Thousands of strangers from Los Angeles to Tucson have come to El Paso, Texas, to say goodbye to an El Paso shooting victim after hearing that she had few family members.
Antonio Basco is scheduled Saturday to bury his long-time companion, 63-year-old Margie Reckard, who was killed by a gunman who opened fire at an El Paso Walmart this month.
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Thousands of strangers from Los Angeles to Tucson have come to El Paso, Texas, to say goodbye to an El Paso shooting victim after hearing that she had few family members.
Angelique Tadeo of Tucson, Arizona says she and her husband, Paul, and their 3-year-old granddaughter drove more than four hours to attend Reckard's memorial. Tadeo worked as a nurse and treated victims during the 2011 shooting in Tucson that injured former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six.
Antonio Bosco, husband of Margie Reckard, speaks about his wife during her funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Reckard was killed during the mass shooting on Aug. 3.(AP PhotoJorge Salgado)
Antonio Basco has a flower pinned to his shirt at the funeral of his companion of 22 years, Margie Reckard, at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Reckard was killed during the mass shooting on Aug. 3. (Mark LambieThe El Paso Times via AP)
Veterans groups line the sidewalk outside Margie Reckard's funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center in El Paso, Texas Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Without much family and friends in town, Antonio Basco invited the public to his longtime companion's funeral and El Paso showed up in droves. Reckard was among those killed in a mass shooting on Aug. 3. (Mark LambieThe El Paso Times via AP)
Antonio Basco greets some of the hundreds in line to attend his longtime companion Margie Reckard's funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center in El Paso, Texas Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Without much family and friends in town, Basco invited the public to the service. Reckard was among those killed in a mass shooting on Aug. 3. (Mark LambieThe El Paso Times via AP)
Attendees waited more than two hours in 100-degree (38 Celsius) temperatures on Friday after Basco invited the public to attend her companion's funeral.
Antonio Basco, companion of Margie Reckard, enters the church before her funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Reckard was killed during the mass shooting on Aug. 3. (AP PhotoJorge Salgado)
Angelique Tadeo of Tucson, Arizona says she and her husband, Paul, and their 3-year-old granddaughter drove more than four hours to attend Reckard's memorial. Tadeo worked as a nurse and treated victims during the 2011 shooting in Tucson that injured former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six.
Antonio Bosco, husband of Margie Reckard who lost her life during a shooting, is offered condolences with flowers Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Reckard was killed during the mass shooting on Aug. 3. (AP PhotoJorge Salgado)
Antonio Bosco, husband of Margie Reckard, speaks about his wife during her funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Reckard was killed during the mass shooting on Aug. 3.(AP PhotoJorge Salgado)
Antonio Basco has a flower pinned to his shirt at the funeral of his companion of 22 years, Margie Reckard, at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Reckard was killed during the mass shooting on Aug. 3. (Mark LambieThe El Paso Times via AP)
Veterans groups line the sidewalk outside Margie Reckard's funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center in El Paso, Texas Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Without much family and friends in town, Antonio Basco invited the public to his longtime companion's funeral and El Paso showed up in droves. Reckard was among those killed in a mass shooting on Aug. 3. (Mark LambieThe El Paso Times via AP)
Antonio Basco greets some of the hundreds in line to attend his longtime companion Margie Reckard's funeral at La Paz Faith Memorial & Spiritual Center in El Paso, Texas Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Without much family and friends in town, Basco invited the public to the service. Reckard was among those killed in a mass shooting on Aug. 3. (Mark LambieThe El Paso Times via AP)
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