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Robert Black, Paramedic
3May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, United Kingdom

Robert Black, Paramedic

Robert Black – a  Paramedic at Scottish Ambulance Service, Campbeltown, Scotland – passed away on 2 May,2020, due to COVID-19. Robert was 53 years old. Local people have paid their respects to a paramedic who died after testing positive for Covid-19. Mr Black was described as "a much-loved family man who gave his whole life to the service of others" in a post on the Kintyre Community Resilience Group's Facebook page. It added: "Robert was a well-known and loved character in Campbeltown - a great family man to his wife Cath and children Lorna and Andrew, a hugely respected and talented musician and a fantastic paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service, who he served with in the town and Kintyre." Source: BBC News Please help us ...
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Ate Wilma Banaag, Nurse
3May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Ate Wilma Banaag, Nurse

Ate Wilma Banaag – a Nurse at Watford General Hospital, Watford, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Nurse Ate Wilma Banaag worked at Watford General Hospital for almost two decades, after arriving in the UK from the Philippines in January 2001. A fundraising page set up in her memory describes her as ‘a much-valued staff nurse on the ward, a very caring, compassionate, soft-spoken and hard-working nurse’, adding that in her final working days she was caring for patients on a COVID-19 ward. ‘She was a devoted mother of three and a loving wife,’ it says. Source: Nursing Standard Please help us in adding details.
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Cathy Drouin, Social Worker
3May By Web TeamNo Comments
Neighbors, Profiles, United States

Cathy Drouin, Social Worker

Cathy Drouin – a Social Worker at Palm Center, Chelmsford, Massachusetts – passed away on 27 April, 2020, after suffering rom COVID-19. Cathy was 69 years old. “She was always above and beyond in her job; she was never selfish,” said her husband of 42 years, Dennis Drouin. “She was always so caring, she never stopped, even when she got sick.” “She was a well-loved colleague of more than 20 years and the entire community is mourning her loss, along with many residents who were also taken by this terrible virus,” Feifer said in the statement. Source: Bostonglobe Please help us in adding details.
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