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JUDY WOODRUFF: As COVID-19
continues to take more and more
lives of Americans every day,

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here now are some of the
stories of those we have lost.

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Postal worker Jesus Collazos
was known for taking the time
to greet every neighbor along

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his mail route in Arlington,
Virginia. The 67-year-old
spent over two decades with the

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U.S. Postal Service, after
immigrating from Colombia in
1978. Jesus and his wife raised

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his two children in a
home he first discovered
along his route.

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The proud grandfather loved
posting family photos on social
media, always with a simple

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caption: "Life is good."

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Lynika Strozier never gave
up on her dream to become a
biologist. As a child, she was

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diagnosed with a severe learning
disability, but went on to
earn two master's degrees in

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biology and science education.
She became a researcher of
plant DNA at the world-renowned

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Field Museum in Chicago,
and a science professor
at Malcolm X College.

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Fun-loving and friendly, Lynika
was as at home in the lab
as she was out with friends,

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or watching horror movies with
her grandmother Sharon, who
raised her. Lynika was 35 years

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old.

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Dr. Robert Hull cared
for thousands of patients
in his nearly 50 years
practicing family medicine

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in Arkansas. His patients,
some of whose families he
treated for generations,
said he was encouraging,

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had a great sense of humor,
and could lift anyone's spirits
with a smile and a lollipop.

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Robert, or Ray, and his wife,
Kathryn, were married for 56
years. Ray was always there

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for dance recitals, sports games
and graduations for his four
children and 10 grandchildren.

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He was 78.

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Eva Konrad Hawkins, a Holocaust
survivor and scientist, fled
communist Hungary in 1956.

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She found refuge in America,
and a home in New York City.
A university biology teacher,

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Eva was committed to her
work on algae research.
Her family described
the 90-year-old's smile

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as childlike, her personality
as quiet and shy, but her
energy toward her research as

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ferocious.

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Allen Y. Lew changed the
cityscape of Washington,
D.C., as a city planning
executive. Born and

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raised in New York City,
Allen moved to Washington
to spearhead development
of the downtown Convention

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Center. He went on to
build Nationals baseball
park and rehabilitate
D.C. public schools.

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Friends described Allen as
no-nonsense and reliable, loyal
and considerate. A husband

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to Suling and father to
Garrett, Allen was 69 years old.

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Our hearts go out to their
families and to all those who've
lost loved ones during this

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pandemic.