Memorial Thread - COVID-19 Coronavirus

[Windsorite]

Ralph Marasco



Long-Time Realtor is NE's 1st COVID-19 Victim

 

[Windsorite]

Araceli Buendia Ilagan



Three medics fighting the pandemic in the US have died from the virus so far - with more certain to follow

 

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Walter Monahan



Local COVID-19 victim was veteran, Naval Park docent

 

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Michael Glynn



Family of Covid-19 victim urges people to stay home

 

[Windsorite]

St. Louis nurse was one of first to die in area from coronavirus

From CNN's Hollie Silverman and Melissa Alonso


Judy Wilson-Griffin, a nurse from St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the first people to die from coronavirus in the region, according to a statement from SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital.

Wilson-Griffin died Friday, March 20, according to the hospital.

She was a perinatal clinical nurse specialist and was also known for being an "incredible educator, leader and friend to all," the statement said.

Wilson-Griffin was "instrumental" in starting the St. Mary's Maternal Transport Program more than a decade ago, according to the statement.

"Her passion and dedication was second to none," an unnamed colleague is quoted as saying in the statement. "She was a hero in the truest sense."

 

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April Dunn



Advocate for disabilities dies from COVID-19 complications

 

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Princess Maria Teresa de Borbon-Parma



The First Royal Has Died After Testing Positive for COVID-19

 

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Susana "Susie" Garcia



Susie Garcia's family speaks out after she loses her battle to COVID-19, becomes first COVID-19 death in Kern County

 

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Roderick Martinez



Family of Breaux Bridge COVID-19 victim speak out

 

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Adil El Tayar



Coronavirus crisis: Top surgeon falls victim to Covid-19

 

[Windsorite]

Ray Daniels



'It doesn't discriminate': Family of COVID-19 victim issue plea to Aussies

 

[JerseyGirl]

Beloved Queens educator Joe Lewinger dies of coronavirus at 42

 

[JerseyGirl]

Family says 24-year-old Utah woman has died from coronavirus

Silvia D. Melendez, 24, died from the coronavirus at the University of Utah Hospital on Sunday, March 29.

 

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Ruth Harrington



Family of Broome's Second COVID-19 Victim are Looking to Give Back

 

[JerseyGirl]

First federal inmate dies from virus

 

[JerseyGirl]

Two sisters died days apart from coronavirus in Illinois. Family members did not see them in their last moments - CNN

 

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Isaac Robinson



Michigan Rep. Isaac Robinson dies of suspected COVID-19 complications

 

[PommyMommy]

Ken Shimura

Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies of coronavirus-caused pneumonia
Ken Shimura, a veteran slapstick comedian and a one-time member of rock and roll band and comedy group the Drifters, a household name in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s, died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus Sunday, his agency said Monday. He was 70.

Shimura, who said in a memoir that he drew inspiration from American comedian Jerry Lewis, captured the hearts of all generations with his penchant for funny faces and ability to deliver jokes as if they were unscripted.

 

[JerseyGirl]

NJ mayor’s grandmother dies of coronavirus hours after diagnosis

Penns Grove Mayor LaDaena Thomas announced Saturday that her grandmother, Sallie Jones, of Long Beach, California, died earlier that morning from the virus at a nursing home where she had been treated for more than a week.

“She suddenly came down with pneumonia, vomiting, and had trouble breathing,” Thomas wrote on Facebook. “She was transported to a hospital near the facility. She tested positive for the virus. 5 hours later she was gone. My family and I are devastated.”

 

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"Dr. James T. Goodrich, the neurosurgeon who allowed CNN inside a remarkable operation to separate twins Jadon and Anias McDonald, died on Monday after complications related to Covid-19, according to the hospital where he worked."
Neurosurgeon who separated conjoined twins dies from complications of Covid-19 - CNN