The owner of Compean Funeral Home said a lot of hard work has gone into getting the 53 victims of the San Antonio smuggling incident back with their families
is reporting that 37 victims have potentially been identified. The majority are from Mexico.
"When you're in the profession we're in, you don't pick and choose who you serve. We serve everyone, especially with something so tragic like this," Gregory Compean, president of Compean Funeral Home said. After identification, Compean wants to assist in making sure the remains are prepared for transport according to Texas laws. It's something he plans to do voluntarily, whether that's handled in Bexar County, or in Houston.
Compean said the victims' home countries and their families are counting on the U.S. to make sure everything is done correctly.
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