Editor:
We are now over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and the way it unfolded truly seems like the disease was tailor made by God as a test for humanity.
Had the disease brought a painful, agonizing death to anyone infected, everyone would have done everything possible to prevent its spread. Instead, the world faced a disease that was fatal to some, benign to others, and could be spread by people unaware of being infected. As a result, the response to the disease varied widely.
Some, motivated by fear and a selfish desire to avoid infection at all costs, took precautions to an extreme, not just for themselves but demanding the most draconian measures from others. At the other end of the spectrum, those who selfishly flouted any precaution as an unbearable affront on their personal liberty.
LOS LUNASâNew Mexico has lost a dedicated newspaperman, father and community servant.
Someone who engaged fully and wholeheartedly in his passions, Dana Bowley, 73, of Los Lunas, died on Monday, Dec. 28.
Dana Bowley
1947-2020
Many in Valencia and Socorro counties knew Bowley from his years as a reporter, editor and general manager at newspapers in those communities.
Others will remember him as a devoted parishioner at St. Matthewâs Episcopal Church in Los Lunas. A founder of the church, which was completed in 2012, Bowley was a long-time member of the bishopâs committee and served as treasurer for the church.