ABC producer Dax Tejera is buried after suffering a heart attack in Manhattan, Florida

ABC News producer Dax Tejera was buried in Florida today after suffering a heart attack and collapsing outside a Manhattan steakhouse.

Tejera, 37, who produced This Week With George Stephanopoulos, was enjoying a night out with his wife Veronica just two days before Christmas when he died.

Veronica Tejera, 33, had a serious expression on her face and was comforted by loved ones as she watched her husband’s coffin being lifted into a hearse after the service in Coral Gables, Fla. on Saturday.

It was revealed earlier this week that Veronica had been arrested and charged just hours after her husband’s death when it emerged the couple had left their children, aged five months and two years, alone at the hotel while she was away.

Veronica Tejera, 33, watched as the coffin of her husband, ABC producer Dax Tejera, was loaded into a hearse in Coral Gables, Fla. on Saturday, two weeks after he died of a heart attack

It was revealed earlier this week that Veronica had been arrested and charged just hours after her husband’s death when it was revealed the couple had left their children alone at the hotel

Tejera’s coffin was placed in the hearse after a service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Florida

Tejera suffered a heart attack shortly after the couple left Bobby Van’s Park Avenue restaurant on December 23. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Veronica traveled in the ambulance with her husband while the couple’s friends went to the Yale Club to pick up their children, who were alone in the room. Veronica was later arrested and charged by the NYPD.

Veronica, a senior producer for The Washington Post, has insisted the couple “had two cameras trained on the kids” while they slept, but admitted leaving them alone was a “bad decision.”

In a statement released Monday night, Veronica Tejera said: “My family and I are devastated by Dax’s sudden death. He left behind a heartbroken family and two daughters whom he loved dearly.

“When Dax collapsed on December 23, I accompanied him to the hospital in an ambulance. I asked both a close friend and my parents to rush to my children’s hotel room to take care of them while I was monitoring them on camera. The hotel wouldn’t let my friend in and called the NYPD instead.

“We had two cameras on my children while they slept and I kept a close eye on them when I wasn’t with them. While the girls were unharmed, I realize it was a bad decision.

Dax Tejera with his children and his wife Veronica, who was arrested on child endangerment charges just hours after his death on December 23

Dax Tejera shared an adorable picture of his daughters on Instagram as they visited Rockefeller Center before his death on December 23

Family and friends gather in Coral Gables, Fla., for Tejera’s funeral on Saturday

“When Dax collapsed on December 23, I accompanied him to the hospital in an ambulance. I asked both a close friend and my parents to rush to my children’s hotel room to take care of them while I was monitoring them on camera. The hotel wouldn’t let my friend in and called the NYPD instead.

“We had two cameras on my children while they slept and I kept a close eye on them when I wasn’t with them. While the girls were unharmed, I realize it was a bad decision.

“Our family has suffered a terrible tragedy. I respectfully ask for privacy while my children and I mourn Dax’s death.’

Veronica has been charged with two counts of “acting in a way that harms a child”.

She was given a ticket obliging her to appear in court at a later date, police said.

Tejera’s wife Veronica was comforted by friends and family at her husband’s funeral on Saturday

Veronica wipes away tears after being comforted by family and friends at her husband’s funeral

Veronica Tejera clings to a loved one as she watches her husband’s coffin being placed in a hearse

ABC news producer Dax Tejera’s funeral was held Saturday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Coral Gables, Florida

It was just two days before Christmas when the Tejera family was in New York to celebrate the holidays and had plans to visit friends and go to Rockefeller Center, it is said.

The NYPD said it received an 911 call about “unattended children” at 50 Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan, home of the Yale Club members-only hotel, at 11 p.m.

They discovered that “a two-year-old woman and a five-month-old woman were left alone in a hotel room for an extended period of time.”

The Yale Club is an exclusive club for Yale University alumni. It includes guest rooms ranging from budget studios to luxurious 556-square-foot suites.

The Yale Club features luxurious rooms for weddings and private events, as well as fitness facilities and a library.

It was just two days before Christmas when the Tejera family was in New York to celebrate the holidays and had plans to visit friends and go to Rockefeller Center

Tejera with ABC colleagues at a meeting with President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden

Tejera has worked at ABC since 2017, when he started as a senior producer in the station’s Washington DC office

Veronica’s LinkedIn currently lists her as an executive producer at The Washington Post, which she joined in October 2022.

Prior to that, she worked at CNN for almost six years. Her profile says her accomplishments there include producing an interview with President Joe Biden on The Lead with Jake Tapper.

She has since started a fundraiser for the Tejera Children’s 529 College Fundraiser. A link to the donation page set up by Fidelity Investments is included in her Instagram bio.

The page reads: “Dax Tejera died suddenly, leaving 2-year-old Sofia and 6-month-old Ella without their father. Please support the girl’s education.”

Dax Tejera died suddenly of a heart attack. He has worked with George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz, and recently traveled to London to contribute to the network’s coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The couple were staying at the Yale Club in Manhattan and the children were left in one of the rooms while the tejeras went out. Pictured: A general image of a room at the Yale Club

The Yale Club is open to students, alumni and professors of the university and their guests

In a memo on Christmas Eve, ABC News President Kim Godwin said: “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce that our friend and colleague Dax Tejera passed away suddenly last night of a heart attack.

“As the EP of ‘This Week with George Stephanopoulos’, Dax’s energy, passion and love for this show, ABC News and you every Sunday morning shone brightly. The same love extended to his precious girls.

“Our thoughts are with his wife Veronica, the couple’s two young daughters and the entire Tejera family.”

Tejera has worked at ABC since 2017, when he started as a senior producer in the station’s Washington DC office.

He previously worked at NBC and holds degrees from both Dartmouth and Columbia.