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Santa Ana family stricken with coronavirus embraced by community support
A steady stream of drivers arrived at a pop-up car wash Sunday in Santa Ana to support a family devastated by coronavirus that needs to raise money for a funeral.
Many didn’t even want their cars washed. They just wanted to drop off a donation.
“A lot of people stopped by and donated and expressed their condolences. I’m very thankful,” said Carolina Gonzalez, whose father, Juan Ramos Moreno, died on Monday after falling ill with coronavirus in late June.
Family and friends of the Ramos family wash cars on Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Santa Ana. Six of seven members were hit with the coronavirus, and the patriarch, Jose Ramos Moreno, died. Money raised will help pay for his funeral. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
John “Duke” Neal, takes part in a carwash fundraiser for his best friend, Andy Ramos’ family, in Santa Ana on
Sunday, August 16, 2020. Money raised will help pay funeral expenses for Ramos’ dad who died from coronavirus. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Friends and Ramos family members take part in a fundraiser carwash in Santa Ana on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A relative who owns a mobile car washing business provided the equipment. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Joseph Ruelas wrings a rag as he takes part in a fundraising carwash for the Ramos family of Santa Ana on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Jose Ramos Moreno, died of coronavirus and six of his seven family members, who live together in a tiny Santa Ana home, tested positive for the disease.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A photo of Jose Ramos Moreno who died of coronavirus adorns a table at a fundraiser carwash for his family on Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Santa Ana. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Manual Ramos, with his family, outside their Santa Ana, CA, home on Friday, August 14, 2020. Manual Ramos was the only member of his family, who lives in the house, to not get COVID-19. His father died of the disease on Monday, Aug. 10. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jose Ramos Moreno with his wife Consuelo Alvarez de Ramos in 2017. Jose Ramos, 51, died of coronavirus on Aug. 10, 2020 after spending weeks in a coma. “We were inseparable,” his wife said. “I’ve lost the other half of my heart.” (Courtesy of the Ramos family)
Andy Ramos, 27, takes part in a fundraiser carwash for his family on Sunday, August 16, 2020 in Santa Ana. His dad, Jose Ramos Moreno, died of coronavirus and six of his seven family members, who live together in a tiny Santa Ana home, tested positive for the disease. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ramos, 51, lived with his wife, four of his children, and a daughter-in-law in a 600-square-foot home, where it was difficult to separate and maintain social distance as one after the other started to get sick. In all, six of the seven family members living in the two-bedroom home became sick, with various degrees of symptoms, from mild to critical.
Even though he was seriously ill, Ramos’ family was hopeful he would make it. So when he died, his death took not only an emotional toll, but also created a financial hardship for the working-class family.
Many Orange County residents responded to their plight by donating to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for Ramos’ funeral. And lots of people stopped by the car wash, where the family also sold hot dogs and snacks to raise money.
Ramos had seven children and six grandchildren, with another grandchild on the way. His three younger children attend schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District.
The tight-knit family plans to see Ramos one last time next week. After that, his ashes will be interned at the same cemetery where his parents are buried.
