In a sad reminder of how Salvadorans are touched by what happens in the United States everyday, yesterday the Prensa Gráfica announced that a 40 year-old Salvadoran woman, Ana Fernández, died in the tragic Metro crash in Washington, DC on Monday. Fernández, orginally from San Alejo in the department of La Unión, had been living in the United States for twenty years, and had just succeeded in bringing her eldest son to live with her in the United States. Ana Fernández leaves behind her loving husband of four years, Óscar Martínez, six children, her parents, and her five brothers and sisters. Fernández's husband gave an interview to a local news station, stating, "She was the center of our family, I don't know how to read or write."SHARE sends its condolences to all of the victims of Monday's crash and their families across borders.
*Photo from La Prensa Gráfica.
- Sara Skinner, US Grassroots Coordinator
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