California mortuary will pay for burial of boy crushed as family moved from foreclosed home
By APThursday, December 10, 2009
Calif. mortuary will pay for crushed boy’s burial
MODESTO, Calif. — A Northern California mortuary has offered to cover the funeral costs for a 5-year-old Modesto boy crushed by furniture as his family moved out of their foreclosed house.
Spokesman John Short with Lakewood Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Hughson said the mortuary will cover the $7,500 in funeral and burial expenses.
He said the staff was saddened that the family had suffered an “immeasurably painful” tragedy while also losing their home.
A friend of the family of Robert Edward Martinez said $800 in donations will pay for flowers and the casket.
The boy was killed earlier this week trying to stop a cabinet from falling in the garage, where the family staged furniture before loading it onto a truck.
The funeral is Friday.
Information from: The Modesto Bee.
