Candlelight Vigil Honors 214 Newton Residents Lost To COVID-19

NEWTON (CBS) – Two hundred fourteen candles lit up the steps to Newton City Hall Tuesday night. A bright, beautiful scene – representing bright, beautiful lives – Newton neighbors taken by Covid-19.

“I miss them both very much, very dearly. It’s a big hole in my heart,” said Bruce Miller.

Last spring, Miller lost both of his parents to the virus. George, and then Bernice, died without family holding their hands, or kissing their foreheads. Now Bruce looks for comfort in the couple’s joys.

“He loved food. He loved being with people. He always had a smile on his face. He was proud veteran too, he served in WWII. She loved her family very much. That was the center of the universe for her,” Miller shared.

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