Farmworkers killed in bus crash: See the photos from the roadside memorial in west Marion

Jennie Winstanley, left, wipes away the tears after visiting the crash site with her daughter Gabriella Bender, 9, right and after dropping off some flowers. “We came to pay our respects,” Winstanley said. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

J Isabell Mesa de Santiago digs holes for future crosses Wednesday as the scared tree that the bus struck still stands behind him. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

J Isabell Mesa de Santiago, center, helps to light candles with his family as a group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Brian Reinhardt of Dunnellon, left, gives Artist Roberto Marquez a hug. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Gabriella Bender, 9, left and her mother Jennie Winstanley, right pay their respects by dropping off some flowers. “We came to pay our respects,” Winstanley said. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Artist Roberto Marquez cuts 4X4’s to make a cross. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Margarita Martinez Perez, left and her daughter Jennifer Mesa Martinez, 10, right, paint a cross blue. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Brenda Cormier, left, and Brian Reinhardt, center, both of Dunnellon, talk with artist Roberto Marquez Wednesday. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Brenda Cormier, left, and Brian Reinhardt, center, both of Dunnellon, talk with artist Roberto Marquez Wednesday. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Artist Roberto Marquez, left, from Dallas, Texas, prepares to set a cross with some help from Juan Mesa Martinez, 17, right. The two along with Juan’s parents and sister, were creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Artist Roberto Marquez, left, from Dallas, Texas, prepares to set a cross with some help from Juan Mesa Martinez, 17, right. The two along with Juan’s parents and sister, were creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Wednesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Juan Mesa Martinez, 17, left, packs the dirt around the first cross as his father J Isabell Mesa de Santiago, right, digs holes for more crosses. Artist Roberto Marquez from Dallas, Texas was creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Wednesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Juan Mesa Martinez, 17, left, packs the dirt around the first cross as his father J Isabell Mesa de Santiago, right, digs holes for more crosses. Artist Roberto Marquez from Dallas, Texas was creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Gabriella Bender, 9, right, watches was her mother Jennie Winstanley, left, sets some flowers down by a painting of watermelon while visiting the migrant worker bus crash site. “We came to pay our respects,” Winstanley said. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Gabriella Bender, 9, right, watches was her mother Jennie Winstanley, left, sets some flowers down by a painting of watermelon while visiting the migrant worker bus crash site. “We came to pay our respects,” Winstanley said. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Artist Roberto Marquez, left, thanks Brian Reinhardt, right, of Dunnellon, for their contribution to the roadside memorial . A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

Bernice Franco, left, helps Artist Roberto Marquez, right, set a pot of flowers at the base of a cross while creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

J Isabell Mesa de Santiago carries lumber while working on a roadside memorial. A group of volunteers and an artist from Dallas, Texas worked on creating a roadside memorial for the eight killed in a migrant worker bus accident Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024. "I feel this will be like a temple. You'll see the names on the crosses and a bench to sit and meditate or pray," Artist Roberto Marquez said. Passersby either stopped to pay their respects, drop off flowers or light candles for those killed in the bus accident that occurred Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024 near Dunnellon on West Hwy. 40. Marquez plans to paint a mural and erect eight crosses for those that died. "When you see it next time, you won't recognize it," Marquez said. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024