âIâll see you in heaven.â
It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.
UPDATE: Roads remain hazardous after largest snowfall of season
Isis Camisa, 6, of South Haven, build a snowman with her dad, Antonio, and mom, Rachael, on Sunday morning. Northwest Indiana received 5 to 11 inches of snowfall, according to preliminary reports released by the National Weather Service. John Luke, The Times
UPDATE: Roads remain hazardous after largest snowfall of season
Jacob Wilkerson, of Gary, clears snow from a car Sunday morning. John Luke, The Times
UPDATE: Roads remain hazardous after largest snowfall of season
Robert Scoggins, of Gary, shovels snow Sunday morning. John Luke, The Times
UPDATE: Roads remain hazardous after largest snowfall of season