(PUEBLO, Colo.) Del Ireland began her morning in Pueblo raising an American flag outside of her home. While she had never met Christine Guerin Sandoval, Ireland was determined to honor the fallen officer who gave her life protecting the community. “I told my son-in-law, I said, ‘go get my flag, we have to put […]
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Paul Acuna had never seen anything like 2020. As general manager of the Romero Family Funeral Home, which serves many Latinx families in Denver, he had an intimate perspective on the tragedy wrought by COVID-19.
His workload more than doubled as he and his staff rushed to adapt to new and dangerous conditions. Each day that passed brought new clarity to the crisis unfolding in his community.
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Heading into November of 2020, Pueblo County funeral homes were weathering the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating a new landscape while continuing to provide services of comfort and closure to Pueblo families saying their final goodbyes to loved ones.
Funeral providers, at that point, had hosted services for some Puebloans who’d died from COVID-19, but nothing exorbitant. About 65 COVID-19-related deaths were recorded in Pueblo County through Nov. 17, 2020, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.