Guadalupe Ramos
Guadalupe Ramos, 56, was a man whose daughter called him her best friend. He loved to dance, play bingo and go to barbecues, and was looking forward to seeing his children and grandchildren. He was held at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, a federal prison for men, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons said he tested positive for COVID-19 in April 2020, was isolated, and was then taken to a local hospital. His family said he spent about two weeks in a coma and died at John Peter Smith Hospital on May 10, 2020, hours before they planned to take him off life support, and his niece, Veronica Chavez, said the family had hoped he would come home alive.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Bureau of Prisons and his family both describe COVID-19 as the cause, and his niece Veronica Chavez said he died hours before the family planned to remove him from life support.
Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him); his niece Veronica Chavez (family or their lawyers).
Sources (3)
- Inmates, families fear worst for Fort Worth federal prison ‘consumed’ by coronavirus - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Two More Inmates at FMC Fort Worth Die After Contracting COVID-19 - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- 11th inmate at federal medical prison in Fort Worth dies from coronavirus - Fort Worth Star-Telegram