United States – Page 31

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Lee Fierro, actress

Elizabeth Lee Fierro ‑ an American actress and theater promoter best known for playing Mrs. Kintner in the Jaws film franchise - died on April 5, 2020 in Aurora, Ohio, of COVID-19. Fierro had training as an actress in theater but not as a screen actress. Fierro acted in a famous scene in the 1975 film Jaws, in which she (as Mrs. Kintner) slapped the police chief. Fierro lived for many years on Martha's Vineyard, where from 1974 to 2017 she was artistic director of the Island Theatre Workshop and mentored hundreds of aspiring actors. Kevin Ryan, the Theater's board president in 2020, who had worked with her for 30 years, estimated that Fierro had mentored and taught theater to more than 1,000 children, and recalled Fierro as "fiercely dedicated to the missi...

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.

6Apr

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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...

6Apr

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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 ...

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Patrick Cain, Nurse

Patrick Cain - an ICU Nurse in Flint, Michigan – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 6, 2020. Patrick was 52 years old. McLaren Flint shared the following message: Source: WNEM Please help us in adding details.

5Apr

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Lila Fenwick, lawyer

Lila Althea Fenwick – an American lawyer, human rights advocate and United Nations official – died on April 4, 2020 due to Covid-19. She was the first black women to graduate from Harvard Law School. Fenwick was born in Manhattan, New York, on May 24, 1932. Her parents, John and Hilda Fenwick, had immigrated to the United States from Trinidad. She received her bachelor’s degree from Barnard College in 1953 before enrolling at Harvard Law School. A student in the class of 1956, Fenwick matriculated into the school’s fourth class that admitted women. She then completed her studies at the London School of Economics. During her career, Fenwick was a private practice lawyer and later became chief of the U.N. Human Rights Section. She held the position ...

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Forrest Compton, actor

Forrest Compton ‑ an American actor, primarily known for his roles in television – passed away on April 4, 2020 due to Covid-19. Compton was born in 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania. His father sold aluminum pots and pans and worked at a local steel mill. After high school, Compton fought in the 103rd Infantry Division during World War II. When the war ended, Compton attended Swarthmore College, where he initially studied pre-law and political science but later switched to English. Compton also began acting school theatre productions. After graduating from Swarthmore, Compton earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama, where he befriended Paul Newman. Compton was best known for portraying attorney Mike Karr, the central character on the long-running so...

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Tom Dempsey, footballer

Thomas John Dempsey ‑ an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills – succumbed to Covid-19 on April 4, 2020. Unlike the "soccer style" approach which was becoming more and more widely used during his career, Dempsey's kicking style was the then-standard straight-toe style. With the Saints in 1970, he made a 63-yard field goal, setting an NFL record which stood for over 40 years. Dempsey was born in Milwaukee and attended high school and college in Southern California. He attended high school at San Dieguito High School and played college football at Palomar College. He was born with no toes on his right f...

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Judson Frazier Eneas, Nephrologist

Judson Frazier Eneas – a Nephrologist in Nassau, Bahamas – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 5 April, 2020. Judson was 72 years old. Eneas was a pioneer in the medical community as an internist, and nephrologist who introduced Dialysis to Doctors Hospital. In an email this morning, President of Doctors Hospital Dr Charles Diggis said: “There is no easy way to accept the loss of a colleague. We are still at the beginning of a ‘fight’ which looms to take us through turbulent times over the next months….and it will continue to have casualties – this will change us all forever. “Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to Dr Eneas’ family. He was with our dream and vision from inception….thi...