"To many, he'll be a statistic: Tennessee's second COVID-related death. But to me, I'll remember a loving, older brother, uncle, father, and husband," Flanagan said, in part, in the post.

According to the post, Ron was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago. With his immune system compromised, he then contracted COVID-19 and was put in a medically-induced coma and placed on a ventilator.