SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Raiden Gonzalez will turn 5 years old on Nov. 22 without his parents, who died from the coronavirus nearly 100 days apart.Raiden Gonzalez with his parents, Mariah and Adan. (Rozie Salnias)His father, Adan, 33, succumbed to the virus in June.
His mother, Mariah, 29, died in early October. Raiden is now being looked after by his maternal grandmother, Rozie Salinas, and other relatives.Salinas told her grandson that his parents are now angels watching over them, helping him to comprehend the scope of the tragedy.
Salinas told FOX Television Stations on Tuesday that he had a “moment” Monday evening.“He got really sad. His eyes were watery,” Salinas explained. “He said he wanted his dad to be back, that he just wanted him.