Profiles – Page 92

13Apr

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Italy, Medics, Profiles

Dr. Nabil Chrabieh, Physician

Lebanese doctor Nabil Chrabieh (61 years old) died of Coronavirus in the Italian city of Alessandria on April 10. Chrabieh, who hails from the Bikfaya town of Sakiet al-Misk, suffered from Coronavirus symptoms for several days before being transferred to a hospital and passing away there. This as Italy’s main doctors’ association said on Thursday that one hundred Italian doctors have died of the novel Coronavirus since the pandemic reached the country in February. LBC

Monica Echeverri Casarez, Surgical Technician

13Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Monica Echeverri Casarez, Surgical Technician

Monica Echeverri Casarez – a Surgical Technician in Dearborn, Michigan – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 13, 2020. Monica was 49 years old. She showed up anyway, March 22-23, "because it was the right thing to do," says her best friend, Maureen Sheahan. "She felt like she had an obligation to the people there and the mission." Source: Detroit News Please help us in adding details.

13Apr

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Noteworthy, Pakistan, Profiles

Zafar Sarfraz, cricketer

Zafar Sarfraz a Pakistani cricketer who played in fifteen first-class and six List A matches between 1988 and 1992 for Peshawar cricket team On April 13 2020, Sarfaz died from COVID-19 complications. He retired from playing competitive cricket in 1994. Following his retirement, he became a coach and was involved with the Peshawar Under-19 cricket team. He also worked for the National Bank of Pakistan. In April 2020, Sarfaz died from COVID-19 complications. He was the first professional cricketer known to have died from coronavirus during the pandemic in Pakistan.

13Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Gaily Catalla, Nurse

Gaily Catalla – a Nurse at Maidstone, Kent, England – passed away on 13 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Gaily was 64 years old. Gaily Catalla lived in Maidstone after moving to the UK from the Philippines, according to the Nursing Notes website. He was described as a "fierce frontliner" by the Our Lady of Fatima University in the Philippines, which he graduated from in 1981. "In the face of the crisis, he continued to compassionately care for his patients," the tribute continues. "Amid the sorrow and pain, love also poured for the fallen hero. Family and dear friends shared on social media how special Gaily or 'Daddy Gil' was to them— his absence will surely leave a huge void. "A parental figure to many, h...

13Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Brian Arrowsmith, footballer

Brian Arrowsmith ‑ an English footballer and manager ‑ died on April 12 in hospital on Easter Sunday in 2020 having contracted COVID-19. Born in Barrow-in-Furness, he spent his entire professional career at his hometown club Barrow. He made 512 appearances for Barrow, including 378 in the Football League, the most at that level for the club. Arrowsmith started his career as a right back, but played across the defence when required. He captained Barrow during the 1966–67 season in which they won promotion from the Fourth Division, and stayed with the club for a total of eleven seasons. After leaving Barrow in 1971 Arrowsmith joined Northern Premier League club Netherfield, but returned to Barrow – who by then had been voted out of the Football ...

13Apr

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Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Renato Coimbra, Surgeon

Renato Coimbra – a Surgeon in Manaus, Brazil – passed away on 12 April 2020 due to COVID-19. Retired surgeon Renato Coimbra is the third doctor at Hospital Santo Alberto, located in Cachoeirinha neighborhood, South Zone. Source: CM7 Please help us in adding details.

13Apr

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Israel, Noteworthy, Profiles

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, rabbi

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron–an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion (Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003 – passed away on April 12, 2020 after contracting the COVID-19 virus. He died in Shaare Zedek Medical Center after his condition was exacerbated by previous medical issues. Bakshi-Doron had also served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat Yam and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Haifa. Bakshi-Doron was criticized by Haredi leaders for some of his halakhic (Jewish legal) decisions, and by the Reform movement for his position on assimilation. He was known for his promotion of interfaith dialogue and nonviolence. Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was born in Jerusalem to Ben-Zion Bakshi-Doron, a native of the city, and Tova, an immigrant from Aleppo, Syria. He had two brothers and a sister. As a young man, E...

13Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Bishop Bruce Edward Davis, Shift Leader

Bishop Bruce Edward Davis – a Shift Leader at Central State Hospital Forensics, Milledgeville, Georgia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 April, 2020. Davis was 57 years old. “He was just one of those people who loved people, because he was a Godly man,” said Milledgeville Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan. “What you saw with Bishop Davis was the kind of man he actually was in our community — always willing to help someone out in any way that he could and to offer them encouragement.” The mayor said “I was devastatingly shocked to hear when I heard,” Parham-Copelan told The Union-Recorder during a telephone interview Monday afternoon. “I had just seen him and at Walgreens on North Columbia Street about three weeks ago and he hollowed at me.” “He was one of the m...

13Apr

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France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Maurice Barrier, actor & singer

Maurice Barrier– was a French actor and singer – died on 12 April 2020 after suffering from Covid-19. He was 87. Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop. While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus. His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story. He played alongside several actors, such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, and G&eac...

Galip Berkan Dingiloglu, Internal Medicine

13Apr

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Medics, Profiles, Turkey

Galip Berkan Dingiloglu, Internal Medicine

Galip Berkan Dingiloglu – an Internal Medicine, Private Practice in Izmir, Turkey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Please help us in adding details.