Today's front page of the New York Times:
U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS
The front page features 1,000 mini obituaries, representing only 1 percent of the people killed by COVID-19. And here is 1 percent of those 1,000 mini obituaries.
Albert Petrocelli, 73, New York City. Fire chief who answered the call on 9/11.
Helen Kafkis, 91, Chicago. Known for her Greek chicken and stuffed peppers.
Lakisha Willis White, 45, Orlando. Was helping to raise some of her dozen grandchildren.
Kyra Swartz, 33, New York. Volunteered for pet rescue organizations.
Eugene Lamar Limbrick, 41, Colorado Springs. Loved automobiles, especially trucks.
Israel Sauz, 22, Broken Arrow, OK. New father.
Susan Grey Hopp Crofoot, 97, Westwood, NJ. Took great joy in writing little ditties under her pen name, Penelope Penwiper.
Ruth Skapinok, 85, Roseville, CA. Backyard birds were known to eat from her hand.
Mauricio Valdivia, 52, Chicago. Wanted everyone to feel welcome.
Cornelia Ann Hunt, 87, Virginia Beach. Her last words were "thank you."
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