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Profiles

Forrest Compton, actor
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

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
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

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
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Profiles, United States

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...
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Dr Xavier Dor, embryologist
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Medics, Profiles

Dr Xavier Dor, embryologist

Dr Xavier Dor ‑ a French embryologist, well known for his activism against abortions – died on 4 April 2020 from Covid-19. Dor was born into a wealthy, Catholic family. His father was the director of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. He had four children with his wife, Françoise Dugé de Bernonville, daughter of Jacques de Bernonville. Dor was a doctor specializing in embryology and practiced at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. He was also a researcher in cardiac embryology at Inserm and a lecturer at Pierre and Marie Curie University. Dor died on 4 April 2020 in Paris from COVID-19 at age 91 during the pandemic. Dor was the founder and president of the SOS tout-petits association. He often led protests in front...
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Gerard Fabian Goco, Physician
5Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Gerard Fabian Goco, Physician

Gerard Fabian Goco – a Physician at Nuclear Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines – passed away on 4 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Gerard was 52 years old. Source: PSNM Please help us in adding details.
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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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