“Now my life is not completed no more.” Antonio Basco, who lost his wife, and only family member in the El Paso massacre, reflects on the outpouring of support he received at her memorial.
On Saturday morning, he said his final goodbye to his beloved Margie Reckard -- but with hundreds of fellow community members standing behind him.
"I love El Paso and [I'm] glad to be your family. Thank you very much," he said."I got the world's largest family."The response to his invitation was so overwhelming that the funeral staff relocated the service to a bigger venue. Basco arrived at the prayer service Friday to a standing ovation from the hundreds in attendance who had lined up outside for hours and hugs from dozens of attendees.
"I had to come. Most of my co-workers felt the same way: to show that we're all a family," Ramos said while waiting in line. Since Perches posted on Facebook that Basco"welcomes anyone to attend his wife’s service" because he had no nearby family, people from as far away as California have expressed interest in attending Reckard’s funeral, Johnson said.
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