Barbara Steeves: Rogerio Marques De Souza

Rogerio Marques De Souza: Relatives of Rogerio Marques De Souza asked the city to give the man a proper burial through a special program that covers funeral costs for low-income families, but were told he's not eligible. Instead, the city said it would dispose of De Souza's body, but only if the family gave up control. , according to Hamilton Spectator. "They said we must sign the release of the body to the city, so they can bury him in an unknown spot. And that's the only way," said an upset Barbara Steeves, the guardian of De Souza's children, Joshua, 18, Lalena, 15, and Kyle, 14. The body of an undocumented migrant from Brazil has been sitting at a Toronto hospital morgue since Saturday because his three teenaged children can't afford to bury him. De Souza, who had lived illegally in Canada for 27 years, died of colon cancer Saturday in the palliative care unit at the Toronto Grace Health Centre downtown. He was 49. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.