According to the Turkish American Association of North Texas, TURANT, the family was of Turkish descent. “I’m saddened, I know people that know her (the mother), a lot of ladies that I talked to in our community that know her are saddened by this," TURANT president Erdal Sipahi said of Borat. "Her loss, the mom and daughter, tragic loss, in this fashion is very, very disheartening.” A spokesperson for the Islamic Association of North Texas said a funeral service was planned for the mother and daughter at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the mosque in Richardson, located at 840 Abrams Road.