UMATILLA, Ore. (KEPR) The grief-stricken mother of a baby boy who died of COVID-19 shortly after birth says she never got the chance to meet her little son. Ashley Wadley says that her son, David James Wadley Jr. , was prematurely born. The young boy fought for two days before testing positive for COVID-19 and passing away. According to Ashley, she tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 11. She wasn't able to get out of bed and she had a high.