They Came By The Hundreds To Help A Husband Say Goodbye
By News & Guts
EL PASO, TX - AUGUST 16: Antonio Basco, who's wife Margie Reckard was one of 22 persons killed by a gunman at a local Walmart, lays flowers in her honor at a makeshift memorial near the scene on August 16, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Basco has been to the memorial everyday site since it was erected to clean up the area and put out fresh flowers. 22 people were killed in Walmart during a mass shooting on August 3rd. A 21-year-old white male suspect remains in custody in El Paso which sits along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
From all walks of life and both sides of the border they came to help Antonio Basco through what would have been a lonely day. Basco’s wife, Margie Reckard, was murdered in the El Paso Walmart on August 4th. They had no family so Basco invited everyone to his wife’s funeral. On Friday afternoon when Basco arrived, more than 700 people were lined up outside to offer condolences.
Antonio Basco arrived at the service and instead of going right inside the La Paz Faith Center walked down the street to greet the people who showed up.
Inside the funeral home was packed with flowers from around the world.
An overwhelmingly beautiful flower display at the Perches location. All sent from the community, honoring the life of Antonio Basco’s wife, Margie Reckard. pic.twitter.com/U9nPISRfJC
