Franklin Burke Jr. had no family.
Family members of U.S. Coast Guard member Franklin Burke, Jr. could not be found."We're his family today," said Tom Rowley with the Patriot Guard Riders.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Well over one hundred people turned out Thursday to say a final goodbye at Jacksonville National Cemetery... to a man they had never met.
“It’s such an honor to be out here today," said Tom Rowley, ride captain with the Patriot Guard Riders."Especially for this fallen member who doesn’t have any family. So we’re his family today.” “I was hoping for maybe 30-50 people to add into our Ecolab family," Minton said."Seeing this, it brought me to tears just to see how many people came together.”“He’s like a dad to me and he always supported me,” said Mitch Garcia, another coworker.
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