Updated on February 24, 2021 at 12:56 am
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A City Heights grandfather known for being full of love and laughter took his last breath on Valentine s Day after a months-long roller coaster battle with COVID-19.
Dante Lorenzo, 68, was in and out of the hospital through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and into the new year. He ultimately lost his battle on Valentine’s Day.
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“I think it was his loving personality that just flowed through him,” said Lorenzo’s daughter Ashley Yousif as she reminisced about her father.
Family hopes to fulfill final wish after beloved grandfather s long battle with COVID-19
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and last updated 2021-02-22 20:40:37-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A local family is facing challenges in hopes of making a final wish come true after a City Heights grandfather died of COVID-19.
One of Dante Lorenzoâs family members was the first to become sick, followed by Lorenzoâs wife, and Lorenzo himself in mid-November. Mild dry cough, but mainly the body aches. said Lorenzo s daughter, Ashley Yousif.
Yousif says Lorenzo tested positive for COVID-19 and later, days after a two-week stint in the hospital, he was readmitted in mid-December.