PHOTO: A large mural honoring a firefighter and other Detroit public employees who died from COVID-19 has been unveiled next to a fire station. Capt. Franklin Williams of the fire department dominates the painting. But there are images of a bus driver who made an emotional plea for protection from COVID-19 before he caught the virus, and 5-year-old girl Skylar Herbert, who was the daughter of a firefighter and police officer.
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A mural dedicated to those who lost their lives to COVID-19 has made its debut, reports WXYZ Detroit.

The mural includes Captain Franklin Williams who worked his last firefighter shift on March 22, 2020. His family came out to the station on Sunday, getting their first look at the new mural.

This mural outside DFD Ladder 18 made its debut today. It depicts Captain Franklin Willams and other Detroiters who died last year from COVID 19. Story coming up on @wxyzdetroit pic.twitter.com/hxacXfah1f

— Brett Kast WXYZ (@brettkast) May 30, 2021

The artist said it took about a month to create this mural and it should last for at least 25 years.