Custom caskets for Uvalde shooting victims

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21 crosses now line the streets of downtown Uvalde representing each of the lives lost and now one of a kind casket designer in Edna is doing what he can to try to help those grieving families Fox 26's Tiffany Justice bringing us that story tonight. This casket is you know some is for an adult of course a very beautiful person that tried to protect children and like I said I set with the family and I was drawn to this casket immediately especially after hearing the stories. 19 children and two teachers murdered in the Uvalde school shooting Tray Ganem and custom casket maker in Edna is trying to ease some of their pain by honoring their loved ones. It's not a box anymore it is a beautiful creation that represents the loved ones. Meeting with the families one-on-one. You can see we've been working crazy everything is out of my pocket. Building that relationship being able to go to the homes is something that's very emotional for me. I become part of the family to listen to them talk about their loved ones it helps me incorporate the design for the caskets. He says transforming these caskets into more than just an object helps families remember the good times. They start reminiscing and telling the stories of everything and that's what it's about. When people talk about what they loved they their motions they start smiling and you know even though it's this horrible time they're they're remembering the joy and the love that their loved ones have. It's been a community effort Tray says Friday morning they'll be receiving 17 children's caskets from Georgia. Six caskets are set to be taken down to Yvaldy by Sunday. Tray has stepped in before to help grieving families like murdered for hood soul driven S. A. G. In and four-year-old Malia Davis who went missing back in 2019 and was eventually found on the side of the road in a trash bag in Arkansas. The senses that I know them and it starts the grieving process immediately. He's also helped some of the families of this other island spring church shooting that killed 26 people and wounded 22 others reporting in Edna to be just as Fox 26 news.