Profiles – Page 96

11Apr

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Medics, Profiles, Puerto Rico

Victor de Jesus, Paediatrician

Victor de Jesus – a Paediatrician at Hospital HIMA, Caguas, Puerto Rico – passed away on 10 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Victor was 58 years old. "He had been hospitalized for about three weeks and, from the beginning, he complicated himself and connected to a ventilator," said Dr. Víctor Ramos, president of the College of Surgeons of Puerto Rico. Mr. Armando Rodríguez Benítez, president of the HIMA San Pablo Group , sent his condolences to the pediatrician's family. “This death is a great loss for our institution. We offer our deepest condolences to his wife, family, friends and colleagues in his private practice. Our doctors fought tirelessly for their colleague, but this terrible disease was more ...

Rifat Chadirji, architect, photographer, author & activist

11Apr

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Rifat Chadirji, architect, photographer, author & activist

Rifat Chadirji ‑ an Iraqi architect, photographer, author and activist – died on 10 April 2020 due to Covid-19. He was often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, having designed more than 100 buildings across the nation. Chadirji was born in Baghdad in 1926 into an influential family. His father, Kamil Chadirji, played a central role in Iraq's political life as the founder in 1946 and then president of the National Democratic Party. Chadirji trained as an architect. In 1952, after completing his graduate training, he returned to Baghdad and began working on what he called his "architectural experiments." Rifat Chadirji's architecture is inspired by the characteristics of regional Iraqi architectur...

11Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Maria Krier, Nurse

Maria Krier – a Nurse at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, Littleton, Massachusetts – passed away on 10 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of one our associates during these challenging times the country is experiencing,” stated Kate O’Connor, regional vice president. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family and friends." Source: WCVB Please help us in adding details.

11Apr

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Frits Flinkevleugel, footballer

Frederik Arnoldus "Frits" Flinkevleugel –a Dutch footballer who played as a right back – died on 10 April 2020 after contracting Covid-19. Born in Amsterdam, Flinkevleugel played for DWS and FC Amsterdam. He won the Dutch championship in 1964 with DWS. He also earned 11 caps for the Dutch national team between 1964 and 1967. Flinkevleugel owned a cigar shop in Amsterdam. He died of COVID-19 on 10 April 2020, aged 80.

11Apr

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Roger Liddell, CCU Supply Chain Manager

Roger Liddell – a CCU Supply Chain Manager in Flint, Michigan – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 11 April 2020. Roger was 64 years old. Source: M LIVE Please help us in adding details.

11Apr

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Ceybil Jefferies, vocalist

Ceybil Jefferies ‑ also known by the stage name Sweet Sable ‑ died from COVID-19 in April 2020. She was an American house and R&B vocalist best known for her work during the 1990s, including the 1996 Dutch house single, "It's Gonna Be Alright" with Deep Zone, which hit No. 20 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Her other best known singles include "So Special" and "Open Your Heart", both of which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 1991. Jefferies, who sometimes went by the stage name Sweet Sable beginning in 1994, often changed the spelling of her name or reinvented it, depending on the release. Variations of her name included Ceybil, Sable Jefferies, her birthname Sybil Jeffe...

Eduardo Méndez Martinez, Orthopedic Surgeon

11Apr

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Eduardo Méndez Martinez, Orthopedic Surgeon

Eduardo Méndez Martinez – an Orthopedic Surgeon (retired), Hospital Administrator at ISSSTE Hospital Regional General Ignacio Zaragoza, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away on 10 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Martinez was 65 years old. Méndez, who a few years ago served as union secretary of the Zaragoza Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE). Source:Fondo Please help us in adding details.

11Apr

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Marianne Lundquist, swimmer

Ingrid Marianne Lundquist ‑ a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships ‑ died on 10 April 2020 from COVID-19. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in the 100 m, 400 m and 4 × 100 m events with the best result of sixth place in the relay in 1952. She died 10 April 2020 from COVID-19.

11Apr

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Bas Mulder, dutch-Surinamese priest

Sebastianus "Bas" Adrianus Wilhelmus Rudolfus Mulder (17 July 1931 – 10 April 2020) was a Dutch-Surinamese Catholic priest. Mulder was born in the Beugen district of the town of Boxmeer in the Netherlands. As a missionary of the Catholic Church, Mulder moved from the Netherlands to Suriname in 1959. After Surinamese independence in 1975, he also received Surinamese nationality. He would live there for 50 years, his entire active life. Mulder was known as a 'youth priest' and as a 'media priest' appearing on Radio Apintie and since 1966 STVS. He was important for the development of several sports in Suriname and was chairman of the Suriname Volleyball Association. He was also a long-distance runner. During the 1980 Surinamese coup d'éta...

11Apr

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Iris M. Zavala, author

Iris M. Zavala –a Puerto Rican author, scholar, and poet, who later lived in Barcelona, Spain – died from Covid-19 on 10 April 2020 She had over 50 works to her name, plus hundreds of articles, dissertations, and conferences and many of her writings, including "Nocturna, mas no funesta", build on and express this belief. She died from COVID-19 in Madrid during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, at the age of 83. Zavala was born on 27 December 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.A. in literature and from the University of Salamanca with a "Licenciatura" degree as well as a "Doctor en Filosofía y Letras" (Ph.D.). There, she was influenced by Spain's Fernando L&aa...