Edna , Texas , is a small town , which means Trey Ganem knew the family that lost five children in a mobile home fire . His son played varsity football with 15-year-old Noah Ortiz , the oldest of the five children who died in the November 25 blaze . Ganem 's daughter went to school with 11-year-old Julian Ortiz . Their parents , Annabel Ortiz and Johnny Hernandez , lost their home and all but one of their children in the fire . The community was quick to rally , raising more than $ 28,000 online to help with funeral expenses and rebuilding their lives . Ganem was more than willing to help out by doing what he does every day : designing custom caskets with a bit of personality . `` I just wanted to do something to help , '' Ganem said . Ganem made five caskets free of charge at the request of the family . Instead of dressing them in a somber brown wood , Ganem designed each casket to reflect the children 's personalities . For Noah Ortiz , that means a casket bearing his school colors and mascot , the cowboy , and his number-50 football jersey . Julian Ortiz , the wrestling fan , will be laid to rest in a black casket with his name in red letters and a W resembling the WWE logo . Six-year-old Nicholas Ortiz loved video games . His black casket features the `` Call of Duty '' logo and the phrase , `` Nicholas Got Called To Duty . '' Sisters Areyanah Hernandez , 6 , and Lilyana Hernandez , 5 , loved the movie `` Frozen . '' Their pink and blue glittered caskets are topped with princess crowns . Ganem , an artist who spent most of his career designing hot rods , started applying his skills to caskets this year . It 's sad work , but he said it 's worth it to see how his caskets can change the mood of a room , especially at a child 's funeral . `` It 's heart-wrenching for me , but when I can provide just a little bit of comfort for the families , that 's all I 'm looking for , '' he said . `` Every casket I work on , I treat it like it 's for my my son or my dad . ''
Texas family loses five children in mobile home fire . Casket maker Trey Ganem makes them caskets for free . Score: 6