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Farewell fund for Lorena: help Murilo's family in Porto Alegre

After the sudden passing of Lorena, the family is asking for help with the funeral home and burial costs.

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Murilo Daniel Marques
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Porto Alegre
Lorena, my sister, passed away on 27 August after a long fight with kidney disease. She was 76 years old. She was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance. The funeral home has given us a quote of $1,350 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 14 September. I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Lorena to have a dignified farewell. Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers. Anything left over after the funeral will be donated to a neighborhood youth program. Where the $1,350 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $750 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $390 • Transport of the deceased: $120 • Memorial gathering for the family: $90 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Updates from Murilo

  1. 72% there. I made the first payment toward memorial gathering for the family. Thank you.

  2. Update from Porto Alegre: I made the first payment toward memorial gathering for the family. We're at 39% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Porto Alegre: the plan for funeral home services and casket is now scheduled. We're at 24% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Inés PeñaQuestion

    is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Murilo.

    • Murilo Daniel MarquesOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Funeral home services and casket is $750 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Alexandra W. Ramirez

    Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

    • Caoimhe Buckley

      take care. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

      • Rotimi Usman Ogunbanjo

        Sending love, Murilo. Hope you get there. God bless.

        • Silvia C. AriasQuestion

          Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Porto Alegre

          • Murilo Daniel MarquesOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

            Thank you. If you're in Porto Alegre I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. I'll keep the page updated.

        • Leonardo E. Contreras

          A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Rio Grande do Sul. I'll ask around and let you know

          • Jackson Whitfield

            thinking of you and your family, Murilo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

            • Araceli T. Macías

              Thinking of you and your family, Murilo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Tiruchirappalli

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