Daughter reflects on Milwaukee County s 1st COVID loss as nation mourns
Daughter reflects on Milwaukee County’s 1st COVID loss as nation mourns
Whitley Riley of Milwaukee lost her 66-year-old father, Lawrence, on March 19, the first to die from COVID-19 in Milwaukee County.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee landmarks were lit up amber Tuesday evening, Jan. 19 as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris kicked off inaugural events in Washington, D.C. with a lighting ceremony to honor the 400,000 Americans who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
Milwaukee s Hoan Bridge was among the local landmarks supporting the National Memorial to Lives Lost to COVID-19, lighting up amber in a national moment of unity and remembrance. At Milwaukee s City Hall, the bells rang four times; each ring in memory of 100,000 lives lost. Other landmarks lit up included the following: