Boy Who Died After Dental Procedure Buried
(San Antonio Express News) After a week of hashing out the strange and tragic details of how 22-month-old Maddoux Cordova died, mourners at his funeral Saturday turned their focus to how the boy lived.
More than 300 people gathered in a dim sanctuary at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church on the city's West Side to say goodbye to the toddler who died last week after receiving morphine during a dental procedure.
"Some of us wonder, when one dies so young, what would his future hold?" Deacon George Salazar told the group. "We should dwell on the present and who he was — a child full of love."
Although it remains unclear what killed Maddoux, officials said he died from complications of treatment for tooth decay. He had received morphine during the procedure at Village Specialty Surgical Center and later fell unconscious and stopped breathing.
He spent more than two weeks at Wilford Hall Medical Center before he was taken off life support. A toxicology report in the case is pending.
After Saturday's funeral Mass, friends and family members drove in a long procession to Mission Park Cemetery South where they paid final respects to the boy at a graveside service.
They recalled joyful memories of a sweet-tempered child full of mischief and energy.
"He had two speeds — either fast or stop," said the boy's father, Adam Cordova. "He never did anything slow."
Melissa Quiroz, whose daughter plays volleyball with Maddoux's 10-year-old sister, said he often showed up at the games and romped around on the sidelines.
"He would be out there cheering for the team and yelling even though he didn't really know what was going on," she said.
Bryan Trevino, one of four pallbearers, said Maddoux loved playing with soccer balls, basketballs and footballs. Trevino, who collects new soccer balls as a hobby, said Maddoux eventually persuaded him to unwrap every ball in his collection.
"He always wanted to play," he said. "Now I have balls all over my house."
Nearly everyone who knew Maddoux agreed that he held three things particularly dear: balloons, cookies and, above all else, Elmo, the fuzzy red puppet of "Sesame Street" fame.
As a tribute to his love for Elmo, his parents chose red as the color for his small casket.
At the end of the service, someone handed out large clutches of red and white balloons. For several long moments, mourners stood together in silence, trying to muffle their sobs, and then launched the balloons into a pale blue sky.
(San Antonio Express News) After a week of hashing out the strange and tragic details of how 22-month-old Maddoux Cordova died, mourners at his funeral Saturday turned their focus to how the boy lived.
More than 300 people gathered in a dim sanctuary at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church on the city's West Side to say goodbye to the toddler who died last week after receiving morphine during a dental procedure.
"Some of us wonder, when one dies so young, what would his future hold?" Deacon George Salazar told the group. "We should dwell on the present and who he was — a child full of love."
Although it remains unclear what killed Maddoux, officials said he died from complications of treatment for tooth decay. He had received morphine during the procedure at Village Specialty Surgical Center and later fell unconscious and stopped breathing.
He spent more than two weeks at Wilford Hall Medical Center before he was taken off life support. A toxicology report in the case is pending.
After Saturday's funeral Mass, friends and family members drove in a long procession to Mission Park Cemetery South where they paid final respects to the boy at a graveside service.
They recalled joyful memories of a sweet-tempered child full of mischief and energy.
"He had two speeds — either fast or stop," said the boy's father, Adam Cordova. "He never did anything slow."
Melissa Quiroz, whose daughter plays volleyball with Maddoux's 10-year-old sister, said he often showed up at the games and romped around on the sidelines.
"He would be out there cheering for the team and yelling even though he didn't really know what was going on," she said.
Bryan Trevino, one of four pallbearers, said Maddoux loved playing with soccer balls, basketballs and footballs. Trevino, who collects new soccer balls as a hobby, said Maddoux eventually persuaded him to unwrap every ball in his collection.
"He always wanted to play," he said. "Now I have balls all over my house."
Nearly everyone who knew Maddoux agreed that he held three things particularly dear: balloons, cookies and, above all else, Elmo, the fuzzy red puppet of "Sesame Street" fame.
As a tribute to his love for Elmo, his parents chose red as the color for his small casket.
At the end of the service, someone handed out large clutches of red and white balloons. For several long moments, mourners stood together in silence, trying to muffle their sobs, and then launched the balloons into a pale blue sky.
Boy Who Died After Dental Procedure Buried
(San Antonio Express News) After a week of hashing out the strange and tragic details of how 22-month-old Maddoux Cordova died, mourners at his funeral Saturday turned their focus to how the boy lived.
More than 300 people gathered in a dim sanctuary at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church on the city's West Side to say goodbye to the toddler who died last week after receiving morphine during a dental procedure.
"Some of us wonder, when one dies so young, what would his future hold?" Deacon George Salazar told the group. "We should dwell on the present and who he was — a child full of love."
Although it remains unclear what killed Maddoux, officials said he died from complications of treatment for tooth decay. He had received morphine during the procedure at Village Specialty Surgical Center and later fell unconscious and stopped breathing.
He spent more than two weeks at Wilford Hall Medical Center before he was taken off life support. A toxicology report in the case is pending.
After Saturday's funeral Mass, friends and family members drove in a long procession to Mission Park Cemetery South where they paid final respects to the boy at a graveside service.
They recalled joyful memories of a sweet-tempered child full of mischief and energy.
"He had two speeds — either fast or stop," said the boy's father, Adam Cordova. "He never did anything slow."
Melissa Quiroz, whose daughter plays volleyball with Maddoux's 10-year-old sister, said he often showed up at the games and romped around on the sidelines.
"He would be out there cheering for the team and yelling even though he didn't really know what was going on," she said.
Bryan Trevino, one of four pallbearers, said Maddoux loved playing with soccer balls, basketballs and footballs. Trevino, who collects new soccer balls as a hobby, said Maddoux eventually persuaded him to unwrap every ball in his collection.
"He always wanted to play," he said. "Now I have balls all over my house."
Nearly everyone who knew Maddoux agreed that he held three things particularly dear: balloons, cookies and, above all else, Elmo, the fuzzy red puppet of "Sesame Street" fame.
As a tribute to his love for Elmo, his parents chose red as the color for his small casket.
At the end of the service, someone handed out large clutches of red and white balloons. For several long moments, mourners stood together in silence, trying to muffle their sobs, and then launched the balloons into a pale blue sky.
(San Antonio Express News) After a week of hashing out the strange and tragic details of how 22-month-old Maddoux Cordova died, mourners at his funeral Saturday turned their focus to how the boy lived.
More than 300 people gathered in a dim sanctuary at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church on the city's West Side to say goodbye to the toddler who died last week after receiving morphine during a dental procedure.
"Some of us wonder, when one dies so young, what would his future hold?" Deacon George Salazar told the group. "We should dwell on the present and who he was — a child full of love."
Although it remains unclear what killed Maddoux, officials said he died from complications of treatment for tooth decay. He had received morphine during the procedure at Village Specialty Surgical Center and later fell unconscious and stopped breathing.
He spent more than two weeks at Wilford Hall Medical Center before he was taken off life support. A toxicology report in the case is pending.
After Saturday's funeral Mass, friends and family members drove in a long procession to Mission Park Cemetery South where they paid final respects to the boy at a graveside service.
They recalled joyful memories of a sweet-tempered child full of mischief and energy.
"He had two speeds — either fast or stop," said the boy's father, Adam Cordova. "He never did anything slow."
Melissa Quiroz, whose daughter plays volleyball with Maddoux's 10-year-old sister, said he often showed up at the games and romped around on the sidelines.
"He would be out there cheering for the team and yelling even though he didn't really know what was going on," she said.
Bryan Trevino, one of four pallbearers, said Maddoux loved playing with soccer balls, basketballs and footballs. Trevino, who collects new soccer balls as a hobby, said Maddoux eventually persuaded him to unwrap every ball in his collection.
"He always wanted to play," he said. "Now I have balls all over my house."
Nearly everyone who knew Maddoux agreed that he held three things particularly dear: balloons, cookies and, above all else, Elmo, the fuzzy red puppet of "Sesame Street" fame.
As a tribute to his love for Elmo, his parents chose red as the color for his small casket.
At the end of the service, someone handed out large clutches of red and white balloons. For several long moments, mourners stood together in silence, trying to muffle their sobs, and then launched the balloons into a pale blue sky.
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