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James Footit, Radiologist

James Footit – a Radiologist at Baystate Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts – passed away on 6 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. James was 56 years old. He graduated from Cathedral High School in1982 and received his Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology from Springfield Technical Community College. After many years at Noble Express Urgent Care in Westfield, he was employed most recently at Family Medical Center in Springfield. Source: Legacy Please help us in adding details.

7Apr

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Mark Steiner, professor

Mark Steiner - an American-born Israeli professor of philosophy. He taught philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - died on April 6, 2020 due to COVID-19. Mark Steiner was born in the Bronx, New York. He graduated from Columbia University , and studied at Oxford as a Fulbright Fellow and earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1972. Steiner taught at Columbia from 1970 – 77. Steiner is best known for his book The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem, in which he attempted to explain the historical utility of mathematics in physics. The book may be considered an extended meditation on the issues raised by Eugene Wigner's article The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences. Steiner is also the aut...

Maria Grace Esteves-Laureta, Critical Care Nurse

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Maria Grace Esteves-Laureta, Critical Care Nurse

Maria Grace Esteves-Laureta – a Critical Care Nurse at Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Maria was 59 years old. Source: Medscape Please help us in adding details.

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Mary Bradford Kilgore, bowler

Mary Bradford Kilgore, a championship bowler and dedicated mother, died on April 6, 2020, of COVID-19 complications. She was 86 years old. “My sister and I were in charge of dusting and keeping my mom’s bowling trophies clean,” her daughter Sharon Kilgore-Smith of Cottage Grove said. “She had around 300 trophies.” Bradford Kilgore built her extensive trophy collection during a 23-year career in mostly the 1960s and 1970s as one of the top female bowlers in the nation. She was a member of a team sponsored by Motown Records owner Berry Gordy. The highly successful team was perennially one of the top women’s teams in the country. Bradford Kilgore won several individual state titles while the Motown team was winning numerous Michigan ...

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Dr. Jacob Zeiger Slepian, ENT

Jacob Zeiger Slepian, 6/9/38-4/7/20, died from complications of Covid-19. Devoted son of the late Philip and Violet (Zeiger) Slepian, beloved husband of the late Carole (Gallancy) Slepian, loving father of Danielle Slepian (Bonnie Rosenbaum) of Jamaica Plain, MA and Beth Slepian (Ellen Finney) of Brooklyn, NY, cherished grandfather of Sylvie Rosenbaum and Guthrie Finney. Dear brother of Serena (Slepian) Robb and the late Paul Slepian and Barnett Slepian. Son-in-law of the late Daniel and Adeline Gallancy. Brother-in-law of Florence Slepian, Lynne Slepian and Arthur Gallancy, as well as of the late John Douglas Robb and Jack Ritenhouse. Uncle to Laura Slepian, Jean Slepian, Amanda Robb and husband Andrew Chesler, Jonna AuCoin and husband David, Daniel Gallancy and wife Shawna, Andrew ...

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Dr. James Wilson, Physician

Dr. James Wilson, 93, one of the first Dominican Republic-born doctors to open a practice in the United States after immigrating fifty years ago, died on April 6, 2020 from Covid-19. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that Dr. James Wilson died Monday night due to complications from the virus. Wilson was a Bergen County resident for the past 50 years who came to the United States from the Dominican Republic. “In the 1960s, he became one of the very first Dominican physicians to open a clinic in the United States in New York City’s Washington Heights where he tended to patients for more than 40 years,” Murphy said. Wilson leaves behind his wife of 54 years, Nilda, and six children, according to Murphy. “We send our condolences to anybody who knew him,” Murphy said, adding: “W...

6Apr

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Daisy Doronila, Nurse

Daisy Doronila – a Nurse at Hudson County Jail, Kearny, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. A nurse at the Hudson County jail in Kearny has died, county officials said in an email obtained by The Jersey Journal. Daisy Doronila, who has worked at the jail for more than 20 years, was hospitalized at Mountainside Medical Center. County officials said Doronila had been out of work since March 14. In a Facebook post, her daughter said that she was initially diagnosed by her private doctor with strep throat on March 16 and was not approved for a coronavirus test. By March 24 Doronila was on a ventilator fighting for her life, her daughter said. Source: NJ Please help us in adding details.

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Susan Cicala, Nurse

Susan Cicala – a Nurse at Clara Mass Medical Center and Northern State Prison, Belleville – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on April 6, 2020. Susan was 60 years old. Source: New Jersey 1015 Please help us in adding details.

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Chris Firlit, Surgeon

Chris Firlit – a PGY6 Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery Chief Resident in Detroit, Michigan (presumed) – passed away on 5 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Chris was 32 years old. He experienced a fever before his chief fellow drove him to Providence Hospital in Southfield, where he died of suspected COVID-19, Dr. Rafael L. Barretto, director of medical education, wrote in a message obtained by The News. While it is not immediately clear whether Firlit's exposure came at work, Baretto's note underscored rising tensions about the increasing use of residents — physicians who are training in their specialty — in medical areas that are not their specialty during this crisis. "As we continue to ramp up using our re...

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Earl Bailey, Nurse

Earl Bailey – a Registered Nurse in Broward County, Florida – passed away on 5 April 2020 due to COVID-19. Earl was 56 years old. Earl Bailey worked for a staffing company, Tenet Resource Agency, assigned to shifts at multiple hospitals, mostly Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, according to his family. Sashia Bailey, of Pompano Beach, said her father got sick about two weeks ago “and they told him to go home and quarantine.” “I’m upset he was told to go home and self-quarantine and return if you feel worse. Not everyone has that opportunity to return,” she said. “We don’t know where my dad caught it from.” Bailey died on April 5 morning at his Sunrise home, almost immediately after “his breathing ...