It was confirmed by Jamal Hinton that his friend, Wanda Dench lost her husband Lonnie to COVID-19 on Monday. It was devastating to Hinton because he came to love them as a part of his family.
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
— Jamal Hinton (@kingjamal08) April 9, 2020
The viral story began in 2016 when Wanda accidently texted Jamal thinking it was her grandchildren.
Jamal then 17 playfully went along with the text message. He asked for a picture of her and she responded. He responded to her picture with a picture of his own and he said "Can I still get a plate tho?"
Jamal was expecting Wanda to reply with "my mistake." Nope, she said come over and get a plate.
As promised! Here’s our 2019 update 🦃 @mikaela_autumn pic.twitter.com/hHGZUXYzr3— Jamal Hinton (@kingjamal08) November 29, 2019
Since then, the two have been sharing experiences and he's came over to Thanksgiving dinner every year with the Dench family.
"For him to continue with the relationship, I'm just really pleasantly surprised," Wanda told the local junk food media. "We're more of extended family and, best of all, friends."
Somebody grandma is coming in clutch this year!! Ayee!!! pic.twitter.com/QGrx83nHLl— Jamal Hinton (@kingjamal08) November 15, 2016
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2020!! pic.twitter.com/0nwNsjIj22— Wanda D (@wandadench) January 26, 2020
Absolutely beautiful pic.twitter.com/WBWmnChWjD— lonnie dench (@DenchLonnie) December 25, 2019
The Dench family have accepted Hinton as an honorary member of the family.
Wanda and Lonnie Dench both tested positive for the coronavirus.
She confirmed that Lonnie was working delivering water to grocery stores at night amid the pandemic.
"He had the truest heart of love, like no other. He did so many acts of kindness that no one ever heard about," Wanda said. "He was my hero. And I'm a better person because of him."
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There are over 750,000 confirm cases of the coronavirus in the United States. There are over 25,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus. Every state has reported a death and its rising fast.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Brix have predicted that there could be over 100,000 to 4 million Americans killed by the coronavirus. Globally, there are over 1.5 million people infected by the coronavirus.
Friends for life. Jamal is confirming that his "grandma" Wanda lost her husband. |
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