FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Relatives and friends of a slain Graham couple remembered them at a memorial service and wake on Saturday.

Brian and Beverly Mauck were found shot to death a week ago at their home.

Some 800 friends, family members and co-workers gathered at the Federal Way Community Center for a service marked by sadness, loss and, most importantly, a recollection of happy times shared with the couple.

Those who were close to the couple remembered Brian as a fearless man who pushed life's limits.

"I'm just real happy that I had the 26 years with him and he'll always be in my heart," said Shawn Smith, Brian's best friend.

Beverly's sense of adventure and her ability to make others laugh were also noted.

"I don't think I could get through this if it weren't for all of Bev's best friends," said Karen Slater, Beverly's mother. "There were the five of them. And they're (now) four. But they'll see us through it. And we'll see each other through it."

Together, friends and family said, the couple lit up the room with their smiles and their love for each other.

"If we all live in the spirit of Brian and Bev, they will have helped us to be better people. Because though they were only on this Earth a short time, they lived without regret," said Jen Mauck, Brian's sister.

"No farewell words were spoken. No time to say goodbye. You were gone before we knew it and only God knows why," said Craig Slater, Bev's brother.

The killed couple's neighbor, Daniel Tavares, 41, has been charged with aggravated murder, which could carry the death penalty. He pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.

Tavares is accused of killing the Maucks in a dispute over a $50 debt he claimed he was owed. Tavares was released from prison in Massachusetts in June after serving a manslaughter sentence for killing his mother.

The Maucks, ages 30 and 28, had been married a year-and-a-half. Brian worked as an air conditioner technician. Beverly worked at a car dealership.

Their obituary in the Tacoma News Tribune says they loved scuba diving, traveling, riding their Harleys, the Seahawks, but most of all their family and friends.