Bethel Comes to Aid of Family After Child's Death

BETHEL, CT — The community is grieving following the death of 12-year-old Bethel Middle School student Macedo Silveira. A "victim of depression," according to a GoFundMe campaign established in her name, Silveira passed away at her home in Bethel on Saturday.

Parents and staff were notified of Silveira's passing in a letter distributed Monday by the superintendent and middle school principal. Counselors were made available at the school on Monday, and parents were urged to call a crisis response hotline if they felt their own children might be at risk.

More than $17,200 had been raised from 372 people in just three days, according to the campaign page, which named her parents Marcia and Erik and sister Alyss as her nearest family.

"At this hour, we urge everyone to help them with prayers and intervene as best they can for the costs of the funeral services," the page reads. The funeral is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m., on Saturday, July 13, at the Comunidade Logos, Free Methodist Church, 155 Main Street, suites 300/311, in Danbury.

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