Roger and Rita Dush built Pine Tree Barn from the roots of Roger’s family farm, Yuletide Tree Farm. They never expected it would be as big as it is today, but they made a promise to each other.
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TWP. Rita and Roger Dush held onto each other at the doors of the emergency room at Community Hospital. I love you, Roger said, wanting to comfort his wife of 37 years before he was whisked away by hospital staff.
The situation was beyond worrisome. Roger was considered high-risk for COVID-19 because of underlying medical conditions. The virus had come on quickly and his body was under full attack.
Two days earlier the couple had enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving just the two of them in their century Victorian farmhouse overlooking the family business they had worked hard to grow and maintain. He became ill the next morning and his symptoms quickly grew severe.