Community Church. A contribution can be made through:

Bingham Family Memorial Fund
First Bank (any location)
P.O. Box 507
Arvada, CO 80001

The money goes to the International Orphans-Adoptions Agency and Denver Dumb Friends League -- organizations that were near and dear to Becca Bingham's heart.

Bingham told friends and family that he hopes the memorial will draw the memory of his family into the future.

UCD is accepting cards and letters for the family. You can mail them to:

Frank Bingham
c/o Lynn Rhoades
Box 106
P.O. Box 173364
School of Education & Human Development at UCDHSC
Denver, CO 80217-3364