Wilmer Josué Ramírez Vázquez

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The seventh soul in my En Memoriam project honoring asylum seekers who did not survive the rigors of the American border.

Wilmer Josué Ramírez Vázquez, Age 2
of Guatemala
Died May 14, 2019, Texas

Wilmer's mother brought him to the U.S. to get him medical care for a condition that left him unable to walk. Wilmer and his mother Hilda left home in March to make the journey to the U.S.  He became ill in Mexico and crossed into the United States with a high fever and difficulty breathing. Diagnosed with pneumonia and other complications at a children's hospital, Wilmer died about a month later.
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Wilmer's story HERE.

Photo source: Vasquez family, via web

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