Nearly 1,000 people gather for funeral of U.S. boy with rare brain-eating amoeba Nearly 1,000 people gathered for the funeral of a Florida boy who was infected by a rare and deadly brain eating amoeba. The public visitation and service was held Saturday for 12-year-old Zachary Reyna at the LaBelle Middle School Gym. The burial service was held at the nearby cemetery. The family announced the funeral services on a Facebook posting. Hundreds of family members, friends and even strangers attended the services. A slide show at the service displayed pictures of Reyna, some in his baseball uniform. Reyna became infected Aug. 3 while knee boarding with friends. Doctors told the family the boy had extensive brain damage. The family decided earlier to donate his organs for others who were "waiting on a miracle."