Annette Beall grew up going to a Free Will Baptist church in Fort Worth. When she came out as a lesbian, in her 30s, she said the congregation “did not
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Not Forgotten: Stories Of Houstonians We Lost To COVID-19
More than 300,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States. Here are some of the stories of people we’ve lost in the Houston area.
December 21, 2020, 6:00 AM
Three-hundred thousand. That was the latest grim milestone passed in the United States: More than 300,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19. Of that number,
more than 3,000 people have died right here in Harris County, more than any other county in the state of Texas.
But the COVID-19 death toll is more than just a statistic. Each number represents a person. Whether they’re police officers, security guards, educators, preachers or artists, every individual helps make up the very fabric of their community, across the country and here in Greater Houston. And as the death toll from COVID-19 rises, such monumental loss is reflected in the city itself.
LIST: These are prominent people with Houston and Texas ties we lost in 2020
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FILE - In this May 31, 2020 file photo, visitors make silent visits to organic memorial featuring a mural of George Floyd, near the spot where he died while in police custody, in Minneapolis, Minn. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2020, the Minneapolis City Council will decide whether to shrink the city s police department while violent crime is already soaring and redirect funding toward alternatives for reducing violence. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – The year 2020 was a hard one for all of us, and one of the hardest things is saying good-bye.