Meredith Portillo, 20, was killed July 21 in a wrong way crash on Interstate 37. Portillo was a detention officer with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
Several hundred friends, family and officers paid their respects for a 20-year-old Bexar County deputy who was killed in a wrong-way crash. Meredith Portillo 's pink casket, draped in the Texas flag, arrived in a horse drawn carriage. She received full honors from the sheriff's office during her funeral, held at Cornerstone Church on Tuesday morning. Her loved ones reflected on her life and heart.
'Though she may no longer be here with us in life, her spirit will always echo in our hearts, reminding us to cherish every moment that we have with one another.” READ MORE: 'She touched a lot of people': Bexar County deputy among 3 killed in wrong-way crash Sheriff Javier Salazar told those gathered that although he didn't know Portillo very well, he learned more about her after her death. 'She's the kind of person most of us would want to know better,' Salazar said.
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