A memorial to the 53 people who died from being trapped in a tractor trailer in south San Antonio is growing.
Mourners have placed crosses, candles, water bottles, and the national flags of the victims in an area on the side of Quintana Road.
Amidst the dry grasses and scrub brush are large wooden crosses. Nearby, two women pray in front of the Honduran and Guatemalan flags.
Lydia Hernandez Trickey, a Presbyterian clergy woman, visited the site on Thursday. She called the deaths of the 53 people a horrific inhumanity.
“We have made it impossible for anybody to be in our country who is willing to work and make a better life for themselves — in this immigrant built country.”
As part of the memorial, a Dallas based artist is painting a large mural that shows the distress and hardships migrants face as they journey into the United States. He said he plans to leave the painting there for as long as it will stand.
Remembering the 53 people who died in San Antonio’s horrific trailer incident:
— Joey Palacios (@Joeycules) June 30, 2022
A memorial is growing on Quintana Rd where the trailer was found Monday night. Mourners have placed candles, water bottles, crosses, flowers and a Dallas artist is painting a mural. @TPRNews @NPR pic.twitter.com/EttsXNWyjt
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