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22May

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Brian Darlington, Hospital Porter

Brian Darlington – a Hospital Porter at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 22 May 2020. Brian Darlington was known for handing out sweets to his colleagues as a porter with Mid Cheshire hospitals, where he worked for over 20 years. He died at Leighton hospital after contracting Covid-19, a spokesman for the hospital trust said. His wife, Ava, said: “We were married for 46 years and Brian was a great husband, as well as father and grandfather.” The trust’s chief executive, James Sumner, said: “Brian had dedicated over 20 years to the trust during his NHS career and will be sadly missed by all who knew and worked with him. “He was without doubt ...

13May

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Brian Beattie, Nurse

Brian Beattie – a Nurse at Kensington Village Nursing Home, London, Ontario, Canada - passed away on May 12, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Brian was 57 years old. Brian Beattie, an RN who worked at Kensington Village in the city's east-end, died recently, according to the facility's management. Neither Kensington Village or London's public health authority would confirm when Beattie died. According to data gathered, Beattie was the first health care worker to die from coronavirus in London. Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton said in statement that she was saddened to hear of the death, especially on International Nurses Day. "I am devastated at the loss of Brian, who was a dedicated RN," said ONA President Vicki McKenna. &q...

Brian Axsmith, paleobotanist & paleoecologist

6May

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Brian Axsmith, paleobotanist & paleoecologist

Brian J. Axsmith –an American paleobotanist, paleoecologist, and professor of biology at the University of South Alabama, where he taught ecology, evolutionary biology, and the evolution of vascular plants – died of Covid-19 on May 5, 2020. Axsmith studied the evolutionary history of conifers and vascular plants. He specialized in the Neogene paleobotany of the Gulf Coastal Plain in the present-day United States, especially Alabama and Mississippi, as well as the Mesozoic paleobotany of eastern North America and China. Axsmith was raised in suburban Philadelphia. He received a bachelor of science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Axmsith obtained his doctorate in biology from the University of Kansas in 1998. Some of Axsm...

13Apr

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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 ...

24Mar

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Brian Crowe, diplomat

Sir Brian Crowe ‑ a British diplomat, who was Ambassador to Austria, 1989–1992 ‑ died on 23 March 2020 with COVID-19. He was born on 5 January 1938, the son of Eric Crowe, a diplomat, and Virginia Teusler. His grandfather was Sir Eyre Crowe. He was educated at Sherborne School and Magdalen College, Oxford.