NC COVID deaths: As America mourns 400,000 COVID-19 victims, North Carolina families honor loved ones
Gavin Harrison's grief is still fresh too. "My dad was Asa Harrison. He was 59 years old. He got COVID around the middle of December," he said. The NC State graduate rushed to be at his father bedside at the hospital. Asa Harrison tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 7. He passed away one week later. "That's what I really hope people realize is that this comes out of nowhere," Harrison said. "And you'll have it one second and then you're gone the next." As Raleigh's shimmer wall glowed in amber tonight, ABC11 reached out to Chris Harward who couldn't bring himself to watch the remembrance on ...