Herman Cain – a US politician and former presidential candidate ‑ died of coronavirus on July 30, 2020. He was 74.
"Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us – has passed away," editor of the website Dan Calabrese wrote.
"He's entering the presence of the Saviour he's served as an associate minister at Antioch Baptist Church in Atlanta, and preparing for his reward."
Mr Calabrese noted that because of his history with cancer and his age, Mr Cain was in a high-risk group.
"We knew when he was first hospitalised with COVID-19 that this was going to be a rough fight," Calabrese wrote.
"He had trouble breathing and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
"We all prayed that the initial meds they gave him would get his breathing back to normal, but it became clear pretty quickly that he was in for a battle."
His death was mourned in a tweet by President Donald Trump.
Herman Cain was leading the Republican polls in the 2012 primary for a brief period of time.
"My friend Herman Cain, a Powerful Voice of Freedom and all that is good, passed away this morning," Mr Trump wrote.
"Herman had an incredible career and was adored by everyone that ever met him, especially me. He was a very special man, an American Patriot, and great friend."
Mr Cain was one of very few prominent African-Americans in the Republican Party.
He ran for president in 2012, briefly leading in the Republican Party polls during the primaries.
As a rambunctious businessman with strong conservative opinions, his campaign served as a prototype for Mr Trump's ultimately successful run for president.
But his campaign was brought undone by sexual misconduct allegations in November of 2011. He suspended his campaign a month later.
Cain was a prominent executive for Burger King, before becoming the CEO of Godfather's Pizza, a popular fast food chain.