They now live in memory. People like Veronica Alice Mildred Coody, one of the first Berkshire County residents to fall to COVID-19 last April. âShe had to fight for everything,â says her eldest daughter, Phyllis Gaule. âWhatever she got, she earned. She was a person you could look up to.â
Veronica Alice Mildred Coodyâs eight children always will remember the strength and vibrancy with which their mother greeted life.
Today, The Eagle presents the first in a series of profiles, âThese Lives,â honoring eight of the 138 Berkshire County residents whose deaths, as of Thursday, have been linked to the virus. New profiles will continue to appear weekly. The series seeks to ensure that memory wins out over statistics.