Patricia Little Wounded lost her son, Waylon Young Bird, to Covid-19 on November 4, 2020. Incarcerated when the pandemic took root, Young Bird had severe kidney disease and other underlying conditions. He reportedly wrote 17 letters to US District Judge Roberto Lange requesting to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement. Young Bird was denied compassionate release and died one week after contracting the virus. He was 52. Patricia, who goes by Patty, chose to be vaccinated. March 7, 2021.