A parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

Kirk Meche / American PressA parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

Kirk MecheA parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

Kirk MecheA parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

Kirk MecheA parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

Kirk Meche / American PressA parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

Kirk Meche / American PressA parade was held for the Thomas family after both battled COVID-19. Mr. Allen Thomas was in the hospital for a week while Mrs. Georgianna Thomas spent 80 days with 6 of those weeks on a ventilator in ICU. She was released from the hospital Monday, July 6, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)

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