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Help the Rivera Family Rest In Peace

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You see these stories flash across your tv screens and think for that fleeting moment, what a tragedy. But when the tv is off, the phone is put away, you go back to your life and your family. Regrettably, the remaining family members of the Rivera family do not have that luxury.
 
For those of you who are unaware, Tuesday, November 16th the unimaginable occurred. A fire engulfed a 100-year-old home that housed four separate family units. Within minutes, the entire home was devoured by flames. For some, it was a miracle they were able to escape relatively unharmed. Unfortunately, that is not how our story ends for our family on the third floor. This is the Rivera family. A mother, a son, a daughter, and two nephews. They were a family that was built on love. You could not know them, without loving them. And to be loved by them, was an honor. Their tragic deaths have left a wound that can never properly heal.
 
For the remaining members of the Rivera family, not only are they emotionally devastated but to properly care for those they have lost, they will also be financially devastated. The upcoming days will require obtaining caskets for all five lost, organizing services and funerals in New York, as well as financially supporting the journey back to Guatemala, to rest in peace.
 
Please find it in your hearts to donate so this family may find comfort in knowing that they have done all they could to honor their loved ones.
 
Zonia Dinora Rivera Mendoza - May 27, 1980 - November 16, 2021
Carlos Alberto Ramos Aguirre - October 15, 1996 - November 16, 2021
Carlos Cífrelo Penate Rivera - November 15, 1996 - November 16, 2021
Andrea Isamar Gonzalez Rivera - August 14, 2005 - November 16, 2021
Douglas Edgardo Rivera Aguirre - January 20, 1994 - November 16, 2021
 
 


Ves estas historias destellar en las pantallas de tu televisor y piensas en ese momento fugaz, qué tragedia. Pero cuando la televisión está apagada, el teléfono está guardado, vuelves a tu vida y a tu familia. Lamentablemente, los familiares restantes de la familia Rivera no tienen ese lujo.

Para los que no lo sepáis, el martes 16 de noviembre ocurrió lo inimaginable. Un incendio envolvió una casa de 100 años que albergaba cuatro unidades familiares separadas. En cuestión de minutos, toda la casa fue devorada por las llamas. Para algunos, fue un milagro que pudieran escapar relativamente ilesos. Desafortunadamente, no es así como termina nuestra historia para nuestra familia en el tercer piso. Esta es la familia Rivera. Una madre, un hijo, una hija y dos sobrinos. Eran una familia construida sobre el amor. No podrías conocerlos sin amarlos. Y ser amado por ellos, fue un honor. Sus trágicas muertes han dejado una herida que nunca podrá sanar adecuadamente.

Para los miembros restantes de la familia Rivera, no solo están emocionalmente devastados, sino que también estarán devastados económicamente para cuidar adecuadamente a los que han perdido. Los próximos días requerirán obtener ataúdes para los cinco perdidos, organizar servicios y funerales en Nueva York, así como apoyar financieramente el viaje de regreso a Guatemala, para descansar en paz.

Por favor, busquen en sus corazones donar para que esta familia pueda encontrar consuelo al saber que han hecho todo lo posible para honrar a sus seres queridos.

Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $20 
    • 2 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $25 
    • 2 yrs
  • Paula Alvarado Landa
    • $40 
    • 2 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $5 
    • 2 yrs
  • Malina Buckbee
    • $10 
    • 2 yrs

Organizer and beneficiary

Kristen Leonard
Organizer
Riverhead, NY
Leonel Rivera
Beneficiary

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