Today marks the 20th day of the painful departure of the salsa singer Roberto ‘Joe’ Urquijo, who was part of Grupo Niche, Grupo Raíces, who died on June 24 at the La Merced Clinic of the coronavirus.
However, the relatives of the interpreter of classics such as ‘Alcoba’ and ‘I’m sorry love’, have not been able to say goodbye to him, Because, according to what their daughters Johanna and Nataly told EL HERALDO, at the Universal funeral home they do not give them reason about the body of their father.
“Initially they told us that in 15 days they delivered it and it seemed like a long time, even so we have waited, now they respond that it is 25 business days. This worries us, it fills us with fear, because we are seeing many cases in which they confuse the bodies and as it has been a long time that they gave us the wrong body, “said Johanna.
He added that the fact of suddenly losing his father to the coronavirus was a very hard blow for his family, but the pain has become more intense as the days go by, because they have not been able to give him a Christian burial .
“This has been very hard for us, first all the negligence of the clinic and now this of the funeral home. The truth this it seems to us a lack of respect with the relatives, we understand all the crisis there is, but 20 days have passed and we still don’t know anything about my father’s body”.
For his part, Álvaro Cañavera, director of Operations and Services of the Universal Funeral Home, explained that the ashes are already awaiting your claim. He explained that the delay was due to the increase in demand for services, which has caused the waiting time to be extended to two weeks.
Joe Urquijo together with Charlie Gómez and Ray Palacio, integrated a golden trident in Grupo Raíces with themes like ‘Fiesta’ that became the popular anthem of the Colombia National Team.
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