A Texas father is dead after he was electrocuted while trimming trees outside a local church ahead of a cold front last weekend.
Vicente Morgado, 54, was trimming the trees outside a La Joya church using a pole saw on Saturday morning when the saw touched power lines.
The man started a landscaping business two decades ago after moving to Texas from Mexico.
“He took pride in his work. He loved this town,” his son, Sebastian Morgado, said.
“He always had a smile on his face, always brought joy to everybody.”
Following the tragic incident, police urged people who plan to clear trees from power lines to contact the electric company first.
Morgado was remembered as a “devoted husband, father, and friend” who considered landscaping his passion.
“I always knew this day would come, that I would have to help and provide for my family when he wasn’t here. I just didn’t think it would be so soon,” Sebastian added.
“I wish I can be half the man he was. If I ever am, I’ll be happy.”
