02-02-2011, 10:43 AM
PATTERSON — The mother and grandmother of 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas were so overwhelmed with emotion they had to remain seated during a candlelight observance Tuesday night.
A few hundred people with somber faces gathered on the lawn in front of City Hall to offer their support to the Cardenas family.
From her seat, a tearful Amparo Cardenas thanked everyone who participated in the search for her grandson, whom she called "Julianito."
"He's looking at all of you from wherever he is," she said about her grandson. "I don't have the words, but you're all in my heart forever."
The boy's mother, Tabitha Cardenas, sat in a chair next to her mother but was too emotional to speak to the crowd of supporters.
Amparo Cardenas thanked law enforcement officials who worked around the clock trying to bring the boy home.
"They were always there, day and night," she said. "I want to thank all the divers, who were diving in that cold water looking for my grandson."
A few hundred people with somber faces gathered on the lawn in front of City Hall to offer their support to the Cardenas family.
From her seat, a tearful Amparo Cardenas thanked everyone who participated in the search for her grandson, whom she called "Julianito."
"He's looking at all of you from wherever he is," she said about her grandson. "I don't have the words, but you're all in my heart forever."
The boy's mother, Tabitha Cardenas, sat in a chair next to her mother but was too emotional to speak to the crowd of supporters.
Amparo Cardenas thanked law enforcement officials who worked around the clock trying to bring the boy home.
"They were always there, day and night," she said. "I want to thank all the divers, who were diving in that cold water looking for my grandson."