Memorial Thread - COVID-19 Coronavirus

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George J. Foerst Jr., age 99, passed away due to the COVID-19 virus on April 9th at the Barnegat Nursing Home where he resided since December 2019. He was born in Jersey City, NJ where he spent most of his life. He was also a longtime resident of both Aberdeen and Waretown

During WWII, George proudly served in the US Army as a medic attached to the 113th Field Artillery Battalion. He was awarded the Bronze Star by the Commanding General of the 30th Infantry Division for meritorious conduct in action.

View George Foerst's Obituary on APP.com and share memories

 

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NEW YORK CITY — A veteran NYPD detective who beat September 11-related cancer is the latest officer to fall victim to the novel coronavirus.

Today we lost another great detective to Covid-19 complications. Detective Robert Cardona is a 19 year veteran and leaves behind an 8-year-old son. While assigned to the 13th Precinct Detective Squad, Robert was a 911 cancer survivor and dedicated DEA delegate.

NYPD detective who beat 9/11-cancer dies from COVID-19

 

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Milltown - Catherine A. "Kit" Burns, of Milltown, passed away from complications of COVID-19 Friday, April 17, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was 80 years old.

View Catherine Burns's Obituary on mycentraljersey.com and share memories

 

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Gary Fowler, 56, went to the emergency rooms of three metro Detroit hospitals in the weeks leading up to his death, begging for a coronavirus test, begging for help because he was having difficulty breathing, but was repeatedly turned away, Keith said.

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Before he took his last breaths, Gary had scrawled on a piece of paper: "Heart beat irregular ... oxygen level low."

Family ravaged by coronavirus begged for tests, hospital care, but was repeatedly denied

Rest in peace Gary. I'm so sorry that the medical system failed you.

 

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Family ravaged by coronavirus begged for tests, hospital care, but was repeatedly denied

Rest in peace Gary. I'm so sorry that the medical system failed you.

What a heartbreaking story.

 

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Commissioner Shea @NYPDShea

I’m saddened to announce the passing of another beloved member of our NYPD family, Traffic Enforcement Agent Jason Lewis, who died yesterday of complications from #COVID19. The prayers & sympathy of the entire NYPD are with Jason’s loved ones & friends during this painful time.

The prayers & sympathy of the entire NYPD are with Jason’s loved ones & friends during this painful time.

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Commissioner Shea on Twitter

 

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Noach Dear, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear has died following a battle with coronavirus, his family said in a statement.

Raymond Kenny, NJ Transit
Raymond Kenny led rail operations for New Jesey Transit as Senior Vice President and General Manager since January 2019. He began his career with the Long Island Rail Road as a ticket clerk in 1970 before rising through the ranks to become acting vice president.

The New Jersey transit President and CEO released a statement saying,
'Ray's reputation and experience in the industry are unparalleled.'

Detective Alex Ruperto, Union City Police Department
Detective Alex Ruperto of the Union City Police Department passed away Thursday due to COVID-19.

Suzette Facey, NYPD School Safety Agent
The NYPD announced their department's 28th death due to COVID-19 as School Safety Agent Suzette Facey died early Friday morning. Facey served with the NYPD for more than 14 years, keeping thousands of Queens students safe.

Joseph Spinosa, Sands Point police sergeant
Sands Point police sergeant Joseph Spinosa, 52, lost his battle to coronavirus on Wednesday. The quiet Long Island community of Sands Point, with just 20 police officers, had never had a line of duty death until the passing of Spinosa. The sergeant from Hicksville would have commemorated 20 years with the department this September.

Kimarlee Nguyen, 33, Brooklyn teacher and writer who explored her Cambodian roots
The New York Times reported that "she taught English at Brooklyn Latin in New York, an academically rigorous public high school with a classical liberal arts curriculum and a diverse student body." Nguyen also wrote haunting short stories, sharing her family's experience in war-torn Cambodia and played rugby.

NYPD loses two more heroes:
Detective Robert Cardona and Traffic Enforcement Agent Carol Ryer
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced the loss of two additional members of the NYPD family. Detective Robert Cardona and Traffic Enforcement Agent Carol Ryer lost their battles with COVID-19 on Wednesday.


Coronavirus Deaths: Remembering NY, NJ and CT residents lost to COVID-19

 

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5-year-old with rare complication becomes first Michigan child to die of COVID-19

A month ago, 5-year-old Skylar Herbert complained to her parents that she had a bad headache.

On Sunday, after spending two weeks on a ventilator, the Detroit girl died. Skylar had tested positive for COVID-19 in March and later developed a rare form of meningitis and brain swelling.

“We decided to take her off the ventilator today because her improvement had stopped, the doctors told us that it was possible she was brain dead, and we basically just knew she wasn’t coming back to us,” said LaVondria Herbert, Skylar's mother, on Sunday.

Skylar, the daughter of Detroit first responders, is the first child with COVID-19 to die in Michigan. Until now, the youngest person on record to die with COVID-19 was 20, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...

5-year-old girl becomes the first child to die from COVID-19 in Michigan

 

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Philip "Big Phil" Scardilli of Colonia, NJ passed away on April 15, 2020 due to complications of the CoronaVirus. Philip would have been 92 on June 2. Philip, the youngest of 4 boys was born in Newark NJ to Joseph Scardilli & Julia Spaletta.

Phil's legacy will always be his love and devotion to his cherished family, which meant the world to him. Big Phil was always the life of the party, ready with a joke or a pat on the back. He gained notoriety for his freeform dancing at family functions, which was a mix of shadow boxing and frenetic bouncing about, occasionally in time to the music.

View Philip Scardilli's Obituary on mycentraljersey.com and share memories

 

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Thank you so much to all of you for continuing to post in the coronavirus memorial thread whilst I have been ill in hospital. I am very grateful to you all.

 

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May Maureen and William Sharp Rest In Peace.

A couple who were married for 57 years died of coronavirus within a day of each other.

Maureen Sharp and husband William, known to pals as Vic, both aged 74, were taken to hospital on April 5 but died the following week.

The Fife couple wed aged just 17 years old, and celebrated 57 years of marriage on Hogmanay.

Scots couple die of coronavirus one day apart after 57 years of marriage

 

[MajorHoople]

Thank you so much to all of you for continuing to post in the coronavirus memorial thread whilst I have been ill in hospital. I am very grateful to you all.

I'm glad to hear that you are out of the hospital. I hope you are feeling better.

 

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Greg Cunningham



Sister Of Pawhuska COVID-19 Victim Speaks Out, Asks Public To Take Virus Serious

 

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Gene Zahas



Remembering Gene Zahas, COVID-19 Victim

 

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Ronald Newman



Father of Purdue basketball player Brandon Newman was COVID-19 victim

 

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Nancy Moffett



https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article242024871.html

 

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Gary McCallister



Family in W.Va. mourns COVID-19 victim, remembering his legacy

 

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CPO Charles Robert Thacker Jr.




U.S. Navy Identifies First Active-Duty COVID-19 Victim

 

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Mary Ellen Agnoletto



Family of COVID-19 victim fear facility failed to protect her

 

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William Greeke



Fundraiser launched for COVID-19 victim's family