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África Lorente Castillo, politician & activist
2May By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Noteworthy, Profiles, Spain

África Lorente Castillo, politician & activist

África Lorente Castillo was a Moroccan-born Spanish politician and activist died of COVID-19 on 1 May 2020 in Castelldefels, aged 65 She was born in Tangier, Morocco, then Spanish protectorate. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. She was a member of the Catalan Parliament from 1984 to 1988. From 1987 to 2003, she was Deputy Mayor of Castelldefels.
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Sheena Renee Comfort Miles, Nurse
2May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Sheena Renee Comfort Miles, Nurse

Sheena Renee Comfort Miles – a Nurse at Scott Regional Hospital, Morton, Mississippi – passed away on 1 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Sheena was 60 years old. Born August 23, 1959, in Morton, Sheena was the daughter of Mrs. Betsy Cooper Comfort of Morton and the late Mr. Harvey Thomas (H. T.) Comfort. Mrs. Miles spent her life in service to others when they needed help the most. An emergency room nurse at Scott Regional Hospital, she spent her last working days helping those who had contracted the virus. Last year, she was presented a 25-year plaque in honor of her service at Scott Regional. Her nursing career spanned 35 years and included terms at the former Scott Baptist Hospital and the University Hospital. She received her R. N. degree from Hinds Commu...
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Yu Lihua, writer
2May By Web TeamNo Comments
China, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Yu Lihua, writer

Yu Lihua a Chinese-American writer who authored at least 45 works of fiction died on On 1 May 2020 due to COVID-19 in Washington. Yu Lihua was born in Shanghai and went to university in Taiwan, taking history at National Taiwan University. Then she went to the United States to do a graduate degree in journalism at UCLA and then to teach Chinese literature in the Department of Comparative University at the State University of New York. Her work was published both in English and in Chinese.
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Suleiman Adamu, politician
2May By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Nigeria, Profiles

Suleiman Adamu, politician

Suleiman Adamu, a Nigerian politician, died from COVID-19 at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, on April 30, 2020. He was serving as a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, representing Nasarawa Central constituency, at the time of his death due to COVID-19 in April 2020. Adamu was buried on May 1 in his hometown, Nasarawa. His test results, which were not completed until after he died, confirmed COVID-19. Adamu was the first recorded fatality from coronavirus disease 2019 in Nasarawa State during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. In response to his death, the state government closed the Nasarawa State House of Assembly building for decontamination and imposed a lockdown on Suleiman Adamu's hometown of Nasarawa to slow the spread of COVID-19...
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Jean-Marc Manducher, sports executive
2May By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Jean-Marc Manducher, sports executive

Jean-Marc Manducher a French businessperson and sports executive died on 30 April 2020 in Bourg-en-Bresse at the age of 71 due to COVID-19. Hospitalized in March 2020, Manducher was placed on a ventilator. He was President of Oyonnax Rugby from 1995 to 2015, and then was Vice-President of the French National Rugby League. Manducher served as Managing Director of Ronax, an economics interest group in the plastics industry, from 1995 to 2012. He also became President of Oyonnax Rugby in 1995. The club won the Rugby Pro D2 Championship in 2013, earning them a promotion to the Top 14. At the start of 2015, Manducher suffered a heart attack, and stepped down from his position at Oyonnax Rugby. However, he would remain on the supervisory board. Manducher was a member of the dire...
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Marsha Bantle, Nurse
2May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Marsha Bantle, Nurse

Marsha Bantle – a Nurse at Signature Health, Newburgh, Indiana   passed away on 1 May, 2020, due to COVID-19. Marsha was 65 years old. Marsha Kaye Bantle, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Marsha was born on February 24, 1955, in Richland, Indiana to the late William “Martin” and Marjorie (Isaacs) Bantle. She was a 1973 graduate of South Spencer High School. She graduated  from beauty school and went on to graduate nursing school in 1992. Marsha dedicated her life to taking care of others and made the ultimate sacrifice. She will be remembered for her compassion and kind heart, but most importantly as a hero in this ongoing pandemic. Her honesty and sense of humor will be missed. Sourc...
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