They had ‘dreams and plans': Detroit honors COVID-19 victims
4 years, 4 months ago

They had ‘dreams and plans': Detroit honors COVID-19 victims

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The city turned an island park into an extraordinary memorial garden Monday as cars packed with grieving families slowly traveled past hundreds of photos of Detroit residents who died from COVID-19. The “memorial was designed to bring some peace to families whose loved ones didn’t have the funerals they deserved,” Riley said. “But it may also force us to work harder to limit the number of COVID-19 deaths we’ll endure in the coming months.” More than 900 photos submitted by families were turned into large posters and staked around Belle Isle, revealing the crushing breadth of the virus. “They weren’t finished yet.” Detroit has roughly 7% of Michigan’s population but 23% of the state’s 6,400 COVID-19 deaths.

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Detroit Residents Turn Park into Covid-19 Memorial with 900 Life-size Posters of Victims as Tribute
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Detroit Residents Turn Park into Covid-19 Memorial with 900 Life-size Posters of Victims as Tribute

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The city turned an island park into an extraordinary memorial garden Monday as cars packed with grieving families slowly traveled past hundreds of photos of Detroit residents who died from COVID-19. “It is our hope that seeing these beautiful faces on the island today … will wake people up to the devastating effect of the pandemic,” said Rochelle Riley, Detroit’s …

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