DONATE: Funeral service fundraisers for slain Olalde's family

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Thursday, May 25th, 2023 11:11am

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Photo Credit: GofundMe

A Gofund Me has been created by Diana Olalde to help with the family’s funeral service.

This comes after four were killed in Nash, Texas on Tuesday.

The GofundMe reads as "Hi, I am Diana and I am fundraising for my family’s funeral services. On 5/23/2023 my world changed. My whole family my father who was a hard working man, my mother who was a caring and loving person, my sister who was full of life, happiness, and dreams, and my little brother who was an amazing, funny, and cheerful kid passed in a tragic turn events that even in my worst nightmare I couldn’t have dreamed. If these people ever touched your life in anyway please help and donate. Prayers would be much appreciated as well."

 

To donate to the GoFundMe, click here.

There will also be a Bazaar held by the Hispanic Community on Sunday, May 28th from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Vero's Event Center, located at 2108 New Boston Rd. Street Tacos, fresh fruit, drinks, candy, and desserts will be available.

All proceeds will go to the family.

For more information call Juan Bustamante at 903-701-3181, Veronica Hernandez at 903-244-4649, or Olivia Hernandez at 903-490-3117.

 

Taquizas EL Yiyo and Shalom Tire Shop will host a small fundraiser, at 2015 N Stateline from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. They will donate 100 percent of their sales during business hours.

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