Primetta Giacopini was born in the midst of a global pandemic, and more than a century later, she has left the world in a similar circumstance.
Primetta Giacopini outlasted WWII and the Great Influenza pandemic of 1918, but died of Covid at 105 years of age
Dorene Giacopini holds a photo of her with her mother, Primetta Giacopini, who died from Covid at 105. Primetta was an advocate before her time for her daughter Dorene, who was born with spina bifida A note from President Joe Biden is seen placed among photos of Primetta Giacopini, who died of Covid at 105 In 1960, Primetta gave birth to Dorene, who was born with spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal cord doesn’t fully develop. For the first 50 years of her life Dorene needed crutches to walk.
Dorene Giacopini displays a photo of her mother, left, and her, right, dressed as Rosie the Riveter from her home in Richmond, California
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