The sentiment was bittersweet at Red Cup Espresso Saturday. Two framed, autographed Pearl Jam concert posters displayed on their wall at 4451 California Avenue SW, were being raffled. Fans of both Eddie Vedder and Angelia Paulsen showed up to pay $10 per ticket for a chance to take home a poster donated by Vedder, a West Seattle resident, and also to help Paulsen's family. Paulsen, 36, the owner of the shop, was killed in a car crash January 7 on I-5. She left behind husband, Sean O'Dea, and their son, Julian. The money raised will help with Julian's education. He attends a private school.

The raffle winners were Roger Cayce, of Cayce & Gain developers, and Andy Clement. Cayce won a floral poster from Pearl Jam's Katowice, Poland concert where the band performed last June 13. Clement won the poster from the band's Dusseldorf, Germany, concert where they played eight days later, a darker image.

Tom Carney and Julie Nugent came into the Red Cup with their two young sons to buy a couple of tickets and help Julian.

"We want to support the family," said Nugent. "Angie meant a lot to us. I don't know how you could describe her. She is hard to encapsulate. She felt like an extended community family member, and part of my life, my morning routine."

Added Carney, "Yes, she was much more than coffee. We miss her very much."

Renee Maurel snuck out of work at Artswest playhouse down the street to buy three raffle tickets in hopes of nabbing a gift for her husband on their upcoming wedding anniversary. She was hoping to win the more serene of the two posters, which had a floral design. "I'd rather have the calmer poster," she said. It is reflective of my 35 year love affair with my husband, calm and branched and beautiful and growing."

Bridget Merlino, a neighbor of Vedder, and fan of his song, Yellow Ledbetter, brought her brother, George Colello. "I am a huge fan of Pearl Jam, and I'm here for Angie and her son," she said. "The money is going to a really good cause. It was very tragic. I was a customer, and didn't know Angie personally. But she was just a sweetheart and always asked how I was."

"A couple of people bought 50 tickets each," said O'Dea, 35, who was behind the counter. "I am very moved by the volume of support. A good friend of ours, Jonathan French, knows all the Pearl Jam guys. He made this all happen, along with rest of the community." He said he has been "amazed at the huge outpouring of support," and wants the community to know how much it has helped.

"I can't tell you how many people have stepped up and said, 'Anything I can do for you, whatever you need.' I think a lot (of this support) had to do with the way Angie was. The way she cared about others, was always there for people, and put everybody before herself. It seems like everyone is kind of paying back the favor. I can't even express how much I appreciate what everyone's done for us."

Steve Shay may be reached at steves@robinsonnews.com