Posted on May 12, 2022
Marching steadily toward the somber milestone — one million Covid-19 deaths
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Ruby de Luna was one of the reporters who worked on KUOW's obituary program in the early days of the pandemic.
"What made these deaths doubly devastating for families was not being able to physically gather with loved ones to mourn and support each other," she said. "It was risky, especially when vaccines weren’t available yet. While some families resorted to Zoom gatherings, it wasn’t the same. The idea for the obits project came out of that — to provide surviving members a space to remember loved ones and the impacts they had on the family and community.""
..."Ruby de Luna was one of the reporters who worked on KUOW's obituary program in the early days of the pandemic.
"What made these deaths doubly devastating for families was not being able to physically gather with loved ones to mourn and support each other," she said. "It was risky, especially when vaccines weren’t available yet. While some families resorted to Zoom gatherings, it wasn’t the same. The idea for the obits project came out of that — to provide surviving members a space to remember loved ones and the impacts they had on the family and community.""
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