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The Duarte's Medical & Funeral Fund

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The viewing will take place at 8pm on Thursday, February 15th at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church 1622 W 6th St, Santa Ana, CA 92703

The mass will take place at 12:00pm on Friday, February 16th and will also be at Our Lady of the Pillar.
Following the mass we will meet at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery 7845 E Santiago Canyon Rd, Orange CA 92869
On January 28th, 2018, tragedy struck the Duarte Family.  On their way home from attending mass at Our Lady of the Pillar in Santa Ana, Freddy, Joseph, Nicholas, and their Dad, Fred, were involved in a tragic car accident.  

Nicholas Duarte, only 22 years old, unfortunately did not survive the accident.  Fred (their father) suffered major injuries, is hospitalized and will have to continue his healing at a re-hab facility.  Freddy and Joseph are traumatized and need help too.

For those of you who know the Duarte Family, you know what an amazing, tight knit, God loving family they are. Fred and Patty adopted all 9 of their kids and have given each one a loving, caring and faith filled home to grow up in.  

Losing Nick has been so incredibly painful.  
To know Nick was to love Nick, Nick always had a smile on his face and was always willing to help anyone in need.  He also had a part time job with UPS and really enjoyed working there and had high hopes and dreams of continuing his career with them. He also had the dream of one day becoming a Bounty Hunter.

I have been friends with the Duarte’s since I was 12.  We lived in the same neighborhood for many years until the Duarte’s had to move.  But that didn’t stop us from remaining friends!I recently had Nick help at a tennis tournament I was working at.  He did a fantastic job and charmed everyone he came in contact with!

Nick, Freddy, Joseph and I kept in touch and saw each other all the time.  They are my second family.

I have set up this Go Fund Me page to help with the unexpected funeral costs and for the extra medical costs that the family will incur with their Dad’s injuries.  

Please, if you can help in any way.  Even $1 will add up.  Those of us that know the Duarte Family, know that if this tragedy had struck a family they knew, they would be the first ones to help out.

THANK YOU
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Joseph Laguna
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Santa Ana, CA

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