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Lee Konitz, jazz saxophonist

Lee Konitz, jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, the last surviving member of the ensemble that played on the 1949 and 1950 sessions that became Miles Davis’ 1957 album Birth of the Cool, died April 15 of pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19, according to NPR. He was 92. Over his 70-year career, Konitz put out solo albums and also collaborated with Bill Evans, Anthony Braxton, Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Bill Frisell. Leon Konitz was born on October 13, 1927, in Chicago to Jewish parents of Austrian and Russian descent. At the age of eleven, Konitz received his first clarinet. However, he later dropped the instrument in favor of the tenor saxophone. He eventually moved from tenor to alto. His greatest influences at the time were the swing big bands he and his brother listened to on th...

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Allen Daviau, Cinematographer

Allen Daviau, Cinematographer Allen Daviau, who shot three of Steven Spielberg’s films, including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, died April 14 of complications from COVID-19. He was 77. A five-time Oscar nominee, Daviau also was behind the camera on Empire of the Sun, Bugsy, The Color Purple, Avalon and Defending Your Life. “Allen was a wonderful artist but his warmth and humanity were as powerful as his lens. He was a singular talent and a beautiful human being,” Spielberg said in a statement. The director had sent a letter to his old friend upon hearing of his struggle with the virus; it was read to him several times at his bedside. Daviau was born on June 14, 1942, in New Orleans and raised in Los Angeles. He was introduced to Steven Spielberg in the late 1960s and the two ...

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Maria Lopez, Nurse

Maria Lopez – a Nurse at UIC Chicago, Chicago, Illinois – passed away on 4 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Maria was 63 years old. “She has an enormous heart of gold,” said Zervakis Brent, a nurse anesthetist. “She was like a mama to everybody.” Pier Giulianotti, chief of general surgery and robotics at UI Health, said the skills she brought to surgeries calmed tense environments and offered a wealth of knowledge. “She was making the atmosphere more serene,” he said. “There will really be an empty space, and we will miss her a lot.” Source: Chicago Tribune Please help us in adding details.

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Sandra Hardy-Rogers, Hospital Staff

Sandra Hardy-Rogers – a Hospital Staff at Community Medical Center, Toms River, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 5 May, 2020. Sandra was 56 years old. Hardy-Rogers died after suffering from the coronavirus, according to her family. "She put others before herself in all aspects of her life. (She) was an awesome wife and mother," said her husband, Joe Rogers. Source: Berkeley, NJ Please help us in adding details.

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Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, teacher

Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite ‑ an American teacher who served during World War II, with the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program – died of Covid-19 on May 4, 2020. In 2015, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Huthwaite was born in Boston. She graduated from Radcliffe College , University of South Carolina, and Wayne State University. In 1941, she was sent to Japan as an exchange of nationals and was unable to get out of Japan after the outbreak of World War II. In 1945, she was recruited by Langdon Warner for the Japan division of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, working under George L. Stout. She later taught at the American School in Japan.

4May

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Dr. Frank Gabrin, United States

Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, Emergency Medicine Physician, New York City Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, an emergency room doctor who treated patients with symptoms of the virus, died after showing similar symptoms while attempting to recover at home. He reportedly used the same surgical mask for a week due to equipment shortages before he died, according to his friend quoted in the New York Post. While he wasn't tested for the virus, he was the first emergency physician to die of COVD-19 virus complications, the American College of Emergency Physicians confirmed in a statement. Gabin was a two-time cancer survivor who worked at New Jersey's East Orange General Hospital as well as another hospital in Long Island and at St John's Hospital in the New York City borough of Queens. "He was an am...

Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, United States

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Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, United States

Capt Douglas Linn Hickok, 57, New Jersey Army National Guard soldier Captain Douglas Linn Hickok, 57, a New Jersey Army National Guard soldier died after contracting coronavirus and being hospitalised on March 21. New Jersey Governor. Phil Murphy condoled the death of the drilling Guardsman and physician assistant. Hickok was the first service member to die after testing positive for COVID-19. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said it was "a sad day for the Department of Defense as we have lost our first American service member — active, reserve or Guard — to coronavirus. “This is a stinging loss for our military community, and our condolences go out to his family, friends, civilian co-workers and the entire National Guard community," Esper added. "The news of this loss stren...

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Dr. Doug Bass, United States

Dr. Doug Bass, Medical director, Phoenix House, New York As the coronavirus bore down on New York, Dr. Doug Bass’ family begged him to work from home. He refused, pointing to his patients at Phoenix House, a drug and alcohol treatment center where he served as medical director. “He said he was on the front lines and they needed him,” his brother, Jonathan Bass, told The Associated Press. “Too many people relied on him.” Bass, 64, died on March 28 after suffering symptoms commonly caused by coronavirus, including coughing, a fever and severe stomach cramping. That made him possibly the first physician still treating patients in New York City to die from the disease caused by the coronavirus. Except he wasn’t counted. It happened so quickly he was never tested for Covid-19, b...

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Araceli Buendia Ilagan, United States

Miami intensive care unit nurse Araceli Buendia Ilagan, 63, passed away to complications of the virus. Ilagan was an integral part of the Jackson Memorial hospital who mentored and trained other nurses and worked for Miami-Dade’s public hospital system since the 1980’s. 'Our Jackson Health System family is mourning the death of longtime Jackson nurse Araceli Buendia Ilagan, who recently died from complications of COVID-19,' the hospital said in a statement. 'Araceli dedicated nearly 33 years of her life treating some of our most critically ill patients.' Ilagan worked her last shift at Jackson Memorial’s ICU. She was also the second Jackson Health nurse to test positive for the virus in March. “As we battle this global public health crisis, caregivers throughout the ...

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Ali Dennis Guillermo, United States

Ali Dennis Guillermo, a nurse at Long Island Community Hospital, died on April 7 after contracting Covid-19. He was hailed as a selfless father and compassionate health care provider. Guillermo, 44, of East Patchogue, came to Long Island from the Philippines in 2004 to provide a better upbringing for his family, wife Romielyn said. She said the hospital in East Patchogue was recruiting nurses from their country at the time. “In the Philippines, the big dream is to come to the U.S.,” Romielyn said in a telephone interview. “That’s how we could help our family, especially financially.” Guillermo, the second known nurse on Long Island to have died amid the Covid-19 pandemic, met his wife at nursing school in the Philippines and quickly made his mark among his new health care col...