Chihuahua.- The relatives of eight of the 13 migrants missing in Coyame were finally able to watch over the remains of their loved ones among flowers, tears and, in some cases, farewell messages and thanks on the coffins.
The bodies were handed over Monday evening along with two other bodies, that of Rodolfo Guzmán González, originally from Querétaro, and that of Alan Ricardo Salas Torres, of Durango; Yesterday they were taken to their homeland where they will be buried.
The group of 13 people disappeared on September 25, 2021 while attempting to emigrate to the United States. However, on August 24, authorities managed to trace the whereabouts of most of them in a grave near the town of El Mimbre. Municipality of Coyame del Sotol.
Rodolfo Guzmán González, 32 years old; Emmanuel Aguilar Baylon, 24; Javier Ricardo Lopez Rodríguez, 38; Amador Aguilar, 55; Lorenzo Abraham Gonzalez Mendoza, 39; Benigno Alberto Alvarez, 36; Alan Ricardo Salas Torres, 22, as well as Víctor Hugo AF and Obed Gonzalo VS have been officially identified.
While relatives of the victims said that the other unidentified man could be Oaxaca native Elías Girón Mateo, as there were indications that it was him; In addition, sources within the FGE are waiting to receive the genetic profile in order to compare it with the remains located in the grave.
Still missing: José Luis Pallares, 47 years old; Luis Carlos Islas Villegas, 30, and Daniel Alonso Villa Rascón, 31, which is why the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations and Enforced Disappearances, Miriam Aguilera, said that they will continue the relevant searches to find his whereabouts as well as the corresponding ones Investigations.
“We will continue to participate and inform the families of the three people who have not yet been found and for whom there has been no match that we will continue the search operations since the Local Search Commission, even then the Attorney General’s Office and all their units.
“We must continue with the search operations to determine the whereabouts of the three people who we do not know if we can find them alive or if, unfortunately, there is also a situation with remains,” said the prosecutor.
In this sense, he said that continuing the search for missing persons is a right of the direct and indirect victims and that families can contact them, the representation or the holder of the investigation file.
“Finding him was a miracle”
Rocío Martínez, wife of Benigno Alberto Álvarez Gómez, granted El Diario de Chihuahua access to her husband’s funeral, where she and her daughters said goodbye to their family member for the last time and managed to keep their promise to Alberto, “Pelón”: look for it until you find it.
“I promised him, I told him I would find him, and I did; It was a miracle to find him, it hurts a lot to know that he is no longer here and that the girls will miss him very much, but at least we have the certainty that he is resting now and that one day I will reach him and see him in the front row,” Rocío said.
When he entered the room where he was being held, there was a screen with his picture and several photos showing him with his three daughters; In addition, there were several floral gifts from his grandparents, his cousins, his wife and his daughters.
In addition, they placed a T-shirt with the faces of the other missing migrants, and their relatives brought a garment with his photo on the front and the phrase on the back: “Death has taken his body, but his soul lives forever in our hearts”.
On the coffin were written in felt-tip pen sentences that read: “My father is the most beautiful star there is in the sky,” “I love you, Beto, very much,” “Apa, I love you very much,” “Rest .” Peace, Pelón”, “I spent the best years of my life by your side; Your memory and your love will forever be in my heart, Papito Chulo” and “I will miss you, Papa Beto, thank you for being there for me when I needed you most, thank you for getting me through, I love.” “You with all my heart,” among other things.
Likewise, Rocío thanked God for all the moments they had lived and Alberto for making her happy in the 16 years they were together.
“You leave me the most precious and precious thing for both of us: our daughters, who will always remind me of the great love we felt for each other… That love that will sustain me so that I can move on.” I will always think of you think, because this love is forever because it has no beginning and no end.”
In this sense, she said she is grateful that in these almost two years she has had the strength necessary to find him and his companions, who have become part of her daily life.
“His departure hurts me as much as yours; Rest in peace and fly high, my beautiful angel. Wait for me, I’ll meet you right away and hope to see you in the front row,” concluded Rocío.
At the funeral home arrived the relatives of Rodolfo Guzmán González, originally from Querétaro, and Alan Ricardo Salas Torres, from Durango, who had been traveling since Sunday after being informed that the DNA tests actually matched those of their relatives.
“We come to accompany Rocío. It is very sad to pick up your relative in these conditions. Luckily, they helped us with transfer and accommodation and we will bring our relatives to our city,” one of them said with tears in her eyes. the eyes.