The crowd of mourners that gathered at Foothills Congregational Church to pay tribute to Los Altos resident Taylor Scott Anderson was so large last Thursday that church officials had to open another room where those who could not gain entrance into the main church watched the memorial on a video screen.

Anderson, 22, died May 19 after his car smashed into a telephone pole in Santa Clara.

The traffic investigator for the Santa Clara Police Department was still investigating the accident last week.

Mary Anderson called her son an icon to hundreds of people who seemed drawn to Taylor’s outgoing personality.

This was evident Thursday as people of all ages and from all walks of life crammed into the church.

Taylor’s sister Emilie brought tears to the room as she recounted stories of her brother’s humorous and caring personality.

Taylor grew up in Los Altos, where he graduated from Los Altos High School.