At first, it seemed like Margie Reckard's funeral would be a small affair. The 63-year-old, who was killed when a gunman opened fire in an El Paso Walmart this month, left behind few relatives, and none live in El Paso.
The 63-year-old, who was killed when a gunman opened fire in an El Paso Walmart this month, left behind few relatives, and none live in El Paso. Her husband, Antonio Basco, had no other family and invited anyone to show up. Now hundreds of people are expected to attend Reckard's visitation services Friday evening. Strangers from as far away as Japan and New Zealand are sending flowers.
He leaves fresh flowers each day at the site of a white cross bearing his wife's name and removes any that are dying. Sometimes, he talks to her."I promised her fresh roses every day," Basco said. He invited the public to his wife's funeral after she was killed in the El Paso shooting. Hundreds are expected to attendBasco met Reckard at a bar 22 years ago. She had been smiling at him that night, and he eventually worked up the courage to approach her.
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