James

10Aug

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James Harris, WWE legend

James Harris, a WWE legend, popularly known to fans as Kamala, passed away at age 70 from Covid-19-related complications on August 9, 2020. Behind the frightening face paint of Kamala, the 6-foot-7, 380-pound Harris battled the greatest Superstars in sports-entertainment history, including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and Andre the Giant. He wrestled more than 400 matches over the course of several stretches with the WWE. "He terrorised opponents and thrilled audiences in Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW and WWE until 2006," WWE said in a statement. "WWE extends its condolences to Harris' family, friends and fans," it added. Expressing remorse, WWE NXT General Manager William Regal said on Instagram: "My deepest condolences to ...

Ratnakar Ramkrushna Matkari, writer and film producer

18May

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Ratnakar Ramkrushna Matkari, writer and film producer

Ratnakar Ramkrushna Matkari ‑ a Marathi writer, a movie and play producer/director, and a self-taught artist from Maharashtra, India – died on 17 May 2020 in Mumbai, having tested positive for COVID-19 the week before. Matkari was born on 17 November 1938 in Mumbai. After earning a degree in economics from Mumbai University in 1958, he worked at the Bank of India for the next twenty years. Since 1978, he devoted his time exclusively to writing & production/direction of movies and plays. He was married to artist Pratibha Matkari. Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase, was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai. His play Pahuni was presented the next year at another venue. Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote ...

4May

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Dr. Doug Bass, United States

Dr. Doug Bass, Medical director, Phoenix House, New York As the coronavirus bore down on New York, Dr. Doug Bass’ family begged him to work from home. He refused, pointing to his patients at Phoenix House, a drug and alcohol treatment center where he served as medical director. “He said he was on the front lines and they needed him,” his brother, Jonathan Bass, told The Associated Press. “Too many people relied on him.” Bass, 64, died on March 28 after suffering symptoms commonly caused by coronavirus, including coughing, a fever and severe stomach cramping. That made him possibly the first physician still treating patients in New York City to die from the disease caused by the coronavirus. Except he wasn’t counted. It happened so quickly he was never tested for Covid-19, b...

4May

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Dr Dennis Ramon Tudtud, Philippines

Dr Dennis Ramon Tudtud, Oncologist, Cebu, Philippines The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) claimed the life of a Cebuano oncologist Dr. Dennis Ramon Tudtud in the Philippines. Dennis Thomas Tudtud confirmed the death of his father through a Facebook post early morning on March 31, 2020. Dr. Tudtud’s death came days after his wife, Dr. Helen Tudtud, also succumbed to the disease. Dr. Helen was a pathologist of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. “Our Daddy Dennis has joined Mommy Helen. My sister and I are in deep sorrow that God had to take both of them but I take comfort that they are happy together in their journey to paradise,” Dennis Thomas wrote. Grief-stricken Dennis Thomas, whose birthday is today, asked those who were touched by his parent to remember and pray for ...

James M. Cross, Ice hockey player & coach

3May

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James M. Cross, Ice hockey player & coach

James M. Cross an American ice hockey player and coach who led the Vermont Catamounts of the University of Vermont for nineteen seasons died in Georgia of complications of COVID-19 on May 2, 2020, at age 87. Cross graduated from Boston University in 1960, having played ice hockey for the Terriers for two seasons. In his senior year, he helped the team record a third-place finish at the 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. While at BU, Cross played collegiate summer baseball with the Dennis Clippers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After graduating from BU, Cross became the director of physical education at Lyman C. Hunt School, a position he held for four years before accepting the head coaching position at nearby Vermont. Cross joined the program in only its third year of e...

29Apr

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Dr James Mahoney, pulmonologist

Dr James A. "Charlie" Mahoney ‑ an American pulmonologist and internist – succumbed to Covid-19 on April 27, 2020. He was head of the intensive care unit and a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. James A. Mahoney was born in either 1957 or 1958 to Leila and Oscar Mahoney. His father was a member of the United States Air Force. Mahoney was raised in military housing in Bermuda and the South Shore in Nassau County, New York. He had 4 siblings. As a child, a family friend nicknamed him Charlie. He began working with his older brother at the age of 8. They worked at a laundromat, German delicatessen, and a lunch counter. Mahoney was the captain of the football team at Roosevelt High School. Mahoney completed a B.S. at C.W. Post in 1981 while worki...

29Apr

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James Boudwin, Physician

James Boudwin – a Family Practice Physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey – passed away on 28 April, 2020, due to COVID-19. James was 67 years old. Source: Legacy Please help us in adding details.

Donald Kennedy, scientist, public administrator, and academic

22Apr

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Donald Kennedy, scientist, public administrator, and academic

He served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1977–79), President of Stanford University (1980–92), and Editor-in-Chief of Science (2000–08). Following this, he was named president emeritus of Stanford University; Bing Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, emeritus; and senior fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Donald Kennedy was born on August 18, 1931 in New York City, the son of Barbara Bean and William Dorsey Kennedy. He attended Dublin School through high school and went on to attend Harvard University, where he received an A.B., M.S., and Ph.D. in Biology, in 1956. His doctoral dissertation was titled Studies on the Frog Electroretinogram. From 1956 to 1960, Kennedy taught biology at Syracuse University, receiving...

7Apr

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Dr. James Wilson, Physician

Dr. James Wilson, 93, one of the first Dominican Republic-born doctors to open a practice in the United States after immigrating fifty years ago, died on April 6, 2020 from Covid-19. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that Dr. James Wilson died Monday night due to complications from the virus. Wilson was a Bergen County resident for the past 50 years who came to the United States from the Dominican Republic. “In the 1960s, he became one of the very first Dominican physicians to open a clinic in the United States in New York City’s Washington Heights where he tended to patients for more than 40 years,” Murphy said. Wilson leaves behind his wife of 54 years, Nilda, and six children, according to Murphy. “We send our condolences to anybody who knew him,” Murphy said, adding: “W...

7Apr

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James Footit, Radiologist

James Footit – a Radiologist at Baystate Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts – passed away on 6 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. James was 56 years old. He graduated from Cathedral High School in1982 and received his Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology from Springfield Technical Community College. After many years at Noble Express Urgent Care in Westfield, he was employed most recently at Family Medical Center in Springfield. Source: Legacy Please help us in adding details.