ORLANDO, Fla. – Brian Hiltebeitel, 65, was remembered by his longtime girlfriend, Dina Lauro, as an inseparable partner who brought laughter and joy to their lives and businesses.

“Just such a good, kind person,” Lauro said. “He was exciting to be with, always in a good mood, never down – wake up happy.”

Hiltebeitel was killed Monday afternoon at Sandhill Crane Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens in what police are calling a random act of violence.

Authorities say he was about to play the game when a stranger attacked him with golf clubs and then drowned him in a pond. Police later found Hiltebeitel’s body near the fairway of the first hole.

The suspect, identified by police as 36-year-old Junior Boucher, was naked and running from the scene. He was later detained in what police described as an unprovoked incident.

“This appears to be a random act of violence where Boucher used the victim’s golf clubs as weapons and viciously attacked her, ultimately killing her,” a police spokesman said.

Lauro said Hiltebeitel’s golf routine was usually in the morning before work. However, on Monday, he played later in the second day after helping a friend.

“That’s why he was at the Sandhill Crane this afternoon,” she explained.

Just two days after his death, Lauro said he was dealing with the senselessness of the tragedy.

“I don’t know how I’m doing,” Lauro said. “I’m just taking it moment by moment. That’s what I’m going to do, that’s the plan.”

Boucher has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail.

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