Oklahomans we’ve lost: Stories of those who have died due to COVID-19

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Thousands Of Oklahomans Have Died From COVID-19. The Loss Is Immeasurable For Their Families, Friends And Communities. Among The Dead Are Parents And Grandparents, Husbands And Wives, Military Veterans And Health Care Workers.

Read their stories here.

Armando Rubio, 73.

“He was really a man of service.”

Harold Grove, 62.

“He always had a big smile on his face, even with the rough year that we’ve had.”

Victorio Alejandro Ramirez, 53

“Kids were just his life.”

Kenneth McNeice, 85

“He loved people. He would go out of his way to help anyone in need.”

Susan Wilburn, 82

“She was the most fashionable person I’ve ever known.”

Shineesta Emily Bushyhead Adams, 60

“She loved being around her family.”

Joe “Nick” Ramirez, Jr., 84

“He was my first hero.”

Ronald “Ron” Dale Sipes

“He made a friend everywhere.”

Emily Ann Bushyhead Ramirez, 82

“Mom was a doer.”

Dr. Yee Se Choa Ong, 76

“He just really wanted people to look for themselves and look after each other.”