Virtual candlelight vigil in San Bernardino honors COVID-19 victims

A virtual candlelight vigil Friday, March 26, honored the victims of COVID-19 in the 47th Assembly District, which includes much of the San Bernardino Valley.

A candlelight vigil to honor victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the 47th Assembly District was held at San Bernardino City Hall on Friday, March 26, 2021. The Martin Luther King statue is in the background. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A candlelight vigil Friday, March 26, 2021, at San Bernardino City Hall honored victims of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Assemblymember James Ramos shakes animal hooves and sings of the search for Bighorn sheep during a candlelight vigil for coronavirus victims at San Bernardino City Hall on Friday, March 26, 2021. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
San Bernardino City Councilmember Damon Alexander attends a candlelight vigil to honor victims of COVID-19 who lived n the 47th Assembly District in an event at San Bernardino City Hall on Friday, March 26, 2021. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, right, and Renee Alcaraza, of Rialto, embrace Friday, March 26, 2021, during a virtual candlelight vigil in San Bernardino honoring those who died of COVID-19 in the 47th Assembly District. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Centered at San Bernardino City Hall, the vigil was led by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, and city officials. Reyes represents the district, which includes Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, San Bernardino, Muscoy and Bloomington.

“This pandemic has impacted all of us, especially those who have lost a loved one,” Reyes said. “I am grateful for the community and the city of San Bernardino for partnering with my office to pause and remember the families we have lost to this pandemic.”