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Leon Wittner stands with his daughter Grace Wittner, next to the headstone of his oldest daughter, Sara Wittner, at Broomfield County Commons Cemetery in Broomfield
on Saturday
. Sara Wittner, who was 31, died of a drug overdoes in April of 2020, the day before her appointment for a Vivitrol shot. Sara was on a routine to get the injection every 30 days, but when the coronavirus struck her father, Leon, said scheduling became problematic. Her April appointment for a Vivitrol shot was pushed out an extra 15 days.
Photos by Chancey Bush, The Gazette
Leon Wittner touches the headstone for his daughter, Sara Wittner, at Broomfield County Commons Cemetery in Broomfield, Colo., on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Sara Wittner, who was 31, died of a drug overdoes in April of 2020, the day before her appointment for a Vivitrol shot. Sara was on a routine to get the injection every 30 days, but when the coronavirus struck her father, Leon, said sch ....

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