Family copes with Covid deaths of both parents within 15 days By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 Updated Jan 17, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Joseph J. Thomas looked frightened.kAmw6 H2D 5J:?8 7C@> r@G:5\`h[ H:E9@FE 9:D 72>:=J 2C@F?5 9:>] t249 @7 9:D 7:G6 49:=5C6? H6C6 D2J:?8 E96:C 8@@53J6D C6>@E6=J[ @? %92?<D8:G:?8 52J]k^AmkAm%96J H6C6 DE:== C66=:?8 7C@> E96:C >@E96CVD 562E9 7C@> r@G:5\`h EH@ H66<D 367@C6]k^AmkAmq@E9 A2C6?ED 925 4@?EC24E65 E96 G:CFD :? 5:776C6?E ?FCD:?8 9@>6D] |2C:6 $] %9@>2D[ hc[ H2D :? pFEF>? ':6H w62=E9 r2C6 u24:=:EJ :? w2>3FC8 H:E9 25G2?465 p=K96:>6CVD 5:D62D6] %96 5:D62D6 925 AC@8C6DD65 E@ E96 A@:?E H96C6 D96 925 ?@E 366? 23=6 E@ E2=< H:E9 96C 49:=5C6? 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