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18Apr

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William Mantell, Pharmacist

William Mantell – a Pharmacist, Variety Drugs in Rochdale Village, Queens, New York – passed away on 17 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Source: PHARMACIST STEVE Please help us in adding details.

18Apr

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Darell Johnson, Porter

Darell Johnson – a Porter/Transporter at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey – passed away on 18 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Johnson was 43 years old. Darell Johnson’s death has left a void in Morristown far bigger than his 360-pound frame, larger even, than the immense smile which, by all accounts, brightened every space he entered — from Morristown High School, where he was an administrative assistant; to the hospital, where he wheeled patients to their appointments; to local bars, where his primary weapons as a bouncer were his smile and calm demeanor. Trish O’Keefe, president of Morristown Medical Center, cited Darell’s “unforgettable smile, and his extraordinary way of taking care of his patien...

18Apr

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Gene Shay, disc jockey

Gene Shay ‑ an American radio personality ‑ died at the age of 85, on April 17, 2020 from COVID-19 in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Shay was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a representative of the city's folk music scene. He produced weekly folk radio shows since 1962 (now on WXPN and his final show on WXPN was on February 1, 2015; previously heard on WDAS-FM, WMMR, WIOQ and WHYY-FM). A founder of the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival and its emcee since its inception, he has been called the "Dean of American folk DJs" by The Philadelphia Daily News and "The Grandfather of Philadelphia Folk Music" by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Shay also served as a host for the online "Folk Alley" stream originating at Kent State University stati...

18Apr

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John P. Careccia, Trainer

John P. Careccia – a Chief and Training Director at Woodbridge Township Ambulance & Rescue Squad, Woodbridge, New Jersey – passed away on 17 April 2020 due to COVID-19, "I decided to pursue a career in Emergency Medical Care in 1993 after seeing what 2 emergency responders did to save my son," Careccia said in a 2015 interview with CPR Headquarters, where he also contributed as a columnist. "I decided then and there that I would pay it forward. I became a volunteer EMT in 1993 and started teaching CPR in 1994. I realized early on that I was able to teach others how to apply life saving techniques effectively especially when it came to using CPR to save lives. I developed a unique approach to teaching CPR more from a practical rather than technical application." Source: Firehouse Pl...

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Arlene Saunders, operatic soprano

Arlene Saunders ‑ an American spinto soprano opera singer ‑ died in New York City on April 17, 2020 at the age of 89 from COVID-19. After making her operatic debut as Rosalinde von Eisenstein, in Die Fledermaus, with the National Opera Company in 1958, she made her first appearance with the New York City Opera in 1961, as Giorgetta in Il tabarro (conducted by Julius Rudel). With that company, she soon sang in Carmen (as Micaëla), La bohème (as Mimì), Louise (opposite Norman Treigle as the Père), Die lustige Witwe and Don Giovanni (as Donna Elvira). In 1964, Saunders began a relationship with the Hamburg State Opera, with whom she made films of Le nozze di Figaro (as the Contessa, 1967), Der Freischütz (1968), and Die Meistersinger (with ...

Iris Cornelia Love, archaeologist and dog breeder

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Iris Cornelia Love, archaeologist and dog breeder

Iris Cornelia ‑ Love an American classical archaeologist ‑ Love died on April 17, 2020 at New York-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan of Covid-19. Love was best known for the rediscovery of the Temple of Aphrodite, Knidos. In 1933, Iris Love was born in New York to Cornelius Love and Audrey Josephthal, a maternal great great granddaughter of Meyer Guggenheim. From an early age, she was interested in archaeology and art history, encouraged experts who frequented her parents' home, such as Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art James Rorimer and archaeologist Gisela Richter. Love completed her Bachelor of Arts at Smith College, which included a year abroad at the University of Florence. During the pursuit of her bachelor...

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Matthew Moore, Radiologic Technologist

Matthew Moore – a Radiologic Technologist at GoHealth Urgent Care, Staten Island, New York – passed away on 17 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Moore was 52 years old. Matty was born on October 29, 1967 and spent his childhood making memories living first on Foster Road and then he moved in 1977 to his residence on Amboy Road. Matty was a parishioner of St. Joseph- St. Thomas Parish where he attended grammar school and was an altar server. He attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, N.J., where he played soccer and received several awards for track. He served as an altar server at the first ever dedication of the Resurrection Cemetery where he also went to work as a grounds keeper in his teenage years. Source: Silive Please help us in adding d...

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Giuseppi Logan, jazz musician

Giuseppi Logan ‑ a jazz musician ‑ died on April 17, 2020 at a nursing facility in Far Rockaway, Queens from COVID-19. Logan taught himself to play piano and drums before switching to reeds at the age of 12. At the age of 15 he began playing with Earl Bostic and later studied at the New England Conservatory. In 1964 he relocated to New York and became active in the free jazz scene. Logan played alto and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piano and oboe. He collaborated with Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders and Bill Dixon before forming his own quartet made up of pianist Don Pullen, bassist Eddie Gómez and percussionist Milford Graves. After Pullen's departure, pianist Dave Burrell joined the group. Logan was a member of Byard Lancaster's band and toure...

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Nola Mae Moore, Physician

Nola Mae Moore – a Physician in Shoreline, Washington – passed away on 17 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Nola was 88 years old. Nola had polio when she was 8. This resulted in a long hospital stay and, because her dominant left hand was paralyzed, Nola, never short on grit, taught herself to write with the right-with a very distinctive lefty slant. She remained semi-ambidextrous the rest of her life, which would later make her an excellent set of hands in surgery. Unfortunately, it would not be her last long childhood hospital stay. When she was 12, she and Duane developed a homemade pair of wings and eagerly climbed to the top of a nearby windmill. On a coin toss (that she won) she tried them out...and ended up in the hospital with a broken back for anot...

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Don Batayola, Physical Therapist

Don Batayola – a Physical Therapist in New Jersey – passed away due to COVID-19. Don Batayola was 41 years old. To his loved ones and the people whom he had worked with, Don Ryan Batayola’s legacy as a worker at the frontlines combating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is marked with selflessness, humility, and devotion in taking care of others. Fondly called as Batz, the 41-year-old Cebuano occupational therapist (OT) succumbed to COVID-19 while working at the frontlines in New Jersey last April 4, 2020. Batz’ passing came as a shock, and even a painful one since his friends and family couldn’t be by his side during his last moments – an agony shared among those who lost their loved ones to the virus. “He was a generous giv...