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Family Remembers Father Killed In Trench Collapse

WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) - A contractor killed when a trench collapsed on top of him was laid to rest on Sunday.

windsor trench rescue (from poudre fire on twitter)
(credit: Poudre Fire)

The family of Cristopher Ramirez shared somber moments with each other when remembering him. Ramirez was one of two contractors installing a sewer pipe for a new neighborhood.

Cristopher Ramirez
Cristopher Ramirez (credit: gofundme.com)

They died Tuesday night. Firefighters say they were buried alive after a working trench collapsed.

GoFundMe pages have been set up to help the family of Cristopher Ramirez and the family of Jorge Baez Valadez.

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