A heroic fourth-grader who died while calling 911 for help for her classmates during the tragic Texas school shooting last week was remembered at her funeral Tuesday as a “sweet, cheeky” young woman.
“My heart aches for everyone in this city,” said family member Jysenia Garcia in front of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, where friends, loved ones and members of Amerie Jo Garza 10 years old, they remembered the short and tragic life. the community.
“When you know the families of the children who lost their children and the shooter’s family, you don’t know where to put your heart,” Garcia added.
“We had a few moments of laughter in our house from the shooting, but then we all looked at each other with guilt. I feel guilty smiling. I even felt guilty about putting on makeup for the funeral. I don’t know why, I just did it. “
Amerie, who called 911 for help from Robb Elementary School when she was murdered, was buried in the first of what will be a series of grim ceremonies for the city of 16,000 people.
He just turned 10 two weeks before his death.
“Amerie was sweet, cheeky, funny,” the girl’s cousin, Zaedy Martinez, told The Post. “Everyone calls him a hero for calling 911. She was very brave.”
Amerie Jo Garza, one of the victims of the mass shooting at Robb d’Uvalde Primary School, is seen in this undated photo obtained from social media. AMERIE JO GARZA’S FAMILY
Amerie’s aunt, Angie Ortega, said the family was “just trying to make ends meet.”
“We’re just trying to get over it today,” he said.
Her stepfather, medical technician Angel Garza, was caring for another victim when she learned that the girl she raised as her own was dead, her mother told People magazine.
“She was helping the children,” Berlinda Arreola said of her son.
Amerie Jo Garza, who called 911 for help from Robb Elementary School when it was shot down, was buried in the first of what will be a series of shady ceremonies for the city of 16,000 people. James Keivom
He said he was told the tragic news about his stepdaughter when another blood-stained student told him it was Amerie’s blood.
Meanwhile, the funeral services of his schoolmate, Maite Yuleana Rodríguez, are scheduled for later Tuesday at another funeral home in Uvalde.
Carriers carry the coffin of Robb Elementary School shooting victim Amerie Jo Garza during a funeral at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Tuesday. James Keivom’s bearers carry Amerie Jo Garza’s ark to his burial site in Uvalde, Texas. AP Photo / Jae C. Hong
Her family described the young bubble in her obituary as “a sweet girl” and said that “those who knew and loved her were blessed with her kind, ambitious, kind and sweet soul.”
In front of the girl on Monday, her family asked for privacy.
Three other celebrations were held on Tuesday for other victims, including 46-year-old teacher Irma Garcia, one of two educators killed in the massacre.
The other two vigils are for students Nevaeh Bravo and Jose Flores.
Police said 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos barricaded himself in the school’s adjoining classrooms and shot dead the victims with an AR-15 assault rifle.