An El Paso man has no family left in town after losing his wife in the shooting, so he's inviting the public to attend her funeral.
Antonio Basco wants the people of El Paso to attend his wife’s funeral, and it looks like they’re going to turn out
The city of El Paso is getting ready to turn up in a touching show of support for a man who lost his wife in the shooting there last week. After his wife died, Antonio Basco has no other family in town, so he’s invited the public to attend her funeral. His heartbreaking request is going viral and it looks like people are going to pack the place to celebrate her life. This is what true unity in the aftermath of a tragedy looks like.
63-year-old Margie Reckard was one of 22 people killed when a man opened fire at an El Paso Walmart. He was targeting Latinx immigrants in his racist attack.“When I met her, she was an angel, and she still is,” he. “I was supposed to be the strong one, but I found out I’m the weak one, and she’s going to be missed a lot.”
He added, “When we first met, that feeling came to each one of us, to each other, and we’ve been together ever since. We were going to live together and die together. That was our plan.” Reckard has some out-of-town family who will be traveling to attend the funeral, but Basco has no family left after her death. So he’s turning to the community, and they’re turning up for him.
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