Robert

15Jul

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Neighbors, Profiles, United States

Robert Hall, police officer

Robert Hall, a Columbia police officer, died from complications due to COVID-19 on July 14, 2020. Master Police Officer Robert Hall, known to family and friends as Bob, died in the morning of July 14, 2020, after receiving treatment at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital since July 5. Hall was a 35-year veteran of the Columbia Police Department. “Officer Hall exemplified everything that is expected out of a 21st Century police officer – service before self, professionalism, integrity, and compassion,” said Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook. “MPO Hall was well-known within the City of Columbia’s business and entertainment districts, having played an integral part in event planning and security. MPO Hall served with distinction and honor for more ...

Robert M. Laughlin, anthropologist & linguist

29May

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Robert M. Laughlin, anthropologist & linguist

Robert Moody Laughlin ‑ an American anthropologist and linguist, and a curator at the Smithsonian Institution – died of Covid-19 on May 28, 2020. His research focused on the indigenous Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico and the Tzotzil language. In 1975, he published The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán, containing 30,000 entries. He also published works on other aspects of Tzotzil culture, such as folktales and ethnobotany, and helped to found a local writer's cooperative, Sna Jtz'ibajom, and a theatre troupe. His work is credited with helping to standardize how the Tzotzil language is written and with reviving interest in indigenous languages in the region. Laughlin died of COVID-19 in Arlington, Virginia.

8May

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Robert Mandell, conductor

Robert Mandell an American-born British-based conductor, particularly noted in the United Kingdom for his popular family and children's concerts, and stage musicals died in Leicester in April 2020 at the age of 90. He had been admitted to hospital following a fall and had tested positive for COVID-19. Robert Mandell was born in New York City in August 1929, and was the youngest of four children. At the age of eight, Robert acted on the stage and in radio shows under the professional names Bobby Lee and Robert Lee. He worked on noted American radio shows such as Let’s Pretend and Ellery Queen. His Broadway stage credits include the original season of Lady in the Dark with Gertrude Lawrence. Mandell played Tad Lincoln in Yours, A. Lincoln, starring Vincent Price. Mandell began h...

3May

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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 ...

26Apr

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Indonesia, Medics, Profiles

Michael Robert Marampe, Physician

Michael Robert Marampe – a Physician at Permata BundaCibitung Hospital, Bekasi, Indonesia – passed away on 25 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Michael was 28 years old. Source: jpnn Please help us in adding details.

19Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Robert Lazier, race car driver

Robert Lazier an American race car driver died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico. Lazier also competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 19th after a blown engine caused him to retire the Penske PC-7 after 154 laps. He was married to wife Diane and was the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier. Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s. In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle. Lazier built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968. Lazier passed away during the COVID-...

8Apr

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France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Robert Chaudenson, linguist

Robert Chaudenson - a French linguist – died on 7 April,2020 due to COVID-19. He was a specialist in creole languages and an emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of Provence. He was a widely known author on the subject of creolistics and president of the International Committee of Creole Studies. He was born in Lyon, and died aged 82, just 5 days before his 83rd birthday in Metropolitan France due to complications of COVID-19.

Robert L. Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist

8Apr

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Medics, Profiles

Robert L. Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist

Robert "Bob" Lynn Carroll ‑ an American–Canadian vertebrate paleontologist who specialised in Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles – passed away on April 8, 2020, due to Covid-19. Carroll was an only child and grew up on a farm near Lansing, Michigan. He was introduced to paleontology by his father shortly after his fifth birthday, and by the time he was eight he had decided he wanted to be a vertebrate paleontologist. In that same year he received as a Christmas present the left femur of an Allosaurus, courtesy of Edwin H. Colbert, whom his father had told about his interest. In his teen years his parents took him on many fossil hunting trips to Wyoming and South Dakota. Allosaurus was discovered by Edwin Harris Colbert at the year 1942 i...

2Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Robert Beck, pentathlete

Robert Lee Beck ‑ an American modern pentathlete and fencer who won three gold medals in these disciplines at the Pan American Games in 1963-1971 – died of coronavirus on April 2, 2020. He also won bronze medals in the individual and team modern pentathlon events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was less successful at the 1968 Games, placing 22nd individually and fourth with the American team. Beck was a practising dentist in San Antonio, Texas, during his professional career. He was hospitalised in February 2020, due to a head injury from a fall in front of his home. He died at age 83 on April 2, 2020, after contracting COVID19 while in the hospital. As of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, he was the last athlete from the United States to ...

Robert H. Garff, businessman & politician

30Mar

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High Profilers, Profiles, United States

Robert H. Garff, businessman & politician

Robert Heiner Garff ‑ an American businessman and politician who served as chair of the Ken Garff Automotive Group – died of Covid-19 on March 29, 2020. He also served as the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987. Garff was born on September 15, 1942, the son of Marjorie Heiner and Kendall D. Garff. He attended the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1966 and an MBA in 1967. The Ken Garff Automotive Group is a large car dealership conglomerate, founded in 1932 by Bob's father. The company or one of its dealerships, according to a January 2004 survey conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, was the second-most mentioned car dealership by Utahns ...