ORLANDO, Fla. — An east Orlando community is raising money to help pay for their landscaper’s funeral expenses and send him back home to Guatemala.

Orange County investigators say Orange Fire Rescue found Nery Jesus Ramon-Chun in a pond with his lawn equipment Monday.

They said he died shortly after arriving at a nearby hospital.

“My heart sank,” said Stoneybrook community resident Stephanie Chandrasekaran. “I knew he was just focused on making a better life for himself and hitting his goals and improving his own life.”

His parents want to bury him in Central America so the rest of the family can say goodbye, so Stoneybrook residents have started a GoFundMe page to cover those costs.

“I think (it's) the relief of knowing that we may have played a small part, a very small part, in taking a burden off their shoulders right now,” Chandrasekaran said. “We can’t do some things. We can’t take their pain away, but we can take that burden away, so they can grieve properly.”

Two Guys Pizzeria in Bridgewater Marketplace, 13212 E Colonial Dr., is also giving 10 percent of its sales to the family when customers mention Ramon-Chun. 

“We’re always trying to help each other,” said Two Guys Pizzeria co-owner and manager Joann Maniscalco. “We’re always giving back that’s what we do there.”

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