NC governor’s mansion to be lit in honor of lives lost to COVID-19

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Governor Roy Cooper says that the North Carolina Executive Mansion will be illuminated in remembrance of the lives lost as in the COVID-19 pandemic.

It will happen at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Gov. Cooper invites all North Carolina counties and municipalities to join in this memorial by lighting buildings and ringing bells at churches and houses of worship.

“In the midst of the battle against this pandemic, we continue to mourn the hundreds of thousands of Americans we have lost and send our prayers to the grieving families and friends they leave behind,” Gov. Cooper said. “Please join me in honoring their memories by taking responsible actions to prevent more deaths by wearing a mask, keeping our distance and being smart.”

The call for the memorial on January 19 was begun by the Presidential Inaugural Committee in an effort to find unity in a nationwide tribute honoring the lives taken by the pandemic.