A Perth man who lost his wife in the midst of the Covid pandemic will “absolutely” pay his loving respects at one of 11 memorial benches installed across the region.
College librarian John Dare sadly lost the love of his life, Mary, a former care officer, in January 2021 after she suffered a stroke, where he was unable to visit her in hospital.
Shortly afterwards the then 53-year-old attempted to garner support to hold a candlelit vigil that summer and create a permanent memorial site for those who lost their lives during the pandemic.
