Funeral Mass for Sal Castro
Relatives watch as the American flag is placed over the simple pine casket of teacher Sal Castro. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Family members begin the processional carrying the simple pine casket of teacher Sal Castro. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Charlotte Lerchenmuller, right, widow of Sal Castro, prays with other family members. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Robin Avelar-LaSalle, right, wipes away tears while she and Paula Crisostomo recall Castro’s influence on their lives. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Andres E. Jimenez Montoya, general director of the California Emerging Communities Initiative, wipes away tears. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Albert Luna wears a photo of Sal Castro. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The Rev. James Mott, center, blesses the pine casket of Sal Castro. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Relatives release doves after the funeral Mass said for Sal Castro. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Araceli Lopez, 38, who worked with Sal Castro at the Chicano Youth Leadership Conference, cheers as doves are released. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)