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Hundreds mourn mom, boy who died in Hempstead apartment fire

Executive director of Strong, Rahsmia Zatar, left, hugs

Photo credit: Steve Pfost | Executive director of Strong, Rahsmia Zatar, left, hugs Anna Ramirez whose grandson Fernando and his mother Guadalupe, died in an apartment complex fire Saturday. (Feb. 17, 2013)

Hundreds of friends and family bid farewell Sunday to the mother and 8-year-old son who died last week from a fire in their Hempstead Village apartment, including the little boy's father, who sobbed at his casket.

Guadalupe Ramirez, 37, and Fernando Rodriguez, 8, will be buried at Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale on Tuesday after the community rallied to support the family.

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