5-year-old coronavirus victim mourned at Detroit funeral
Source: Associated Press
5-year-old coronavirus victim mourned at Detroit funeral
Corey Williams, Associated Press
Updated 5:46 pm CDT, Thursday, April 30, 2020
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A handful of loved ones in a chapel on Detroit’s west side and hundreds of mourners participating online said goodbye Thursday to the daughter of a police officer and firefighter who is Michigan’s youngest victim in the coronavirus pandemic so far.
The reality of the public health crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Detroit residents was clear in the livestreamed service for 5-year-old Skylar Herbert.
Skylar died April 19 due to complications from the virus.
In other times, her family's church would have been packed with mourners bidding Skylar farewell. But only about a dozen family members could be seen in the first two pews at the James H. Cole funeral home. Social distancing guidelines prevented more from attending, and each mourner wore a mask, as did funeral home staff, the pastor and the line of flower bearers.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/5-year-old-coronavirus-victim-mourned-at-Detroit-15237130.php
Rest in Peace, Skylar Herbert.
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Such a cutie. 
