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Marcello Cifola, Otolaryngologist
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Marcello Cifola, Otolaryngologist

Marcello Cifola – an Otolaryngologist in Bergamo, Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 4 April 2020. He was a doctor of the old guard, of those who gave prestige to our old hospital, what was called for the sake of brevity "the Reunites". Marcello Cifola, born in 1946, an otolaryngologist, was part of the team of Professor Antonio Mazzoni, primary emeritus who, together with other colleagues, allowed the city hospital in the 80s and 90s to achieve important goals in the field of medicine . Cifola was still practicing his free profession before he was taken away from Covid19. Source: L’ECO DI BERGAMO Please help us in adding details.
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Jesus Villaluz
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Profiles, United States

Jesus Villaluz

Jesus Villaluz, 75, a patient transport employee in Teaneck, New Jersey at Holy Name Medical Center for 27 years, died from Covid-19 on April 3, 2020. He was known for his pleasant smile and warm demeanor. “It is with heavy heart, we announce the passing of Jesus Villaluz due to Covid-19 complications,” Holy Name hospital in Teaneck said on its Facebook page. Villaluz, 75, worked for Holy Name in Teaneck for 27 years and was known for his generosity, the hospital said. “He was a very special person to all of us and touched the hearts of anyone who was lucky to meet him,” the hospital said. The statement said Villaluz once won a 50-50 raffle and instead of keeping the money, gave it all to his coworkers. “Jesus and his unforgettable smile will be deeply missed,” the hospital s...
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Giovanni Delnevo, Cardiologist
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Giovanni Delnevo, Cardiologist

Giovanni Delnevo – a Cardiologist in Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 3 April, 2020. Delnevo was 72 years old. He had recently retired. He graduated in Parma, while he obtained his specialization in cardiology in Turin. He had been in charge of the Cardiology module of the Santa Maria hospital. He was a well known and appreciated figure, not only in Borgotaro, but also in the valley and Parma. Professionally, he was very prepared and updated. Until a month ago, his clinic in via Nervesa was very popular. In the Valtarian capital they remember him for having made innovations, especially in the field of cardiac rehabilitation. Source: Gazzetta Di Parma Please help us in adding details.
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Dr. William Frankland
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Profiles, United Kingdom

Dr. William Frankland

An allergy pioneer who popularized the pollen count, United Kingdom Dr. William Frankland, 108, an allergy pioneer who popularized the pollen count, died from Covid19 in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2020. The pioneering work of Dr Frankland, a British immunologist who transformed the world’s understanding of allergies, included developing the idea of a pollen count to help hay fever sufferers. Dr Frankland, whose medical career spanned 70 years, was known as “the grandfather of allergy”. As a British army doctor in World War Two, he spent three-and-a-half years in Japanese prisoner of war camps. Historian Dan Snow tweeted he would never forget meeting Dr Frankland, who he called “one of the greatest Britons”. Prof Adam Fox, president of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical...
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Arnold Demain, microbiologist
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

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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Henri Ecochard, military officer
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Henri Ecochard, military officer

Henri Ecochard ‑ a French military officer who served in the Free French Forces during World War II – died on 3 April 2020 in Levallois-Perret at the age of 96 due to COVID-19. He is known for compiling a list of fighters for Free France. Ecochard was born on 24 April 1923 in Cholet. His father was a doctor based in Airvault, who was heavily pacifist due to the memory of World War I. He was interested in international relations from a young age. Ecochard attended the Lycée Descartes in Tours. An anti-fascist, he was opposed to the anti-parliamentary ideals of François de La Rocque. He was also opposed to the Munich Agreement, which allowed Adolf Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. When war was finally declared in France, Ecochard raised the Fla...
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Lisa Ewald, Nurse
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Lisa Ewald, Nurse

Lisa Ewald – a Nurse at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan – passed away on 3 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Lisa was 54 years old. Remembered as a passionate patient advocate, a matriarch who boosted early morning morale by cracking jokes and wasn't afraid to ruffle feathers, Ewald is believed to be one of the first known healthcare workers in Michigan to die from complications related to the virus. Source: Michigan Radio Please help us in adding details.
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Bob Glanzer, politician
4Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Profiles, United States

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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