Man Widowed In El Paso Shooting Invites Public To Wife's Funeral Because 'He Has No Family Left'

A man from El Paso who lost his wife in the mass shooting there has invited member of the public to her funeral, saying he has no other living relatives.

Antonio Basco, who was married to his wife Maggie Reckard for 22 years, lost her in the El Paso Walmart shootings. He extended an invitation to the community for her funeral services to be held on Aug. 16.

Perches Funeral Home, where Reckard’s services will take place, wrote in a Facebook post:

“Mr. Antonio Basco was married for 22yrs to his wife Margie Reckard, He had no other family. He welcomes anyone to attend his Wife's services. On Friday August 16th, Perches Funeral Home Northeast on 4946 Hondo Pass from 5-9pm. Let's show him & his Wife some El Paso Love. #EPSTRONG.”

The funeral parlor can hold around 200 guests. Lot of people from across the nation, even those unable to attend the funeral, showed their respect and offered their condolences in the post. The community members added that they would attend the event to pay their respects.

Gigi Graciette, a news reporter for KTTV, commented on the post: “Just sent flowers from Los Angeles, CA. I pray Mr. Basco knows he and his beloved Margie are in the thoughts of many, including this stranger.”

Basco fondly remembers his wife as an angel. “I mean you didn't even have to be there to talk to her. You could just look at how she was, how she acted, how she presented herself. She was an awesome lady,” he told the Associated Press last week.

“You see Margie, more or less, was the brains of the family. We were gonna live together and die together. That was our plan,” Basco added.

Services for Reckard will be held between 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday at Perches Funeral Home, 4946 Hondo Pass in El Paso.