Abandoned baby found at a Union City apartment complex died from a bacterial infection contracted through a prolonged labor. The parents have never been found. Her tombstone will read Matea Esperanza, even though nobody knows her name. The name was chosen by the Union City police dispatcher who took the call May 18 that an infant girl with the umbilical cord still attached was found dead in a trash bin at Parkside Apartments. Matea means gift of God in Hebrew, and the surname Esperanza means hope in Spanish. Matea will be buried at Chapel of the Chimes. She will be buried in a donated white christening dress and bonnet, and her tombstone will read:
Abandoned baby found at a Union City apartment complex died from a bacterial infection contracted through a prolonged labor. The parents have never been found. Her tombstone will read Matea Esperanza, even though nobody knows her name. The name was chosen by the Union City police dispatcher who took the call May 18 that an infant girl with the umbilical cord still attached was found dead in a trash bin at Parkside Apartments. Matea means gift of God in Hebrew, and the surname Esperanza means hope in Spanish. Matea will be buried at Chapel of the Chimes. She will be buried in a donated white christening dress and bonnet, and her tombstone will read:
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