Barstow husband and wife die 3 days apart after contracting COVID-19
Andrew and Mable Vallejos shared unshakable love for nearly 49 years
Victorville Daily Press
Inside Barstow Community Hospital, 27-year-old Destiny Alexander wore a tear-stained face mask as she hugged her dying grandmother, gently kissed her face and said her final goodbye.
Moments later, Mable Diane Vallejos, 68, took her final breath. Three days earlier, on Jan. 2, her husband, Army veteran Andres “Andrew” Manfor Vallejos Sr., 70, died.
Andrew and Mable Vallejos had been married for nearly 49 years in December when they both contracted COVID-19 and were admitted to Barstow Community Hospital.
Alexander told the Daily Press her grandparents official causes of death have not been released, but she said both suffered the virus effects.