'Blood on his hands': In scathing obituary, woman blames governor for her father's covid-19 death

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

‘Blood on his hands’: In scathing obituary, woman blames governor for her father’s covid-19 death

By Marisa Iati
7/11/2020, 6:44:21 a.m.

When her father died of covid-19 last month, Kristin Urquiza minced no words assigning blame.

Mark Urquiza, 65, should still be alive, his daughter wrote in a scathing obituary, published Wednesday in the Arizona Republic.

“His death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to jeopardize the health of brown bodies through a clear lack of leadership, refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize risk,” she wrote.

The searing tribute encapsulates the fury of critics who say governments at multiple levels are failing at their most basic duty: keeping citizens safe. The obituary also nods at the outbreak’s disproportionate impact on black and Hispanic communities, which have experienced higher rates of coronavirus-related hospitalization and death.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/10/coronavirus-obituary-blames-arizona-ducey/

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[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[dutch777]

2. Very sad but if more who have lost loved ones to Covid would be willing to share pics and stories...

...and point fingers at reticent governors' and Trump's leadership on Covid it would put a human face on the issue better than just numbers. Was it Stalin that said "A single death is a tragedy, the death of a million is just a statistic." ? Lincoln Project, where are you?

[lunasun]

3. Daughter reading obit and speaking with CNN (tweet)

“Trump can’t build a wall around coronavirus “

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[Nululu]

7. But he's built a wall around the White House nt

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Folks,we are seeing

a new uncharted legal challenge coming as a result of Covid Deaths. First test case is about to come here in Vegas against Elderado Gaming shortly.

[Karadeniz]

5. I think such information should be included in every Covid obituary. The old folks read

Obituaries. They'd notice the politicians being held responsible.

[Nululu]

6. Show their names

If I was rich I'd have names & brief obituary for each covid dead along the busiest freeways. Maybe within each state the dead of that state. Also a monument to the brave workers after tearing down every confederate statue.

[panader0]

8. A very well-spoken young lady. Perhaps future in politics.