COVID Took My Dad — Lauren Valdez
COVID took my dad after 2 months in the hospital. Although only 56, he checked the COVID boxes - essential worker, Latino, male, diabetes. But to quote a favorite movie of ours, the Sandlot, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die". My dad is a legend.
COVID Took My Dad COVID took my dad after 2 months in the hospital. Although only 56, he checked the COVID boxes - essential worker, Latino, male, diabetes. But to quote a favorite movie of ours, the Sandlot, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die". My dad is a legend. He is a low-rider, cholo version of Ron Swanson mixed w/ Jack Black. He had us laughing til the end texting, "I guess the party's over. God is calling his #1 draft pick to take care of Trump and his cronies. I got angels, saints, & gangstas waiting for me” He was so beloved as a Longshoreman that the whole Port of LA lift
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