Tom Dempsey (April 4, Age 73)
Former New Orleans Saints’ kicker Tom Dempsey died Saturday at the age of 73 after contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). His family told The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate that Dempsey was also battling dementia and passed away at the Lambeth House Retirement Community in New Orleans.
Originally diagnosed on March 25, Dempsey showed signs of improvement before things got worse, his daughter Ashley said. Because retirement home residents were quarantined, Dempsey’s family was not allowed to visit but would check in with him using video chat. “We didn’t want him to think we had abandoned him,” she told the newspapers. “We wanted him to know we still loved him — always.”
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