DELAWARE/WASHINGTON D.C.- Remembering and honoring those lost due to the pandemic.
In Georgetown, government buildings downtown were lit up with amber lights including the Sussex County Courthouse and Administrative Offices, Town Hall, and the Robert D. Thompson Jr. Family Court Building.
The town sent out information on Facebook asking people to turn on lights and ring bells together in remembrance of COVID-19 victims. Georgetown Mayor Bill West says this has been a trying time for businesses especially for the ones that had to close their doors but for the few people of Georgetown that died from the virus, this was something that had to be done.
"As a community, we have done halfway decent but we have lost a few in nursing homes and I just feel for the families that haven’t been able to be with their loved ones, and this is a chance to give everyone a chance to come out and to do a remembrance that we are aware and we do care," West said.
The many events held were centered around a ceremony in Washington D.C. President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in front of the reflecting pool. 400 lights surrounded the pool each representing 1,000 lives lost because of the Coronavirus.
Both Biden and Harris spoke about how people may have been lonely in grieving for a loved one, but ceremonies like this can allow grieving together as a nation.
"To heal, we must remember," Biden said. "It’s hard sometimes to remember. But that’s how we heal."
"For many months, we have grieved by ourselves," Harris said. "Tonight, we grieve and begin healing together."
A somber note to end on before Biden and Harris are inaugurated on Wednesday.
