NORFOLK, Va. — The funeral service for Sailor Angelina Resendiz will be held on June 27 in her hometown of Brownsville, Texas.
"The remains of Seaman Angelina Resendiz, United States Navy, will return to her hometown with honor," Kim Wimbish, the family's spokesperson said. "She will arrive at Valley International Airport in Harlingen on Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. where she will be received with full military honors."
According to the flyer put out by Resendiz's family, the service will be held at the Church of Latter-day Saints on Price Road. The family asks that those attending avoid wearing black clothing and preferably wear white.
The viewing will go from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The funeral service will then begin at 5:30 p.m.
After the service, attendees can meet with Resendiz's family to share memories of her. The candlelight vigil will then begin at 7:15 p.m. to honor Resendiz and "all those also lost to such violence."
Watch: Sailor charged in connection to death of Angelina Resendiz will remain in custody
Resendiz vanished from her barracks at Naval Station Norfolk the morning of Thursday, May 29. Five days later, Virginia State Police issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert for Resendiz on behalf of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).
Nearly two weeks after her disappearance, her body was recovered behind an elementary school in Norfolk.
Watch previous coverage: Mother of Navy Sailor Angelina Resendiz believes she was murdered
A spokesperson for Resendiz's mother, Esmerelda Castle, told WTKR News 3 that she believes her daughter was murdered.
Castle also released a statement shortly after Resendiz's remains were identified. In the statement, Castle takes issue with how she was informed of her daughter's disappearance. She says she learned that her daughter was missing through Angelina's staff and media coverage, rather than official channels.
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TIMELINE: Everything we know about the disappearance of Seaman Angelina Resendiz
NCIS says another sailor is being held in pretrial confinement in connection with Resendiz's death. U.S. Navy investigators have not released the sailor's name, what they're charged with, or their connection to Resendiz. They did share that the sailor is assigned to the Norfolk-based USS James E. Williams — the same ship Resendiz, a culinary specialist, was assigned to.
