Kat Caulderwood/ABC News(UVALDE, Texas) The day of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School was funeral director June Ybarra's scheduled day off. When he got the call about the incident, it was nothing he could have prepared for. Nineteen children and two teachers died in the May 24 tragedy at the school in Uvalde, Texas the city Ybarra has called home for about 50 years. Ybarra, 58, was in some way connected to many of those who died. So were many of his colleagues at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. "I don't think Uvalde or any of us will ever be the same," Ybarra said. Taylor Michelle Massey, the manager of Rushing-Estes-Knowles, was at the funeral home on the day of the tragedy. She quickly made calls to get "extra boots on the ground," knowing immediately that it would be too big a challenge for the small crew. "We were going to have to be taking care of these families – not just [until] the last child had their funeral. We were going to
(UVALDE, Texas) The day of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School was funeral director June Ybarra's scheduled day off. When he got the call about the i
(UVALDE, Texas) — The day of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School was funeral director June Ybarra’s scheduled day off. When he got the call about the incident, it was nothing he could have prepared for. Nineteen children and two teachers died in the […]
Kat Caulderwood/ABC News(UVALDE, Texas) The day of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School was funeral director June Ybarra's scheduled day off. When he got the call about the incident, it was nothing he could have prepared for. Nineteen children and two teachers died in the May 24 tragedy at the school in Uvalde,