NY woman keeps pet pantry going after husband dies of COVID Nassau County pet pantry Paw It Forward is a pet pantry based in the basement of a home in Valley Stream. Danielle Scala-Nathan and her husband Rob started the pantry five years ago. He died of COVID last year. VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Danielle Scala-Nathan started Paw It Forward Pet Pantry with her husband Rob five years ago. Rob died from COVID-19 in April, just a few days after their 15th wedding anniversary. Danielle, 41, has vowed to continue the charity in his memory. "He always said, 'This way my baby, this is what I wanted,' he would want me to do it," she said. "I do it because I want to. It keeps me going every day."