Rio Grande Valley Families & Friends Of Murdered Children Inc.

10/22/2026

🕯️❤️ MOMENTOS DE AMOR Y RECUERDO — THEIR LOVE LIVES ON ❤️🕯️

DÍA DE LOS MU***OS | REMEMBRANCE, LOVE & HEALING

During tonight’s support group meeting, Rio Grande Valley Families & Friends of Murdered Children (RGV-FFOMC) gathered to honor loved ones through Día de los Mu***os and the momentos—precious moments—that remain in our hearts.

Families shared stories of visiting cemeteries, lighting candles, building altars, displaying photographs, and preparing favorite foods. Some grew up with these traditions; others embraced them for the very first time.

💗 THANK YOU TO EVERY FAMILY WHO PARTICIPATED.

We especially honor those who found the courage to speak about their loved ones for the first time. Your stories brought moments of laughter, tears, reflection, and understanding. Each memory reminded us that a person’s life is so much more than the tragedy of their death.

To everyone who brought food and desserts, thank you for sharing not only a meal, but kindness and belonging. Around one table, we became more than a support group: one family, one unit, walking together through grief.

For families affected by homicide, remembrance creates space for love, connection, and healing. No tradition has to look the same; every story and every act of remembrance matters.

🕊️ What special moment or tradition helps you feel close to your loved one?

WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

Hope, Healing and Justice.

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10/22/2026

10/21/2026

🕯️ IN LOVING MEMORY OF HERVEY MARIN DE LEON. February 15, 1986 – July 16, 2026 | Forever 40💔 A LIFE TAKEN. A FAMILY FOREVER CHANGED. A CALL FOR JUSTICE.
Today, RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children honors Hervey Marin De Leon, whose life was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting near an H-E-B parking lot in San Juan, Texas, on July 16, 2026.

According to a published news report citing court records, Juan Samuel Olguin and Michael Anthony Lopez, both 19, were indicted October 8 on capital murder charges related to Hervey’s death. An indictment is an accusation, not a conviction; both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Behind this news is a family mourning someone they loved. Hervey was more than a headline or a case number. He was a son, a loved one, a friend, and a person whose memory deserves dignity and respect.

💙 TO HERVEY’S FAMILY: As the legal process continues, we stand beside you with compassion, emotional support, and a commitment to amplify the voices of survivors.

Through The Battle Cry for Justice, we honor Hervey’s life while recognizing the strength it takes for families to navigate grief and the pursuit of accountability.

🕯️ If you knew Hervey, please share a meaningful memory or a kind message for his family.

FOREVER LOVED. ALWAYS REMEMBERED. NEVER FORGOTTEN.

WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

10/20/2026

🩷 TWO MOTHERS. TWO STORIES. ONE UNBREAKABLE BOND.

MOM TO MOM | PEER-TO-PEER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

In this photograph, Martha, who advocates for Justice for Jolissa, stands beside Ms. Villereal, who advocates for Justice for Julio.

You see two beautiful smiles. What you may not see is the courage it takes to keep showing up while carrying the loss of a child.

Neither mother ever wanted to belong to this community of survivors. Yet here they are, choosing to sit together, listen without judgment, and understand emotions that words often cannot explain.

For Martha, the search for justice for her daughter continues. For both mothers, grief is not something that ends when a meeting is over. There are difficult days, unanswered questions, memories, and moments when simply being understood matters.

💗 Sometimes the most powerful support comes from another mother who understands without needing an explanation.

This is why RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children believes in ongoing mom-to-mom, peer-to-peer support. These connections build trust, ease isolation, and remind families that they do not have to carry everything alone.

Through The Battle Cry of a Mother, we honor their perseverance, love, and determination.

To Martha and Ms. Villereal: thank you for showing what solidarity looks like, not just in words, but in presence.

HEAR HER. WALK WITH HER. STAND WITH HER.

Hope, Healing and Justice.

10/20/2026

🕊️🎀 HAPPY 1ST HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY, LOURDES POLINA LLAMAS BARRERA 🎀🕊️
💗 THREE PRECIOUS DAYS. A LIFETIME OF LOVE. October 20, 2025 – October 23, 2025
Forever 3 Days Old

Today, October 20, 2026, we celebrate the First Heavenly Birthday of a precious little angel, Lourdes Polina Llamas Barrera.

💔 Some lives touch our hearts for a lifetime, even when we are blessed with their presence for only a few precious moments.

Lourdes Polina spent just three days on this earth, yet the love surrounding her will endure forever.

Today should have been filled with birthday wishes, tiny smiles, warm embraces, and the beautiful milestones of her first year.

Instead, her family carries a love that reaches beyond heaven and earth.

🩷 TO LOURDES POLINA’S FAMILY:

Your little girl’s life mattered. Her name matters. Her three precious days will always be part of a beautiful story of love.

On behalf of RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children, we join your family in remembering Lourdes Polina and honoring the everlasting bond between parents and their children.

🕯️ HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY, SWEET LOURDES POLINA.

May your memory continue bringing love, comfort, and light to everyone who holds you in their hearts.

FOREVER LOVED. FOREVER MISSED. FOREVER YOUR LITTLE GIRL.

WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

Hope, Healing and Justice.

10/20/2026

🕊️💙 IN LOVING MEMORY OF DANIEL ALEJANDRO MORIN July 19, 2002 – October 13, 2026-Forever 24 Years Young
Sometimes, a single act of compassion opens the door for a grieving family to find support.
Today, RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children extends heartfelt appreciation to the individual who referred Daniel Alejandro Morin’s case to our organization.

💔 Behind every referral is a life that mattered, a family facing unimaginable loss, and a story that deserves to be heard.

Daniel was more than a name or photograph. He was a son, a loved one, and someone whose memory lives on.

To Daniel’s family, we extend our deepest condolences. We offer a listening ear, a compassionate community, and a commitment to walk alongside families seeking hope, healing, and justice.

Through The Battle Cry of a Mother, we continue to remind families that their voices matter and their loved ones will not be forgotten.

🩷 TO THE PERSON WHO MADE THIS REFERRAL: THANK YOU.

Your kindness helps build a bridge between families in need and people prepared to stand beside them.

📢 Do you know a family grieving a homicide loss? Help connect them with compassionate support by sharing our organization’s name.

WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

🕯️ Daniel Alejandro Morin — Forever Loved. Never Forgotten.

RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children
Hope, Healing and Justice

10/19/2026

🕯️ 24 YEARS HAVE PASSED. DO YOU REMEMBER CHARLES I. BERRY?
A NAME WORTH REMEMBERING. A STORY THAT DESERVES TO BE HEARD. For 24 years, the name Charles I. Berry has remained part of a story that deserves remembrance, recognition, and answers.

Behind this photograph was a human life. A person with a past, relationships, memories, and a story that should never disappear with time.

Today, RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children, through our Battle Cry for Justice, is asking the Rio Grande Valley community to help preserve his story.

💔 TWENTY-FOUR YEARS LATER, WHO REMEMBERS CHARLES?

Do you remember his name? His family? A newspaper article, television report, or something about the circumstances surrounding his death?

Sometimes, a single memory or forgotten news clipping can help reconnect the pieces of a story.

🔎 WE ARE ASKING OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP.

If you have reliable information about Charles I. Berry or remember his case from October 2002, please reach out to our organization.

Our goal is to honor his memory while ensuring that the historical details of his case are documented accurately.

📢 SHARE THIS POST. Someone in our community may remember something important.

24 YEARS MAY HAVE PASSED, BUT EVERY LIFE DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED.

🕯️ THE BATTLE CRY FOR JUSTICE

WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

Hope, Healing and Justice.

RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children

10/18/2026

🕯️ THE BATTLE CRY OF A MOTHER
TWO BROTHERS MISSING. NINE YEARS WITHOUT ANSWERS.
MARIO ALBERTO GARZA, 17- ROSVEL GARZA, 19-Starr County, Texas | October 18, 2017

💔 “They’re my babies. Come back home.”

These heartbreaking words came from Cristina Clarke, the mother of Mario Alberto and Rosvel Garza, during a 2017 KRGV Channel 5 interview. Nine years ago, her sons disappeared in Starr County. Their gray Dodge Dakota pickup was later found burned near FM 755. The brothers were not located, and their disappearance remains unresolved.

Today, through our Battle Cry of a Mother and Rio Project Cold Case Initiative, RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children stands beside this family in its ongoing search for answers.

A mother’s plea should never fade into silence. Nine years cannot erase her love, her questions, or her right to know what happened to her children.

🎥 WATCH THEIR MOTHER’S INTERVIEW:
https://www.krgv.com/videos/search-continues-for-two-missing-starr-county-teens/

🚨 DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION?
Please contact the Starr County Sheriff’s Office at 956-487-5571. Even a small detail may help investigators.

On this ninth anniversary, we ask neighbors, friends, and anyone who remembers that October day to speak up. No family should have to search alone.

Share their faces. Share their story. Help keep this case in the public eye.

THE BATTLE CRY OF A MOTHER WILL NOT BE SILENCED.

HEAR HER. WALK WITH HER. STAND WITH HER.

Hope, Healing and Justice.

Seventeen year old Mario Alberto Garza and nineteen year old Rosbel Garza went missing Wednesday.

10/17/2026

🕯️💙 IN LOVING MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT MILTON RESENDEZ-FOREVER LOVED. FOREVER HONORED. NEVER FORGOTTEN.

💙 October 17, 2023 – October 17, 2026

THREE YEARS OF REMEMBRANCE

Today, we pause to honor the life, service, and lasting legacy of Lieutenant Milton Resendez of the San Benito Police Department, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty on October 17, 2023.

Three years have passed, but time can never erase the love, cherished memories, and tremendous impact he left upon his family, fellow officers, friends, and the Rio Grande Valley community.

Lieutenant Resendez was more than the uniform he proudly wore. He was a beloved husband, family member, friend, and dedicated public servant whose life touched so many.

On behalf of RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children (RGV-FFOMC), Roger’s Center, and our Homicide Survivor Support Group members, we extend our heartfelt prayers, love, and remembrance to his wife, Melissa Resendez, the entire Resendez family, and his brothers and sisters in law enforcement.

🕯️ His life mattered. His sacrifice will never be forgotten. His legacy lives on.

💙 WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

We invite our community to share a cherished memory, a prayer, or a message of love and remembrance in honor of Lieutenant Milton Resendez.

HOPE • HEALING • JUSTICE

10/17/2026

🕯️❤️ FOREVER LOVED. FOREVER REMEMBERED. IN LOVING MEMORY OF GERARDO ALBERTO MARTÍNEZ GÓMEZ

🕊️ October 17, 2017 – October 17, 2026

❤️ 9 YEARS GONE, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.

Nine years have passed, but time can never erase a precious life, the love shared, or the memories that remain forever in the hearts of family and friends.

Today, we pause to honor and remember Gerardo Alberto Martínez Gómez, whose absence continues to be felt by those who knew and loved him.

Behind every anniversary of loss is a grieving family carrying memories, unanswered questions, and a love that never fades.

On behalf of RGV Families & Friends of Murdered Children (RGV-FFOMC), Roger’s Center, and our Homicide Survivor Support Group members, we extend our heartfelt remembrance and solidarity to the Martínez Gómez family.

❤️ To Gerardo’s family: His life mattered. His memory matters. You are not alone.

🩷 WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU.

🕯️ If you knew Gerardo, please share a special memory or leave a ❤️ to let his family know he is remembered.

HOPE • HEALING • JUSTICE