- A memorial honoring lives lost during COVID will be placed at Wentworth park in downtown Lansing
- Neighbors who lost loved ones attended the unveiling of the memorial on Sunday
- Watch the video above to see how neighbors are coming together to honor their loved ones.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
“We want them to know their loved one is remembered” Said Laura Canfield, Mother of Freddy Garza.
Families and friends of neighbors gone, coming together Sunday in Lansing… including Laura Canfield.
Her son Freddy died in the pandemic, and she wanted to make sure he was not forgotten.
“We needed a way to honor his life and the lives of everyone that was lost”
Freddy’s Mom, Wife and Brother came together to create the Michigan Covid Memorial.
“This is a way to remember, it was real, these people are real, they’re not just some number to make up a statistic for anybody. These are people’s lives, these are people’s kids, fathers, sisters, mothers, these are real people and for a while we couldn’t do anything for them.” Said George Garza, Brother of Freddy Garza.