METHUEN, MASS. (WHDH) - Hundreds of people, including family members, other military veterans, and members of the Methuen community, attended the burial of a decorated 84-year-old Koren War veteran who passed away earlier this month.
Methuen native Eileen Robichaud died Sept. 6 at the Brockton Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Robichaud had no family living in Massachusetts, so her cousin reached out to a veteran services agent in Methuen, who ended up contacting Aaron Mizen, a Marine Corps veteran, and a Methuen funeral director.
Mizen posted a message on Facebook asking people to attend Friday’s service.
“It needs to be done. I don’t want to see anybody laid to rest by themselves,” Mizen said.
The post led to a massive turnout.
Robichaud’s cousin Maureen Rodarte said, “It’s probably one of the most amazing events I’ve attended.”
Many who didn’t even know Robichaud spoke at the funeral service, and a young girl sang the National Anthem in a fitting tribute to a woman who honorably served this country,
“Amazing, this is absolutely crazy for the turnout, I wasn’t expecting this,” Mizen said.
Robichaud was laid to rest next to her mother and father.
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