'There are no buildings named after him, he left behind no fortune, and there are no books that tell his story. He was not great in the way we often try to define the term. He was great in that he was such a *good* man—good to his core, unfailingly good.'
Lacking that"camaraderie," Pijanowski sat down and wrote a tribute to his father. He posted the tribute on Twitter, where it has since gone viral with more than 60,000 likes.
The family did not know anything was wrong until Pijanowski's brother, who lives in Buffalo, went to check on their dad and found him on the floor, so weak he couldn't get up.Donald John Pijanowski poses with his family members in this undated family photo."Even then I thought he just fell or something," said Pijanowski."He was fit and a completely self-sufficient guy who lived on his own.
No family members were allowed to be with the elder Pijanowski as he was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator, according to Pijanowski. Soon, he slipped into a coma and his kidneys began to fail. Family members have not been able to see Donald John Pijanowski's body and have just been relying on what doctors have told them about his COVID-19 diagnosis and death, according to Pijanowski. The family is now experiencing a different grieving process than usual, unable to gather together and unable to bury their father.Donald John Pijanowski poses with his son in this childhood photo.
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