Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19
Garcia's mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for decades. Discussions about her experience in health care influenced Garcia's approach to mitigating the coronavirus in Long Beach, he says.
For most public officials, battling the coronavirus and keeping their constituents safe is an incredible professional challenge.
For Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, it's also personal: His mother died of COVID-19 complications last month at age 61.
His mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for more than 25 years in Southern California. She immigrated from her
