Stories: Who We Have Lost

Sun Catcher

Who did you lose to Covid 19? My brother Barry Ponger

My bother Barry loved to sit in the sun with his shirt off. We lived in a upper middle class neighborhood but he didn’t care, he would just sit in the sun sometimes on our front lawn. He loved the trees and the plants. He loved to swim in the ocean. His heart and soul belonged to nature. He grew up in the 60’s and 70’s he didn’t care much for rules.

As much as I loved that about him his philosophy didn’t always work in his favor. He didn’t care about a lot of things. One of those things was the severity of Covid. He didn’t wear a mask. He didn’t social distance. He went to AC at the height of the pandemic in vaccinated and he got Covid. He wasn’t in the best health begin with. Then he died. Covid took hold of his lungs and wouldn’t let go.

Rest In Peace my hippie bro, the sun and the trees will miss you I’m sure.

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