MOUNT ZION â Todd Garner won a lot of friends and influenced many people with the way he lived his wonderful life.
Now his widow hopes his tragic and untimely death will go on inspiring others and help them deal with the nightmare that took him from his loving family: COVID-19.
Rhonda Garner, married to the Mount Zion man for nearly 30 years, said one lesson that shines out for her is not letting the virus catch you lying down or sitting down for long periods if you do get sick. The businesswoman who runs the popular Worn Again consignment clothing store in Decatur doesnât lay claim to specialized medical knowledge, but she said she knows what she witnessed as the virus led to pneumonia in Garnerâs lungs.
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2020 was a blur. So many important things happened in the Bloomington-Normal community, from COVID-19 to racial justice protests to the recession. Oh, and a presidential election.
Here is a look at the 10 most-read stories from 2020 on WGLT.org.
Danielle Kater, a 30-year-old from Bloomington, was the youngest person we lost to COVID this year. Her family bravely stepped forward to tell their story, starting with this heartbreaking interview with WGLT’s Dana Vollmer. Kater’s family later spoke at one of Gov. JB Pritzker’s daily briefings about the importance of taking COVID precautions seriously.
Stay-at-home orders due to COVID meant fewer people were driving. Less driving means fewer car crashes. Fewer car crashes means big savings for auto insurers. State Farm, Country Financial, and many other U.S. auto insurance companies sent some of that money back to customers. Bloomington-based State Farm, of course, is the largest auto insurer in the U.S.
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