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Ferdinando Moretti, Painting Crew Foreman
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Ferdinando Moretti, Painting Crew Foreman

Ferdinando Moretti – a Painting Crew Foreman at Mt. Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, New York – passed away on 4 April 2020 due to COVID-19. Moretti was 73 years old. Moretti retired from MSSN in 2014 after 31 years of service. He returned to work per diem in 2015 to support the hospital’s various expansion projects. His colleagues recalled that Moretti was light-hearted and quick with a joke, and that he was well versed in topics ranging from construction to cooking. Source: Li Herald.com Please help us in adding details.
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Forrest Compton, actor
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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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
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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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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Angeline Bernadel, Nurse
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Angeline Bernadel, Nurse

Angeline Bernadel – a Nurse at West River Healthcare Center, Milford, Connecticut – passed away on 4 April 2020 due to COVID-19. Angeline was 52 years old. Angeline Bernadel loved her job at West River Healthcare Center in Milford. But by mid-March, the 52-year-old nurse had become concerned about the new coronavirus, which was just beginning its grim race through nursing homes across the state. She began feeling sick on March 30. Two days later, with her fever climbing to 102 degrees, her husband drove her to the doctor. “She had all the symptoms,” Jean Bernadel said. On April 4, less than a week after she first fell ill, Angeline Bernadel died at home. “Angeline was a devoted employee and our sympathy goes out to her family," said Vict...
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Olan Montgomery, actor & pop artist
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Olan Montgomery, actor & pop artist

Timothy Olan Montgomery, best known as Olan Montgomery or simply as "Olan," was an American actor and pop artist specializing in mixed-media portraiture. He succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on April 4, 2020. He was active in New York art circles as a photographer, painter, author, and actor in film and television. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to complications brought on by COVID-19. Timothy Olan Montgomery was born April 12, 1963, in Warner Robins, Georgia, the second of identical twins born to Eslye Lee Moate and Gary Misner Montgomery. He spent most of his youth in Macon, Georgia, graduating in 1980 from Northeast High School in that city. Following graduation he attended the Columbia University in New York City. Montgomery left colle...
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Dorothy Boles, Nurse
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dorothy Boles, Nurse

Dorothy Boles – a Registered Nurse in Greenwood, Mississippi – passed away on 3 April,2020, due to COVID-19. Dorothy was 65 years old. Dorothy was born on Sept. 4, 1954, to the late Willie B. Hallmon and Lucy Bell Flowers. Source: Grenada Star Please help us in adding details.
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Arnold Demain, microbiologist
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Arnold Demain, microbiologist

Arnold L. Demain, an American microbiologist, succumbed to Covid-19 on April 3, 2020.   During a 60-year career, he gained a reputation in the field of industrial microbiology. He was the Professor of Industrial Microbiology in the Biology Department at MIT and Founder and Head of Department of Fermentation Microbiology at Merck & Co.   The August 2010 edition of The Journal of Antibiotics celebrated his scientific career. Demain was described as “one of the world’s leading industrial microbiologists” and as “a scientist constantly in the forefront of industrial microbiology and biotechnology.”   He was “a pioneer in research on the elucidation and regulation of the biosynthetic pathways leading to the penicilli...
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Bob Glanzer, politician
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Bob Glanzer, politician

Robert E. Glanzer ‑ an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party from 2017 to 2020 – succumbed to Covid-19 on April 3, 2020. Robert E. Glanzer was born on September 13, 1945, to Jacob S. Glanzer and Mattie King in Huron, South Dakota. In 1963, he graduated from James Valley Christian School in Huron and later graduated from Tabor College with a business degree and a minor in physical education in 1967. On August 2, 1968, he married Penny Glanzer and later had two children with her. He taught business education classes and coached sports at Wessington Springs High School. In 1975, he became the manager of the South Dakota State Fair and retired from his banking career in 2012 after 33 years. In 2016, ...
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