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    This Man Is Honoring COVID Victims By Telling Their Stories, One Obituary At A Time

    The Twitter account @FacesofCOVID has been a way to honor some of the nearly 600,000 Americans who have died. Alex Goldstein, who runs it, has posted over 5,000 virtual obituaries.
    by Tori Dominguez Jun 15, 2021 1 minute
    Alex Goldstein, a communications specialist in Boston, created @FacesofCOVID on Twitter. He says it helps people mourn and for them to hear from others that their loved one "meant something, and even if I didn't know them, we are all less because they're not here anymore, and we all share in your sadness."

    Alex Goldstein started the Twitter account @FacesofCOVID in March of 2020 to help him make sense of grief.

    The account has been his way to honor some of the nearly 600,000 people who have died in the U.S.

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