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900,000 infected. More than 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo and John D. Harden, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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1of8Christine Uncles, left, embraces her mother, Cindi Uncles, while she holds the remains of her father, John Uncles, who died from covid-19 in April, at his funeral in Centreville, Va., on Dec. 12 - what would have been his 70th birthday.Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
2of8As attendees wear masks, Tom Montgomery presides as pastor over the interment service for Uncles, who died of covid-19 in April.Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
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Cecil and Marsha Bell enjoy sweet time together before he became ill with COVID-19. Submitted Photo
LAVALE â Cecil Bell was strong and full of energy. His regular activities ranged from extensive yard work to lifting 50-pound boxes of produce for the local food bank.
He spent much of his time volunteering to help others.
He and his wife, Marsha â a priest associate at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland â were childhood friends in Sweeny, Texas, and in 2015 reconnected at their 50-year high school reunion.
They married the following year and lived in LaVale.
âHospitality, friendliness, work for the needy,â is part of the way Marsha Bell describes her husband.
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