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A cross for every Oklahoma life lost due to COVID-19
and last updated 2020-12-21 08:51:50-05
A Tulsa man is honoring every Oklahoma life lost to COVID-19.
Toby Gregory s mission began in October. All the way into December, he is still carrying on the COVID-19 Remembrance Project to ensure each COVID death is honored.
Gregory started with one thousand, that s how many of the small crosses he hammered into his front yard.
âI just couldnât fathom what was going on. I needed something tangible. , Gregory says.
He usually has a Halloween display in his yard for October, this year he chose to honor the Green Country lives lost to Coronavirus.
Stetson Payne
Tulsa World
Two-thousand, one-hundred seventy crosses stand behind Forest Park Christian Church in south Tulsa, a memorial to Oklahomans who have died from COVID-19.
Pastor Bill Hemm is waiting for the others to catch up to reported deaths as of Saturday, and then each day forward as quickly as volunteers can paint them.
Hemm and others gathered to commemorate the memorial as the sun faded Saturday evening. Hemm said itâs a privilege, and personal, to host the memorial at Forest Park.
âThe reason we wanted to participate in this is two of those crosses are ours,â Hemm said. âTwo of those crosses are from Forest Park Christian Church. Our family is grieving just like everyone else.