Profiles – Page 130

28Mar

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Germany, Noteworthy, Profiles

Stefan Lippe, insurer

Stefan Lippe –a German insurance manager – died from Covid-19 on 27 March 2020. He was the CEO of Swiss Re from 2009 to 2012 when Michel M. Liès succeeded him as Swiss Re's Group Chief Executive Officer. Lippe was born in Mannheim. He studied mathematics and economics at the University of Mannheim and graduated in 1982. He then was a research assistant at the Chair of actuarial science at the University of Mannheim. For his dissertation he was awarded the Prize of the Kurt-Hamann-Foundation. In October 1983 he joined Bavarian Re (Munich), a subsidiary of Swiss Re. In 1986 he became head of the underwriting department, non-proportional business. In 1988 he was appointed a deputy member of the Management Board. In 1991 he to...

María Esthela de los Dolores Martínez Molina, Nurse

28Mar

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Ecuador, Medics, Profiles

María Esthela de los Dolores Martínez Molina, Nurse

María Esthela de los Dolores Martínez Molina – a Nurse at Hogar de los Abuelos, Cuenca, Ecuador – passed away on 27 March 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Molina was 92 years old. Orellana confirmed that the 92-year-old woman died from the virus, but also from some respiratory problems and pneumonia due to her advanced age. Source: El Universo Please help us in adding details.

28Mar

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Orlando McDaniel, footballer

Orlando Keith McDaniel –an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for one season with the Denver Broncos – died from Covid-19 on March 27, 2020. He played college football for the LSU Tigers. He was drafted by the Broncos in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He appeared in three games during the 1982 season and did not catch a pass. McDaniel was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and attended Lake Charles High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He attended college at Louisiana State University, where he played as a wide receiver for the Tigers. At LSU, he caught 64 passes for 1,184 yards and three touchdowns over four seasons. His 17.5 yards per reception in 1981 ranked second in the ...

28Mar

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza, Nurse

Cynthia "Chi" Mendoza – a Nurse (retired) and Hospital VolunteerinNorfolk, Virginia – passed away on 27 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Mendoza was 68 years old. A native of Lucena City, Philippines, Cynthia studied nursing at Quezon Memorial Hospital and obtained her Bachelor’s degree at Manila Central University. She came to the United States in 1973 and became a nurse at Leigh Memorial Hospital (now Sentara Leigh Hospital), where she was known as “Minnie” and worked for over 35 years. Even in her retirement, she continued to volunteer at the same hospital, greeting visitors at the information desk. She was an active member of the Catholic Church of Saint Mark. She loved to travel, especially on cruise liners, which allowed her t...

28Mar

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom, United States

Michael McKinnell, architect

Noel Michael McKinnell –a British-born American architect and co-founder of the Kallmann McKinnell & Wood architectural design firm – succumbed to Covid-19 on March 27, 2020. In 1962, McKinnell, who was a Columbia University graduate student at the time, and Columbia professor Gerhard Kallmann submitted the winning design for Boston City Hall, which opened in 1968. McKinnell and Kallman moved to Boston shortly after winning the competition and founded their firm, now known as Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, in 1962. McKinnell was born on December 25, 1935, in Salford area of Manchester, England, His father was an accountant and war veteran. He graduated from the University of Manchester in 1958 with a first class degree in architecture. He stu...

Dr Jacques F. Acar, infectious disease specialist

28Mar

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France, Medics, Profiles

Dr Jacques F. Acar, infectious disease specialist

Dr Jacques F. Acar ‑ known as expert of microbiology and infectious diseases in France and around the world ‑ passed away on 27 March,2020 at the age of 88 due to COVID-19. In 1966, Acar became head of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Hôspital Saint-Joseph in Paris, staying there until 1999. At the same time, he was head of Medical Microbiology at the Hôpital Broussais. He was a professor of medical microbiology at Pierre and Marie Curie University from 1973 until 1980, and was head of that department from 1980 to 2000. Acar was President of the World Health Organization's taskforce on antimicrobial resistance from 1992 to 1996. He served as editor-in-chief of Clinical Microbiology and Infection from 1995 to 2000, and an expe...

28Mar

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Lori Alioa, Healthcare Social Worker

Lori Alioa ‑ a Healthcare Social Worker in Ann Arbor, Michigan – passed away on 27 March,2020 due to COVID-19. She was 56 years old. Lori received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan. She worked as a Social Worker at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Source: Thayer Rock Funeral Home Please help us in adding details.

28Mar

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Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Juraci Augusta da Silva, Nurse

Juraci Augusta da Silva – a Nurse at Hospital Municipal do Tatuapé, São Paulo, Brazil – passed away on 27 March,2020, due to COVID-19. Juraci was 70 years old. A 70-year-old nurse who worked to contain the coronavirus pandemic died with suspicion of the disease. According to co-workers, even though he was in the risk group, Juraci Augusta da Silva continued to exercise his profession to save lives. Juraci worked at the Tatuapé Municipal Hospital, in the East Zone of São Paulo. Source: Sao Paulo Please help us in adding details.

28Mar

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Medics, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

Jeannie Danker, Radiologist

Jeannie Danker – the Director of Radiology at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio – passed away on 27 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. “We will miss her friendship as well as her leadership and commitment to our institution, where she spent more than 30 years of her career,” the hospital said in a statement. “We extend our deepest sympathies to Jeannie’s family and those close to her.” Source: The Columbus Dispatch Please help us in adding details.

28Mar

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Italy, Neighbors, Profiles

Anna Maria Focarete, Councillor

Anna Maria Focarete – a Provincial Councilor FIMMG, SIMG President and Former Councilor Prov. of the Medici in Lecco, Italy – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Anna was 69years old. Source: Fnomceo Please help us in adding details.