Individual Memorial Squares are sent in from all over the world by friends and families to honor a loved one. Memorial Squares are turned into panels of the Covid Memorial Quilt, a large memorial art project. On display for COVID Memorial Day will be 24 panels of the Covid Memorial Quilt. Attendees will be invited to bring photos and share their stories. Joyce Bailey, a COVID survivor, will sing as a floral heart is placed in front of the podium where pictures of Arizonans lost to COVID will be on display. Today, on the second anniversary of COVID-19 Memorial Day, the Arizona Historical Society is honored to welcome friends, family, medical experts, and community partners and leaders for an afternoon of mutual commemoration and reflection,вЂќ said David Breeckner, Executive Director of the Arizona Historical Society. вЂњFor the last two years, Arizonans have grieved alone and in isolation the loss of loved ones from COVID -19. The resolution will designate the first Monday in March as вЂњCOVIDвЂ“19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.вЂќ Marked By Covid is working alongside the 50+ cosponsors of the resolution in hopes it will be passed in 2022. Markey (D-MA), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have introduced a resolution to memorialize those lost to the COVIDвЂ“19 virus and recognize the suffering of COVIDвЂ“19 survivors. On Monday, March 7, from 3:00 pm вЂ“ 5:00 pm the Arizona Historical Society, Marked By COVID and the Covid Memorial Quilt will join together to host a public memorial, COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day at the Arizona Heritage Center in Tempe, Arizona.Д¬ongressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Public memorials are a way for grieving families to come together to share their stories and find solace among others.

Each death leaves behind family and friends who mourn the loss of their loved ones. In Arizona alone, we have lost over 27,000 lives. The COVID death toll in the United States has climbed to more than 900,000 lives lost.

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