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Judy Woodruff:
While this week did bring hopeful signs for the end of the pandemic and an easing of some restrictions, hundreds of thousands of families, as we know, are still feeling the loss of a loved one over the past 15 months.
We pause again to remember some of their stories.
To some in Carrollton, Texas, he was Coach Mathews, while, to others, he was Mr. Mathews, or even school board President Mathews; 73-year-old John Mathews served his local school district for more than half-a-century, whether it was as a teacher, administrator, coach, or stadium announcer.
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Judy Woodruff:
As we do at the end of every week, we take a moment now to honor some of the extraordinary lives that have been lost to the pandemic.
It didn t matter if he was singing rock, blues, or country. Dave Robinette was most in his element when he was on stage. The 67-year-old musician gravitated to the guitar early in life. He played gigs all over the Western U.S. and eventually got to perform one of his original songs at the Grand Ole Opry.
Dave met the love of his life, Tymilynn, after one of his shows. She plans on seeing through a project that Dave was close to finishing when he died, a 12-track album of his original songs.