Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, wears a protective face-mask as he poses for a portrait while making preparations ahead of a funeral, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 2, 2021. As the virus showed no sign of releasing its grip and deaths mounted over the summer and in the fall, exhausted workers at Pryority Funeral Experience fell ill while others quit. "People quit because they mentally can't handle it," Pryor said. "I pray God, - just give me strength... I want to run away right now, to be honest ... I'm concerned about myself breaking down so I just ask God to help me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY