After these siblings lost their dad and aunt to COVID-19 during the Christmas season, neighbors joined together to give them a memorable holiday a few months late.
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BETHPAGE, Long Island (WABC) Neighbors will light up their homes this Valentine s Day in support of a Bethpage family ravaged by COVID.
It all began when Sara Pascucci became overwhelmed after the death of several of her family members due to COVID.
Her 61-year-old father Anthony Pascucci, died January 15 from the coronavirus, and his sister and Sara Pascucci s aunt, 70-year-old Connie Pascucci, died a week before him, also from COVID.
Amidst all the heartbreak, Pascucci s grief was compounded after receiving a nasty letter demanding to know why the family s Christmas lights hadn t been taken down.
She s just one of several neighbors who are showing their support for the Pascucci family. Pascucci and her brother have been too overwhelmed with funeral arrangements to take the lights down, but seeing her other neighbors stepping up has made a tough time a little easier. An anonymous note sent to Sara Pascucci of Bethpage said, Take your Christmas lights down! Its Valentinse Day!!!!!! But what the sender doesn t know is that Pascucci has been busy with funeral arrangements for her father and aunt who died of COVID-19. It’s absolutely heartwarming, Pascucci said. I never would expect all of this and just to see how many people are supporting us and really do care.