HOME IS THE SAILOR...SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 27

By Stefany Rosales

krgv.com

Various Sources

Funeral services have been scheduled for a U.S. Navy sailor who was found dead near her Naval station in Virginia.

The Brownsville native sailor, Angelina Resendiz, will be laid to rest on June 27. Her funeral services are open to the public.

The 21-yar old was found dead two weeks after she went missing from the naval station in Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy says a sailor is in custody in connection with her death

(Resendiz, who served in the U.S. Navy as a culinary specialist aboard the USS James E. Williams, went missing on May 29. She was last seen at her barracks, Miller Hall, at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base in the world. Five days later, Virginia State Police issued a “critically issuing adult alert)” for Resendiz, saying she had last been seen at her barracks at 10 a.m. on May 29.

A week later, officials discovered Resendiz’s body. A day later, NCIS announced it had arrested a person in connection with Resendiz’s death but declined to release any other information, including the person’s name, gender, relationship to Resendiz, or possible charges against them. That lack of information has frustrated Resendiz’s grieving family, who have called upon the military and law enforcement to be more transparent with the investigation into her death.)

Funeral services will occur at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 114 East Price Road.

The viewing will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. with the funeral service to follow at 5 p.m. Attendees will have a chance to mingle with the family with light refreshments and share memories of Angelina at 6:30 p.m.

A candlelight vigil for Angelina and to honor all those lost to such violence will be held at 7:15 p.m.