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He tested positive the same day he lost his wife to COVID-19, but WNY let's him know, he's not alone

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He tested positive the same day he lost his wife to COVID-19, but WNY let's him know, he's not alone
He tested positive the same day he lost his wife to COVID-19, but WNY let's him know, he's not alone

Testing positive is not why he'll never forget last Sunday.

Patricia, his wife of 46 years, died on Sunday.

YOU'VE SEEN THESPARADES.

SOCIALDISTANCING SMART.USUALLY AIMED ATONE PERSON TOBRIGHTEN THEIR DAY.THE TARGET OF THISFIRETRUCK TRAIN... ISDICK SCHEUNEMAN OFWEST SENCA.HOPEFULLY THISCHEERS DICK UP.DICK IS A LIFELONGMEMBER OF SENECAHOSE COMPANYNUMBER 1.

HE LIVESRIGHT ACROSS THECREEK FORM THE FIREHOUSE.OH HE'S GOT 50 YEARSIN HERE.WHEN HIS FIREFIGHTING BUDDIESHEARD HE NEEDEDCHEERING UP.

THEYGOT EVERYONE THEYKNEW..

AND DROVEDOWN THE STREET TOSAY HI.

YOU SEE DICKCAN'T GO FAR.

THIS ISTHE FIRST HE'SSTEPPED OUT OF THEHOUSE IN DAYS.THIS IS THE MOSTANYBODY HAS SEEN OFHIM.LAST SUNDAY, HETESTED POSTIVE FORCOVID-19.

HE SAYSHE'S DOING WELL ANDBARELY HAS A COUGH.BUT..

THAT'S NOT WHYHE'LL NEVER FORGETLAST SUNDAY.PATRICIA, HIS WIFE OF46 YEARS, DIED ONSUNDAY.

IT WAS THEVIRUS.

HER FAMILCOULDN'T SPEAKHIGHLY ENOUGHABOUT THE NURSESAT MERCY HOSPITAL.WE ALL GOT TO TALKTO HER AND SAYGOODBYHER FUNERAL OF LESSTHAN TEN, IN A FAMILYWITH NINE KIDS, WILLBE HELD THURSDAY.DICK CAN'T GO.

DICKCAN'T BE HUGGED.BUT DICK IS NOTALONE.IT MEANT SO MUCH TOHIM.

I KNOW IT DID.HE IS LOVED.

HE'S THETARGET OF THISPARADE.

AND IN AWEEK OF TORMENT...HIS DAY GOT A LITTLEBRIGHTER.

JEFFRUSACK 7 EWN.

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