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Paul “Bear” Vasquez, video personality
10May By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Paul “Bear” Vasquez, video personality

Paul "Bear" Vasquez – known for his viral video Double Rainbow died on May 9, 2020, after contracting Covid-19.   In a May 3, 2020 Facebook post, Vasquez spoke of feeling feverish and having trouble breathing, but also indicated he would not be going to a hospital, as he looked forward to reincarnating and "enjoying the ride". On May 9, Vasquez died in the emergency room of John C. Fremont Hospital in Mariposa, California.   The Double Rainbow clip, filmed in Vasquez’s front yard just outside Yosemite National Park, in the U.S. state of California, shows his ecstatic reaction to a double rainbow which he described as the "Eye of God". As of July 2019, the 53-year-old farmer's video has accumulated more than 46 million views on YouTube. Vasquez was a native of East Los Angeles, where he...
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Roy Horn, magician
9May By Web TeamNo Comments
Germany, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Roy Horn, magician

Roy Horn Roy Horn, one-half of the popular Las Vegas animal and magic act Siegfried and Roy, died on May 5, 2020, due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 75. Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn and Siegfried Fischbacher began their upbeat performances in Europe, later becoming regulars in Las Vegas, where they performed for four decades. "Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days," Fischbacher said in a statement. "I give my heartfelt appreciation to the team of doctors, nurses and staff at Mountain View Hospital who worked heroically against this insidious virus that ultimately took Roy's life." Their revue ended after Horn was attacked on stage by a white tiger named Mantecore in October 2003, severing his spine. Horn believed the attack was a reaction ...
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Rosa Luna, Nursing Assistant
9May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Rosa Luna, Nursing Assistant

Rosa Luna – a Nursing Assistant at Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California – passed away on 8 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Luna was 67 years old. Coworkers said Luna kept working during the pandemic, even though she sometimes worried about the spread of the coronavirus. “Riverside Community Hospital is devastated by this loss. Rosa Luna was part of this hospital for the better part of 25 years and served as a Certified Nursing Assistant and more recently in our Environmental Services Department,” the hospital said in the statement. Source: Ktla 5 Please help us in adding details.
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Dr. John F. Murray, Physician
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dr. John F. Murray, Physician

Dr. John F. Murray, retired Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care at San Francisco General Hospital died at the age of 92 after contracting COVID-19. Murray is reportedly survived by his wife, novelist Diane Johnson, two children, four stepchildren and 14 grandchildren. A longtime Bay Area pulmonary physician credited with diagnosing a lung disease known as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) died of the same illness on Tuesday in Paris. Murray, retired former Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care at San Francisco General Hospital, died at his home at the age of 92. The UC San Francisco School of Medicine, where he served as Professor of Medicine emeritus, on Wednesday confirmed Murray’s death with a remembrance on its website. Murray served as the Chief of Pulmonology...
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Noach Dear, judge
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, United States

Noach Dear, judge

Noach Dear an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a New York Supreme Court judge died on April 19, 2020, aged 66.[21] Dear was elected in 2008 as a civil court judge, in 2010 as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, and in 2015 for a 15-year term as a Permanent Justice on the New York Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment, he served as a member of the New York City Council from 1983 to 2001. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to complications of COVID-19. Dear was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan (Lipins) and Sidney Dear. As a child, Dear was in Eli Lipsker's Pirchei Agudath Israel Choir, and sang on the first New York Pirchei album Pirchei Sings אליך ה' אקרא. He attended Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. Dear received a B.S. from Brooklyn College (1975),...
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Dr Leandro Resurreccion III
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
Philippines, Profiles, United States

Dr Leandro Resurreccion III

“There were no hugs, there were no kisses, and there were no goodbyes.” That, according to the family of Dr. Leandro Resurreccion III, was how the country’s foremost and pioneering pediatric surgeon signed off in his fight against the virus. To the very end, he was working on his vision for pediatric surgery, especially in liver transplants, according to the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, where he was chief of the Pediatric Surgery Division. He was the hospital’s “first fallen soldier in the battle against COVID-19.” In a statement, the PCMC said Dr. Resurreccion was “well known locally and abroad as forward looking in his vision for pediatric surgery especially in liver transplants which he was working to the end. Always smiling, friendly and very ‘cool’ he will be mi...
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Joyce Davidson, television personality
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Joyce Davidson, television personality

Joyce Davidson —a television personality in Canada and the United States – died on 7 May 2020 from Covid-19.   Davidson was a young housewife in Hamilton, Ontario when she entered a beauty contest and won $400 and a trip to New York City. Her contest victory led to her picture appearing in a few magazines. In 1954, the CBC Television's Hamilton affiliate, CHCH-TV opened and Davidson, who had been working in a factory, applied for a job and was hired as a kitchen helper on a cooking show. She then began appearing in television commercials on CHCH and then at CBLT in nearby Toronto.   In 1956, she was hired to fill a vacancy as a presenter and interviewer on CBC Television's Tabloid, a national current affairs program with a light entertainment...
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Celia Lardizabal Marcos, Registered Nurse
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Celia Lardizabal Marcos, Registered Nurse

Celia Lardizabal Marcos – a Registered Nurse at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles, California – passed away on 17 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Celia was 61 years old. Due to the shortage of personal protective equipment, Celia only had a surgical mask, rather than an N95 mask, according to her son. The hospital said they lost a vital member of their team and they will continue to provide staff with appropriate levels of personal protective equipment that’s required with existing guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Source: KTLA 5 Please help us in adding details.  
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