An FDNY firefighter and his wife are currently mourning the loss of their five-month-old daughter after she passed away due to complications from the coronavirus.
According to the New York Post, FDNY officials reported Jay-Natalie La Santa passed away on Monday– shortly a week after she turned five months old. The FDNY’s Hispanic Society released a statement on their Instagram expressing their condolences to their member’s loss:
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“One of the worst experiences as a parent is to go through the loss of a child. It is with extreme sorrow to announce the passing of Jay-Natalie La Santa (5 months) daughter of our newest member to the Department and to the FDNY Hispanic Society family, Jerel and Lindsey La Santa,”
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The family’s GoFundMe page says there will be a virtual memorial service after an outpouring of support from the community. $25,000 was raised to help cover Jay-Natalie’s medical expenses.
“At first, Jerel and Lindsey were going to have an intimate service for Jay-Natalie. Because there has been such an outpouring of support they would like to extend an invitation to all for Jay’s virtual service,”