Remembering the lives lost to COVID-19
Dozens gathered to remember the lives lost to COVID-19 in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania and across the country. Author: Amanda Eustice (WNEP) Updated: 6:32 PM EDT May 1, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. Standing still, surrounded by over a thousand yellow hearts, the Letizi family looked at their loved one s name, yearning to see him just one more time. It s just unbelievable to see his name there, said Linda Letizi.
The family lost their beloved father and husband, Paul, to coronavirus in October of 2020. My husband was a very humble man. A very kind and caring man, and when it took him, it came in like a tidal wave, Letizi said.
WILKES-BARRE â Dozens of people in a crowd of well over 100 held up photos of the loved ones they lost to COVID-19 at a candlelight vigil Saturday on the Luzerne County Courthouse south lawn.
Kim Letizi and Trish Zimmerman, who both lost their fathers to the virus, organized the event with assistance from Luzerne County Manager David Pedri and county staff.
While planning the event, Pedri said, Letizi told him she wanted to âput a name ⦠to put a face to the victims of COVID. Too long are they just numbers. These are our community, these are our neighbors, these are our mothers, our fathers, our friends.â