<p>Back in 2016, Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench went viral on social media after he shared their text message exchange concerning Thanksgiving dinner. Wanda had been texting her grandchildren to let them know that Thanksgiving dinner was at her home that year.</p>
<p>Jamal did not recognize her number after she said she was his grandmother. They ended up exchanging photos to establish that they didn’t know each other and that Wanda texted the wrong number. However, Jamal asked if the invitation still stood and they celebrated the holiday together that year, and they’ve <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/issa-tradition-grandma-and-teen-who-connected-by-texting-the-wrong-number-celebrate-third-thanksgiving-together/">continued</a></em> to do so each year since.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, on Wednesday, Jamal revealed that Wanda’s husband, Lonnie passed away recently due to the coronavirus. He <em><a href="https://twitter.com/kingjamal08/status/1248097922069041152?s=20">said</a></em>, &#8220;As some of you may have already found out tonight Lonnie did not make it&#8230; he passed away Sunday morning but Wanda told me all the love and support he was receiving put a huge smile on his face so I thank every single one of you guys for that!&#8221;</p>
<p>A week prior he revealed that both Wanda and Lonnie had both tested positive for the virus and that Lonnie had been hospitalized fighting both the virus and pneumonia.</p>
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<p>A few hours later, Jamal let his followers know that Wanda is not sick, and also expressed that the state of Arizona needs to do a better job at tackling the virus.</p>
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<p>We are sending our condolences to the Dench Family during this difficult time.</p>
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<p>TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94</p>
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