An Illinois surgery technician died from coronavirus just days before he was scheduled to retire.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Juan Martinez tested positive for this disease on April 17, after he and his son, Juan Martinez Jr., began exhibiting symptoms around his 60th birthday in mid-April. Martinez Sr., who had worked as a surgical tech for 34 years, was set to retire from the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago on Thursday, but tragically died from the virus Monday.