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Julio Hernández Hernández, General Practitioner
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Julio Hernández Hernández, General Practitioner

Julio Hernández Hernández – a Family Medicine/General Practitioner at Centro de Salud de Tlaxcoapan, Tlaxcoapan, Hidalgo, Mexico - passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 21 May 2020. Julio was 45 years old. Source:Facebook Please help us in adding details.
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Syed Fazal Agha, politician
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Pakistan, Profiles

Syed Fazal Agha, politician

Syed Muhammad Fazal Agha –a Pakistani politician from Pishin District of Balochistan province of Pakistan who served as Governor of Balochistan from August 18 to October 12 1999 – died on 20 May 2020 after contracting COVID-19.   He also served as Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from 1988-1991 from Balochistan. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from 13 August 2018 till his death.   Syed Fazal Agha was born in Killi Huramzai, Pishin District.He had political affiliation with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). He participated in the 2008 election and 2013 elections but did not succeed.   He was successful in the 2018 elections and was elected as member of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan for PB-20 (Pishin-III). ...
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Denis Farkasfalvy, theologist
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, Switzerland, United States

Denis Farkasfalvy, theologist

Denis Farkasfalvy ‑ a Hungarian-American, Roman Catholic priest and monk of the Cistercian Order – died of Covid-19 on May 20, 2020. He was an abbot, theologian, author and translator. His baptismal name was Miklós; his father was a mechanical engineer. As a schoolboy he attended the school run by Cistercian priests in his home town of Székesfehérvár. After it was closed down by the communist government, in 1948 he transferred to the famous school run by Benedictines in Pannonhalma. He graduated in 1954 and became a clandestine Cistercian novice for Zirc Abbey in 1955; the monastery was officially suppressed at the time. His name in monastic life was Dionysius. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 he took the advice of his novice master L&...
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Romy Agtarap, Nurse
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Romy Agtarap, Nurse

Romy Agtarap – a Registered Nurse, Emergency Medicine, in Presbyterian Columbia, New York City, died due to COVID-19 at the age of 61. Source: New York Theatre Please help us in adding details.
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Michael Allieu, Nurse
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Michael Allieu, Nurse

Michael Allieu – an Acute Care Nurse at Homerton University Hospital, London, England – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 20, 2020. Michael was 53 years old. Michael had worked as a staff nurse since 2007 and was a key member of the team in the Acute Care unit. He had been in the hospital suffering from coronavirus for several days. Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust paid tribute to Michael as a “member of the Homerton family”. Ms Fletcher praised "vibrant" Michael, who was "well known and very well liked throughout the hospital". She said: "He will be greatly missed by all his colleagues both in the ACU and the wider Homerton Hospital community. "Our thoughts and condolences are w...
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Shaheen Raza, politician
20May By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Pakistan, Profiles

Shaheen Raza, politician

Shaheen Raza Cheema ‑ a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to May 2020 ‑ died of Covid-19 on 20 May 2020. She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election and hailed from Gujranwala. Raza died in Lahore from COVID-19 on 20 May 2020. Reportedly, she caught the virus while visiting a field hospital for coronavirus treatment in Gujranwala. She was 60 years old at the time of her death and suffered from diabetes and blood pressure issues.
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Anna Margaret Glenn, disability rights advocate
20May By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Anna Margaret Glenn, disability rights advocate

Anna Margaret Glenn an American advocate for people with disabilities and communication disorders as well as the wife of astronaut and Senator John Glenn – died on May 19 2020 due to Covid 19. Suffering from stuttering at an early age, Glenn was notable for raising awareness of children and adults suffering from this, among other, disabilities. Anna Margaret Castor was born on February 17, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Homer and Margaret Castor. Her father was a dentist. In 1923, the Castor family moved to New Concord, Ohio. Castor met John Glenn at a very young age when her parents became involved in the same community organizations as Glenn's parents. The families developed a friendship which allowed Castor and Glenn to remain close as they grew up. The pair became high sch...
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Ken Nightingall, sound engineer
20May By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Ken Nightingall, sound engineer

Ken Nightingall ‑ a British sound engineer, popularly known as Pink Shorts Boom Guy after an image surfaced in 2015 of him working as a boom operator on Star Wars and wearing only pink shorts – died on 19 May 2020 from Covid-19. He had a long career in the film industry, including many James Bond films, and was part of the sound team that won the 1978 Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Sound. Over his career, Nightingall worked on over 47 films. Among these are the James Bond films For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), and The Living Daylights (1987), as well as other popular films like Alfie (1966), Funeral In Berlin (1966), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and Supergirl (1984). He has also worked in television, for shows such as Top Secret. ...
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