{"id":3546,"date":"2020-04-25T17:35:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T21:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=3546"},"modified":"2020-04-25T17:38:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T21:38:34","slug":"tribute-to-valerie-tsosie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2020\/04\/25\/tribute-to-valerie-tsosie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Valerie Tsosie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Valerie Tsosie, a dedicated mother whose work on the Navajo Nation brought her close to the frontlines of the fight against the coronavirus, succumbed to COVID-19, family and friends said.<\/p>\n

Tsosie served as a dispatcher for the police department in Kayenta, located on the Arizona portion of the reservation, colleagues said. She passed away on April 23, 2020.<\/p>\n

“She died from COVID-19 which caused her to get pneumonia and have respiratory issues,” one of her daughters wrote on GoFundMe<\/a>. “She was battling COVID-19 for a month until she passed.”<\/p>\n

Tsosie’s family is devastated by her loss, a relative said. She leaves behind 8 children — including four who are under the age of 18.<\/p>\n

“We are in need of funeral assistance and we estimated that her funeral cost will be $11,500.00,” the GoFundMe <\/a> page reads. “Any extra donations will go to her younger children.”<\/p>\n

One colleague noted that funeral costs have risen due to special precautions and other guidelines in place as a result of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The Navajo Nation has been hit hard by the pandemic<\/a>. First responders — including police officers and emergency medical technicians — are among those who have tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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