First Apopka Funeral Scheduled For Pulse Shooting Victim

The first funeral in Apopka for a victim of the Pulse nightclub shooting will be next Tuesday.

The funeral service for Miguel Angel Honorato, Sr., of Apopka, will be at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Apopka at 10:00 AM on Jun 21, 2016.

Loomis Funeral Home is donating their services to the family. William Gray, Manger at Loomis posted this explanation on Facebook; "It's a honor. We are donating our services for free to the Apopka residents who lost their lives in this attack of terror to our community. We all need to stand behind our community and all the people still healing from their wounds and for the ones trying to prepare for the funerals for their loved ones. Our family and staff will continue to pray for all the people involved; from the families to the first responders to the doctors. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you all."

Robert Sargent, Public Information Officer for the City of Apopka has confirmed that, "The Mayor (Joe Kilsheimer) has offered two burial sites to Apopka families who suffered tragic losses in the Pulse nightclub shootings."

Miguel Angel Honorato's obituary can be read here.