An Inland Empire family is mourning the loss of two parents who died of COVID-19 just weeks apart, leaving behind five children, family members said Friday. .

The children are being cared for by their grandparents, family members said.

“I don’t know anyone who loved their kids as much as they did, and they made sure they told them every day,” Terri Serey, Daniel’s sister-in-law said.

Daniel was diagnosed not long after his wife, and was hospitalized soon after, according to family members.

She had worked throughout the pandemic until she was hospitalized with the coronavirus while 7 months pregnant, family members said.

The couple tested positive for COVID-19 after having traveled to the beach and a water park with their children, Davy’s brother, Vong Serey, told KTLA.

Around the time Davy was 34 weeks pregnant, six days after she was hospitalized, the doctor delivered the baby about six weeks early, Serey said.

Before being intubated, Daniel encouraged his family to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to avoid his situation, Vong said.

Family members started the GoFundMe account to help the couple’s children with food, clothing and other expenses.