Lonnie the husband of the grandmother named Wanda who had sent a text to a teenager inviting him to a Thanksgiving meal has reportedly died from coronavirus.
Husband of accidental text grandma who befriended teen at Thanksgiving dies of COVID-19
Our hearts go out to the family during this difficult time
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Jamal, who remained close to the family posted a message confirming the sad news on Twitter.
On April 1, Jamal posted to Twitter saying that Lonnie had been battling COVID-19 in the hospital fighting pneumonia.
On Wednesday, the news broke that Lonnie had passed away from battling COVID-19.
"As some of you may have already found out tonight Lonnie did not make it... he passed away Sunday morning but Wanda told me all the love and support he was receiving put a huge smile on his face so I thank every single one of you guys for that!"
As some of you may have already found out tonight Lonnie did not make it... he passed away Sunday morning😔 but Wanda told me all the love and support he was receiving put a huge smile on his face so I thank every single one of you guys for that!🙏🏽❤️ https://t.co/tNvals0FMh
— Jamal Hinton (@kingjamal08) April 9, 2020
Here's the backstory in case you were wondering.
