Aldir

Aldir Blanc Mendes a Brazilian author of crônicas and lyricist died of complications of COVID-19 on 4 May 2020 at the age of 73. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others. A trained psychiatrist, eventually he quit medical practice and devoted all his time to music. Elis Regina recorded several of his songs, most notably "O bêbado e a equilibrista". Another song of his is "Resposta ao tempo" (with lyrics by Cristovão Bastos), a ballad that became one of Nana Caymmi's most famous songs, and which was recorded by many other musicians thereafter, amongst them Milton Nascimento and Aldir Blanc himself. Blanc's work 1972–1987 was analyzed by Charles A. Perrone in Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song MPB 1965–1985 (U Texas P, 1989)....

Dr. Alex Hsu, 67, a Broward County doctor who served the community for close to 40 years died of the new coronavirus. Officials haven’t said whether Hsu’s case stemmed from him traveling abroad or whether it was work-related. It also was not clear when he became ill. “It’s so sad,” said a receptionist who answered the phone at Hsu’s practice. Hsu was in private practice though until 2017 had been associated Northwest Medical Center in Margate. His death was the region’s first for a case where a medical provider has died from the disease. A daughter who answered the family’s phone was too distraught to talk. “I really need to be with my family.” Hsu’s patients were notified by phone of his passing, said a patient who asked not to be identified. She described Hsu...

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Aldir Blanc Mendes, author and lyricist

Dr Alex Hsu, United States