Perspective: An urn was stolen from a D.C. apartment building. In it were the ashes of a nurse, mother of 7 and woman who deserved more than that 'indignity.'
When he got the call from the hospital, saying he should come, Kevin Lynch knew he would be heading to tell his mother goodbye.
What started as a private loss has turned into a public pining — and has forced people to think about what it might mean to have no closure after the loss of a loved one. Funeral and burial services across the country have changed dramatically in the past few months because of the He wants them to know that she “suffered a lot and sacrificed a lot in this life” and didn’t deserve this end — “nor does anyone.”
On cold mornings, he recalls, she would drive him along his newspaper route so he wouldn’t have to ride his bike.“She would always give, even if she was dog tired,” he says. “She was very engaged in our lives. It wasn’t perfunctory. She liked us and she loved us. She was actually happy when we succeeded, and sad when we didn’t.”
The 85-year-old was taken to the hospital in March after becoming ill and having difficulty breathing. She was admitted to the covid-19 unit because her symptoms seemed in line with the virus, Lynch says, but test results that came back after her death were negative. So far, she says, about 35 people have reached out and 16 have gone out to search in small groups at different times. They have covered about 40 square blocks.“I think definitely when you hear the story, it makes you feel for a minute like, ‘What is going on with humanity?’ ” Shepston says. “Then, when people sign up to come out, it sort of restores your faith that there are good people who want to come out to help their neighbors.
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