Pastor loses both parents to coronavirus after he openly flouts COVID-19 restrictions Dunn stated that he was operating on bad information, pointing to the early days of the pandemic when coronavirus cases were low. December 24, 2020 09:16 GMT A pastor in Texas disregarded health protocols on COVID-19, upholding "faith over fear." Just this month, he lost both of his parents to complications from the virus. Texas pastor Tod Dunn lost both his parents on Dec. 7. His 84-year-old father and his 79-year-old mother succumbed to coronavirus complications and passed away within hours of each other at the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Forth Worth. Pastor Dunn heads Fort Worth's 2nd Mile Church and both his parents are parishioners at his church. The elderly couple fell ill around Thanksgiving and passed away early this month.