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Nine orphaned children hold car washes to raise money for mom's
burial
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AP Photos CAMOD101-102
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Donations for Patricia Valenzuela's funeral expenses can be made to
Lakewood Memorial Park and Funeral Home, 900 S. Santa Fe Ave.,
Hughson, CA, 95326
By JULIANA BARBASSA
Associated Press Writer
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- The little house where the nine
Valenzuela children live now is ready for the holidays, with icicle
lights hanging from the gutters and decorations spray-painted on
the windows. But the blowup snowman perched on the roof has wilted,
and no one has the time to fix him.
The children's mother, Patricia, would have turned 27 on
Christmas Day. She died last Sunday, her heart weakened by crack
cocaine. Now, the eldest of her sons and daughters, who range in
age from 1 month to 11 years, are spending cold December days
holding car washes and placing collection cups in neighborhood
stores to raise money for her funeral.
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burial
Eds: ADDS eds note with address for donations
AP Photos CAMOD101-102
jbstflbl1tcmdwrg
Donations for Patricia Valenzuela's funeral expenses can be made to
Lakewood Memorial Park and Funeral Home, 900 S. Santa Fe Ave.,
Hughson, CA, 95326
By JULIANA BARBASSA
Associated Press Writer
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- The little house where the nine
Valenzuela children live now is ready for the holidays, with icicle
lights hanging from the gutters and decorations spray-painted on
the windows. But the blowup snowman perched on the roof has wilted,
and no one has the time to fix him.
The children's mother, Patricia, would have turned 27 on
Christmas Day. She died last Sunday, her heart weakened by crack
cocaine. Now, the eldest of her sons and daughters, who range in
age from 1 month to 11 years, are spending cold December days
holding car washes and placing collection cups in neighborhood
stores to raise money for her funeral.
[edited. copyright issue]
