” I would say overall I have enjoyed not having to go to school as they it has allowed me to avoid the early morning bus trips and the long days at school and I have been able to spend more time with my family.”
Óscar López Acosta, un residente de Dayton, Ohio, dejó este mundo el domingo, el 10 de Mayo, 2020. Él tenía 42 años. Sus amigos le recuerdan como una persona amable y apacible, devoto a su familia y su fe cristiana. Óscar está sobrevivido por su esposa Lourdes Mejía Flores, su hijo de 18 años y sus dos hijas de 8 y 2 años.
Óscar nació en San Francisco de La Paz, un pueblo ubicado en un valle de Honduras. Él construyó una vida en los Estados Unidos. Trabajó en trabajos duros en Dayton, trabajaba construcción en el verano y trabajaba en un rancho de pollos en el invierno
COVID-19 Mutual Aid USA is an organization that was started in March 2020 by two medical students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Since the onset of the pandemic, COVID-19 has highlighted the gaps in community resources. As a collective of volunteers, our goal is to connect people and local mutual aid groups to resources, information, and support. It is our belief that disparities exist in nearly every facet of our current system, from housing, to health care, to education, you name it .
Leonard Carter of Brooklyn, NY passed away of COVID-19 on April 14, 2020. He was only sixty years-old. Leonard is survived by his sister Cynthia Carter-Young and other loving family who mourn the loss of their respected brother, father, uncle, cousin, and friend.
It is particularly tragic that Leonard’s second chance was snatched away so close to his scheduled release date of May 26, 2020. After 24 years of forced separation from Leonard, due to pandemic restrictions most of his family had to miss saying goodbye at his funeral service.
Leonard was denied an earlier release date which might have prevented him from catching Covid-19. As his niece Keisha told the New York Daily News, “it was the wrong call not releasing him. It was just the wrong thing to do. He was going to be released anyway.”
This memorial was written by MOL team member Beth Muse with information from reporting by John Moritz of Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Max Brantley of Arkansas Times, Ninette Sosa of Fox 24, Anna Stitt and Daniel Breen of UALR Public Radio, and Pine Bluff Commercial. Transcribed by Eliza Kravitz.
Original artwork by MOL team member EJ Joyner.
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