A photo of Dale Coates, who was killed by Covid-19, in her family’s living room. Dale and her daughter Carol were described as being extremely close and would often sit in the living room to watch “Family Feud.” (Photo made for The Washington Post)
From left, Jean “Ganny” Packs, Carlton Coates Jr., Juanette Long-Coates and Ernest Davis share a photo of Carol Coates and Dale Coates, both of whom were killed by Covid-19, at their family home in Annapolis, Maryland. Carol Coates, 46, was a fifth grade teacher. She died just a few days before her mother, Dale Coates, 66.
The mother-daughter pair died just as President Donald Trump fell ill and then recovered from the coronavirus.
(Photo made for The Washington Post)
Carol Coates’ grave at Carpenter's Hill Cemetery in Severna Park, Maryland. (Photo made for The Washington Post)
Juanette Long-Coates, 43, comforts Ernest Davis, 74, over the loss of his fiancée Dale Coates as Dale Coates’ son, Carlton Coates Jr. 43, looks on at their home in Annapolis, Maryland. Davis said that Sundays were particularly hard since the loss of his fiancée - Carlton’s mother. Dale and Ernst usually spent the day listening to church services and watching Baltimore Ravens games. (Photo made for The Washington Post)
Carlton Coates Jr., 43, holds a photo of his sister Carol Coates and his mother Dale Coates with his wife Juanette Long-Coates, 43, in front of their home in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday, October 25, 2020. The couple got married as Coates’ mother and sister died from Covid-19 - Dale made her son promise that he would go through with the wedding, even as she lay in her hospital bed. (Photo made for The Washington Post)
Carlton Coates Jr., 43, and his wife Juanette Long-Coates, 43, sort out condolence cards they received after both Coates’ mother and sister died from Covid-19. (Photo made for The Washington Post)
Carlton Coates Jr. stands in the kitchen with his grandmother Jean “Ganny” Pack and his deceased mother’s fiancé Ernest Davis at their home in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday, October 25, 2020. (Photo made for The Washington Post)
Juanette Long-Coates, 43, comforts Ernest Davis, 74, over the loss of his fiancée Dale Coates at their home in Annapolis, Maryland. When I arrived at the house, Davis was crying alone in the garage. (Photo made for The Washington Post)