Residents in a Chicago suburb set up a condolence box at the police station to honor their mail carrier who recently died of COVID-19.
Victor Fajardo was a letter carrier for more than 20 years and last worked in Deerfield.
"It’s a really sobering reminder that nobody is immune to this, even if you’re healthy and you walk a five-hour route every day and people love you,” Cara McGowan told WBBM-TV.
A box at the Deerfield police station allows people to drop off notes for Fajardo's family. A GoFundMe effort has raised more than $13,000 to help the family.
Fajardo worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 23 years.
“Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, including the many people he worked with at the Postal Service," spokesman Tim Norman said.
