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John Forest Ogilvie, footballer
3May By Web TeamNo Comments
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John Forest Ogilvie, footballer

John Forest Ogilvie a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Leicester City and Mansfield Town contracted COVID-19 at a care home in Leicester. He died on 2 May 2020, aged 91. He was survived by his wife Doreen, and two granddaughters. Ogilvie worked as a joiner while playing junior football for Thorniewood United. He started his senior career when he joined Hibernian, and made his league debut in December 1948. He played for Hibs in their most successful era, as their "Famous Five" forward line won three Scottish league championships. Ogilvie made 35 league appearances in six seasons with the Hibs first team. Most of those (23) were in their league championship in 1950–51. His career was severely impacted when he suffered a broken leg while playing in a 1950–51 Scottish...
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Ate Wilma Banaag, Nurse
3May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Ate Wilma Banaag, Nurse

Ate Wilma Banaag – a Nurse at Watford General Hospital, Watford, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Nurse Ate Wilma Banaag worked at Watford General Hospital for almost two decades, after arriving in the UK from the Philippines in January 2001. A fundraising page set up in her memory describes her as ‘a much-valued staff nurse on the ward, a very caring, compassionate, soft-spoken and hard-working nurse’, adding that in her final working days she was caring for patients on a COVID-19 ward. ‘She was a devoted mother of three and a loving wife,’ it says. Source: Nursing Standard Please help us in adding details.
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Cecilia Fashanu, Nurse
1May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Cecilia Fashanu, Nurse

Cecilia Fashanu – a Nurse at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, England – passed away on 30 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Cecilia was 63 years old. She had been an agency nurse at the hospital for two years. North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust issued the following statement: It is with deep sadness that I have to inform you that a second colleague of ours recently passed away after contracting COVID-19. Cecilia Fashanu, 63, has been receiving critical care for a number of weeks and unfortunately died at the Cumberland Infirmary on the evening of Thursday 30th April. Cecilia will be sorely missed by her husband and children. We are speaking with her family, offering our deepest condolences at this incredibly difficult time. Cecilia had been an ...
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Eileen Landers, Cleaning Team Member
30Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Eileen Landers, Cleaning Team Member

Eileen Landers – a Cleaning Team Member, Janitorial and Environmental Services at Queen's Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 30 April, 2020. Eileen was 67 years old. Source: BBC Please help us in adding details.
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Mike Brown, Porter/Transporter
30Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Mike Brown, Porter/Transporter

Mike Brown – a Porter/Transporter at University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, England – passed away on April 29, 2020, due to COVID-19. Brown had worked for 20 years at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). He said: “University hospital Southampton has today confirmed the death of a member of staff, Mike Brown, aged 61, who had tested positive for coronavirus on admission to Southampton general hospital. “Mike, a linen porter who had been with the organisation for 20 years, had an underlying health condition and sadly passed away after receiving treatment in our critical care unit in the early hours of yesterday morning.” Source: The Guardian Please help us in adding details.
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Momudou Dibba, Administrative Staff
30Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Momudou Dibba, Administrative Staff

Momudou Dibba – an Administrative Staff at Watford General Hospital, Watford, England – passed away on 29 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. According to the trust, Mr Dibba also took on other roles at the hospital including working in the reception at the Emergency Surgery Assessment Unit (ESAU) after his shifts finished and at weekends. In a tribute paying respect to Mr Dibba, the trust has said: “Anyone who knew Mo would know how kind, caring and considerate he was to patients and staff. “He would go above and beyond for everyone, organising staff leaving parties and supporting everyone in their roles. He will be sorely missed.” Source: Watford Observer Please help us in adding details.
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Martin Lovett, cellist
30Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Martin Lovett, cellist

Martin Lovett ‑ an English cellist, best known for his work for 40 years with the Amadeus Quartet, one of the leading string quartets at the time – passed away due to Covid-19 complications on 29 April 2020.   Lovett was born in Stoke Newington (north-east London) on 3 March 1927. When he was 11, his father, a cellist with the Hallé Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, gave him his first lessons. At age 15, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London.   He joined the Amadeus Quartet at the age of 19, in 1947, with violinists Norbert Brainin and Siegmund Nissel, and violist Peter Schidlof. He was the only English player in the quartet of otherwise Austrian refugees. They remained together for 40 years, until the ...
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