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Remembering The Lives Lost To COVID-19
ResumeAs this difficult year comes to a close, Here & Now remembers some of the more than 338,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States.
Michael J. O'Brien of Wolcott, Connecticut
![Michael J. O'Brien on his wedding day. (Photo courtesy Bill O'Brien)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/03/mike-crop-1000x654.jpg)
Annette Doeschner of Valley Stream, New York
![Annette Doeschner on Christmas 2019. (Courtesy)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/04/Mom-Christmas-2019-1000x787.jpg)
Everett "Boone" Pike of Shepherdsville, Kentucky
![Everett "Boone" Pike died from COVID-19 in September. His wife Shirley survived. (Courtesy of Denise Price)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/10/176-1000x750.jpg)
Frances Bazel of Detroit, Michigan
![Ericka Murria's grandmother is among those being honored in Detroit's memorial to COVID-19 victims. (Courtesy)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/09/20200830_201142-1000x750.jpg)
Iris Meda of Melissa, Texas
![In October, a nursing student unwittingly exposed Iris Meda to the coronavirus. Meda died in mid-November after a three-week hospitalization. (Courtesy)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/12/Two-Photo-1-1000x667.png)
Steven Michael Robles of Los Angeles, California
![Steven Michael Robles with close friend Ellie Tumbuan. (Courtesy)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/12/Steven-Michael-Robles-1000x651.jpg)
Ashley Locke and Ciku Theuri produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Tinku Ray.
This segment aired on December 30, 2020.