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KERMAN, Calif. (KFSN) -- It was an affectional greeting successful Kerman connected Saturday. Dozens gathered to wage their respects to the 7 workplace workers mislaid successful the deadly Madera County clang past month.
"It has been precise hard," United Farm Workers Foundation Emergency Relief Coordinator Linda Martinez said. "It has been precise tough. The families are devastated."
"Everybody is going done precise hard times astatine this moment," Martinez added. "It's precise hard to proceed to talk with the families astatine this moment."
The heartache began aboriginal successful the greeting connected February 23. A roadside vigil connected Avenue 7 adjacent Road 22 successful Madera County present marks wherever authorities accidental a van and pick-up motortruck crashed head-on.
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Eight radical died there. Seven of them were successful a van. They were workplace workers, heading from their homes successful Kerman to Lion Farms for work.
The clang besides killed the operator of the pick-up truck.
They are gone, but the assemblage is not forgetting them.
Marylee Larios and her hubby Anivar told Action News astir the wealth they person raised.
"At that event, we were capable to rise much than $22,000," Larios said. "We did different event, and we were capable to rise much than $10,000. So, altogether, much than $30,000."
That wealth -- donated by the assemblage -- is present benefitting the victims' families directly.
Several of the victims were from Mexico, and their families privation to person their bodies returned there.
34-year-old Hector Orozco is 1 of the men who died. He had lived successful the Valley for 2 years. He leaves down his woman and 2 kids successful Mexico.
On Saturday, his loved ones held his representation close. Orzoco's assemblage volition soon instrumentality location with the assistance of Mexican officials.
"Thank you to everybody, the community," Orozco's niece said. "Everybody's prayers, hugs, and each the enactment from the community. We volition beryllium everlastingly grateful that we are capable to nonstop my uncle to his spot with his household and kids."
On Sunday night, the City of Kerman volition clasp a candlelight vigil for the 7 workplace workers killed. There volition besides beryllium a fundraiser starting successful the afternoon.
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