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“I’m so thankful that everyone was able to come out and just show their appreciate for the life that my daughter lived,” said Morgan’s father Rashad Bingham.
Bingham knows this Mother’s Day will be difficult for his wife Krystal Morgan, with their daughter’s death serving a tragic reminder of just how short life can be.
“She’s going to be missed by a lot of people,” said Morgan’s mother.
Dozens of people came out Saturday evening to honor her they shared memories and stories about Morgan and lives she touched in the Bolingbrook community.
“It just makes us so proud to see that she had this much impact on so many people’s lives in a such a small amount of time,” said Bingham.
Updated: 3:22 PM EDT May 7, 2021
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. Dykota Morgan s family remembers her as an athlete, an artist, and an outgoing high school freshman, CBS Chicago reports.
The 15-year-old died Tuesday just days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to multiple news outlets.
Dykota s mother Krystal told CBS Chicago that her daughter complained of a headache on Saturday, which worsened to a cough on Sunday, leading them to get her tested for coronavirus.
After she tested positive, the station reports Dykota was taken to an area hospital where her condition quickly deteriorated.
She died early Tuesday morning, according to reports.
“Losing her is going to leave a void in everybody who knew her – everybody in the family, from the coaches and teachers, to her friends and family – I feel for everybody, because I understand exactly what they’re going through, because I’m going through it as well,” Krystal Morgan told CBS Chicago.