Ray DeMonia Obituary – Death: Ray DeMonia, 73, of Cullman, Alabama, has sadly passed away on September 1, 200 miles away in an intensive care unit in Meridian, Mississippi.
Alabama heart patient dies after hospital contacts 43 ICUs in 3 states, family says.
Ray DeMonia died as COVID-19 cases in the state, which has had one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, continue to surge: @timstelloh, @NBCNews.— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) September 14, 2021
According to his family, DeMonia, who spent 40 years in the antiques and auctions business, suffered a cardiac emergency. But it was because hospitals are full due to the coronavirus — and not his heart — that he was forced to spend his last days so far from home.
It is about saving lives and not just covid related. If you’re in Alabama or other states with maxed out medical care facilities, your car accident needing emergency services might be even more lethal. Ask Ray DeMonia, oh wait, you can’t because he died.
— Cheeto Wafa (@CheetoWafa) September 14, 2021
Ray Demonia was the victim of the ruling class’s decision to allow the coronavirus pandemic to rage uncontrolled, overwhelming hospitals throughout Alabama and across the United States.
— World Socialist Web Site (@WSWS_Updates) September 14, 2021
As hundreds of mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients filled Alabama intensive care units, hospital staff in north Alabama contacted 43 hospitals in three states to find a specialty cardiac ICU bed for Ray Martin DeMonia, his family wrote in his obituary.
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) September 14, 2021