North Texans honor victims, survivors on COVID-19 Memorial Day
North Texans honor victims, survivors on COVID-19 Memorial Day
The Dallas skyline was once again lit up amber to represent the more than half a million Americans who have died from COVID-19.
DESOTO, Texas - The Dallas skyline was once again lit up amber to represent the more than half a million Americans who have died from COVID-19.
However, the positive sign is vaccine distribution continues to ramp up and fewer people are in the hospitals.
The amber-filled the Dallas skyline Monday night as a unifying statement to recognize those who died from COVID.
Some people know Kristin Urquiza as the woman who condemned President Donald Trump s handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Others know her from the obituary she wrote for her father who died from COVID-19 that went viral.
But Tolleson City Council members and city staff know her as just one of the members of the beloved Urquiza family.
Tolleson is a small, 6-square mile city west of downtown Phoenix, with some 7,000 residents. It s a tight-knit community where families stay for generations and neighbors sometimes grow up together.
The Urquizas have deep roots in the city, and council members mourned the loss of 65-year-old Mark Urquiza, who died from COVID-19 last June.