BOYD COUNTY, Ky. — William Miranda, Jr. was a hero. A member of the U.S. Army, Miranda served in World War II and was at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. He was with the 2nd Ranger Battalion and injured during his service. He received the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars for his service.

When Miranda returned from the war he went to work for Armco Steel. Miranda had four children; three sons and a daughter. He also had seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

SOMERSET, Ky. — David Pitman was 62-year-old and is the first person in Pulaski County to die from coronavirus. The husband and father of four had retired from the City of Somerset Water Treatment Plant.

Pitman started feeling sick on March 20, a few days later he was hospitalized at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He became critically ill within days and on April 1, he lost his battle.

DETROIT, Mi. — 49-year-old ARon Jordan was working in Michigan when he got sick and was admitted to a Detroit hospital. The bricklayer from Ashland realized he was exposed to someone on a job site and instead of returning home quarantined himself at a hotel. He would never return home.

Jordan was a member of the Ashland Bricklayers Union 7.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville, Kentucky is a long way from Keiko Neutz's homeland, Gifu, Japan. She was born on May 20, 1932. 23 years later, while working on a U.S. Army post, Keiko met her future husband Carl and three years later they were married.

She came to America on a boat and spoke very little English. That may seem like a hardship to some, but Neutz used her experiences to teach her eight children valuable lessons. She taught each of them to be resilient.

FRANKLIN, Ky. — Goldie Mae Freeman had just turned 90-years-old. She was born on March 25, 1930, in Simson County, Kentucky.

The homemaker was the mother of seven sons. Goldie Mae also had 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Her life was filled with love and family.