FRANKFORT, Ky. — Tears flowed as Jan Peterson gazed at the new Kentucky COVID Memorial on Wednesday, recalling a lifetime of memories with her husband, who died from the virus in the fall of 2021.

Wanting to honor her husband and other Kentuckians who died from COVID-19, 72-year-old Peterson attended the dedication ceremony for the memorial on the grounds of Kentucky’s Capitol.

“Looking back, it’s hard to believe it ever really happened,” she said in an interview. “All the changes that have occurred since then. All I know is I miss him a lot and I know that other people feel the same pain.”

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