Profiles – Page 60

PK Kareem Haji, Businessman and social worker

30Apr

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High Profilers, India, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

PK Kareem Haji, Businessman and social worker

PK Kareem Haji was a resident of UAE for over 40 years PK Kareem Haji, 62 ‑ a businessman in Abu Dhabi, former president of Abu Dhabi Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) and an active community worker with the Indian Islamic Centre, the Sunni Centre, among others ‑ died of complications from Covid-19 on April 30, his family confirmed to Gulf News. A native of Thiruvathra - (Thrissur District), Kerala, Haji was being treated at Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel Hospital. Haji is said to have been at the hospital for nearly 10 days before succumbing to Covid-19, reported GN’s Anjana Kumar He leaves behind a wife, and three sons, who are looking after his business. Haji's son, Mohammad Abdul Gafoor, confirmed his father died due to complications after contracting Covid-19. “My father was a...

30Apr

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Ireland, Noteworthy, Profiles

Noel Walsh, football manager

Noel Walsh an Irish Gaelic footballer, administrator, selector, manager and member of the Defence Forces died at the age of 84 on April 29, 2020 after suffering from Covid-19. As a selector and manager, he worked with the Clare county team. As a provincial administrator he was pivotal in establishing an open draw in the Munster Senior Football Championship. As a national administrator he was pivotal in the overturning of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Rule 42, the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers and the spread of floodlights to club and county grounds. At his death he was remembered locally and nationally as one of the sport's most progressive administrators. He was often referred to as "Mr Clare Football". A native of Miltown Malbay in West Clare, Walsh serve...

30Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Dick Lucas, American football player

Dick Lucas a professional American football player who played tight end for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles died on April 29, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19 Lucas was a native of Boston and played in college at Boston College. He was selected in the 10th round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears but joined the Marines before opting for professional football. He played four games for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1958. Between 1960 and 1963 Lucas played for the Eagles, playing in 38 games and catching 34 passes for 384 yards and six touchdowns. He was a member of the 1960 team that defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship Game. In 1961, Lucas had eight catches for five touchdowns, the most touchdowns in NFL history by...

30Apr

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Italy, Noteworthy, Profiles

Germano Celant, art historian

Germano Celant -- an Italian art historian, critic and curator who coined the term "Arte Povera" (poor art) in 1967 and wrote many articles and books on the subject -- died after suffering from Covid-19 on April 29, 2020. He as 79. Germano Celant was born in Genoa. He attended the University of Genoa, where he studied history of art with Eugenio Battisti. In 1963 he worked as assistant editor for Marcatrè, a Genoa-based magazine about architecture, art, design, music and literature founded by Rodolfo Vitone, Eugenio Battisti, Paolo Portoghesi, Diego Carpitella, Maurizio Calvesi, Umberto Eco, Vittorio Gelmetti and Edoardo Sanguineti. In 1967, his manifesto of Arte Povera, Notes for a Guerilla, was published in Flash Art. The concept of Arte Povera seemed to be that in Italy art was...

30Apr

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High Profilers, Indonesia, Profiles

Syahrul, politician

Syahrul – an Indonesian politician, teacher, and member of the Great Indonesia Movement Party – died on April 28, 2020, after suffering from Covid-19 He served as the Mayor of Tanjung Pinang, and capital and second largest city in the Riau Islands, from September 21, 2018, until his death from COVID-19 on April 28, 2020. Prior to that office, Syahrul had served as Deputy Mayor of Tanjung Pinang from 2013 to 2018. Syahrul, who was one of eight siblings, was born in Tarempa, on August 30, 1960. As a child, he sold ice and small cakes to earn extra money for his family. He graduated from Tanjung Pinang Teacher Training School (SPG) in 1983 and was appointed as a teacher. He later earned a bachelor of education degree from Indonesia Open University in 2008. Syahrul served as Deputy M...

30Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

David S. Boe, organist

David S. Boe -- an organist and head of the organ department of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he taught from 1962 to 2008 -- died on April 28, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19 at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Illinois. He was most notable for his work as a pedagogue, having trained a large number of organists during his time at Oberlin. Boe was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and attended St. Olaf College during his undergraduate years. He later studied with Arthur Poister at Syracuse University. As a Fulbright scholar, he studied with Helmut Walcha, and later with Gustav Leonhardt. Shortly after his study with Walcha, he was appointed to the organ faculty at Oberlin, from which he retired in 2008. Boe commissioned organ-builder John Brombaugh's first major instru...

30Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Martin Lovett, cellist

Martin Lovett ‑ an English cellist, best known for his work for 40 years with the Amadeus Quartet, one of the leading string quartets at the time – passed away due to Covid-19 complications on 29 April 2020. Lovett was born in Stoke Newington (north-east London) on 3 March 1927. When he was 11, his father, a cellist with the Hallé Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, gave him his first lessons. At age 15, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London. He joined the Amadeus Quartet at the age of 19, in 1947, with violinists Norbert Brainin and Siegmund Nissel, and violist Peter Schidlof. He was the only English player in the quartet of otherwise Austrian refugees. They remained together for 40 years, until the ...

30Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Paul Cary, Paramedic

Paul Cary – a Paramedic (volunteer) in Ambulnz, New York City – passed away due to COVID-19. Paul was 66 years old. "Accepting Paul’s commitment to serving others in need, we respected his choice to volunteer to be part of Ambulnz’s response team to the COVID-19 crisis in New York City," his family wrote in a statement to the media. "He risked his own health and safety to protect others and left this world a better place. We are at peace knowing that Paul did what he loved and what he believed in, right up until the very end." Source: 9 News Please help us in adding details.

30Apr

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Daniel Coronel, Nurse

Daniel Coronel – a Nurse at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City – passed away on 29 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Daniel was 52 years old. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.

30Apr

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Momudou Dibba, Administrative Staff

Momudou Dibba – an Administrative Staff at Watford General Hospital, Watford, England – passed away on 29 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. According to the trust, Mr Dibba also took on other roles at the hospital including working in the reception at the Emergency Surgery Assessment Unit (ESAU) after his shifts finished and at weekends. In a tribute paying respect to Mr Dibba, the trust has said: “Anyone who knew Mo would know how kind, caring and considerate he was to patients and staff. “He would go above and beyond for everyone, organising staff leaving parties and supporting everyone in their roles. He will be sorely missed.” Source: Watford Observer Please help us in adding details.