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Vicente Zempoaltecatl's Funeral

Funeral procession for Vicente ...Grymes Hill, Staten Island. NY.

Funeral procession for Vicente Zempoaltecatl with Mariachi band. April 18, 2016. Grymes Hill, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia and Ivan Zempoaltec...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia and Ivan Zempoaltecatl carrying photo of Vicente Zempoaltecatl during funeral. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Jocelyn Zempoaltecatl Garcia ca...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Jocelyn Zempoaltecatl Garcia carrying photo of her father Vicente Zempoaltecatl during funeral. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Mariachi band at Vicente Zempoa...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Mariachi band at Vicente Zempoaltecatl's funeral. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia facetiming her fami...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia facetiming her family in Mexico during Vicente Zempoaltecatl's funeral. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Family and friends carrying cof...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Family and friends carrying coffin of Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Offering flowers to Vicente Zem...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Offering flowers to Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia crying over coffin ...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia crying over coffin of her husband Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia and her son Ivan Ze...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia and her son Ivan Zempoaltecatl saying farewell to Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Ivan Zempoaltecatl comforting h...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Ivan Zempoaltecatl comforting his mother Sarah Garcia. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Lowering coffin of Vicente Zemp...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Lowering coffin of Vicente Zempoaltecatl into the grave. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Ivan Zempoaltecatl throwing far...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Ivan Zempoaltecatl throwing farewell rose to his father Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Araceli Martinez wishing a fare...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Araceli Martinez wishing a farewell to Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Stephanie Zempoaltecatl mournin...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Stephanie Zempoaltecatl mourning the loss of her father Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Jocelyn Zempoaltecatl and grand...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Jocelyn Zempoaltecatl and grandchildren at Vicente Zempoaltecatl's funeral. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Flower offerings for Vicente Ze...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Flower offerings for Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Stephanie, Ivan Zempoaltecatl a...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Stephanie, Ivan Zempoaltecatl and Sara Garcia grieving. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Stephanie Zempoaltecatl, holdin...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Stephanie Zempoaltecatl, holding her father's photograph, with grandchildren at the grave. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Jocelyn Zempoaltecatl comfortin...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Jocelyn Zempoaltecatl comforting her mother Sara Garcia at the grave. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia's last fare...nt Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

Sara Garcia's last farewell to her husband Vicente Zempoaltecatl. April 18, 2016. Silver Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. NY.

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Vicente Zempoaltecatl's Funeral

Updated Sep 2021

Location Silver Mount Cemetery, 918 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, NY.

Topics Black and White, Culture stories, Documentary, Dying/Death, Emotion, Essays, Ethnic minorities, Family, Friends + Family, Immigration, Latin America, Loss, Love, Migration, Minority, Photojournalism, Race, Sorrow, Teens, Youth

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