Father of 19-year-old Pembroke Pines woman murdered in Orlando announces funeral plans
On Sunday, Marlon Marcano wrote perhaps the most painful words a father could write: “These are the funeral arrangements set for My Princess Miya Marcano.”
He posted those words to Facebook Sunday afternoon, eight days after the body of his daughter, 19-year-old Miya Marcano, was found in a wooded area near the Tymber Skan on the Lake apartments. Orange County Sheriff’s Office believes that’s where Armando Caballero, who worked at the Arden Lake Apartments where Marcano lived, took Marcano’s body after murdering her because he couldn’t deal with her rejection of his sexual desires.
Marcano’s wake will be Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cooper City Church of God, 9191 Stirling Rd. Thursday’s funeral service also will be there, at 11 a.m., and live streamed by Bell’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Services will then continue at Bailey Memorial Gardens, 7801 Bailey Rd., in North Lauderdale.
Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Miya Marcano Foundation, the stated mission of which is “to support, educate and provide resources to families of missing persons while advocating for the protection of students and our most vulnerable population.”
