UVALDE, Texas — A week after the school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers, this small town is preparing for the first of many funerals – a marathon of grief. He declined to release details about Amerie Jo’s casket design but said her family and those of the other victims were excited to talk to him “because of the joy that person gave them. But for those like Amerie Jo’s that are closed, he said, “we put their picture on the outside of the casket. Amerie Jo’s aunt, Desirae Garza, 33, lives down the street from the school. What hurts my neighbors, my community, hurts me.”Jimmy Lucas, president of the Texas Funerals Directors Assn., drove to Uvalde from Fort Worth to assist the town’s two funeral homes Tuesday, starting with Amerie Jo’s funeral.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2022 14:49 UTC