{"id":5706,"date":"2020-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=5706"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:51:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:51:39","slug":"brian-beattie-nurse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=5706","title":{"rendered":"Brian Beattie, Nurse"},"content":{"rendered":" <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/imageholder\/uploads\/canada_flag.jpg?w=810\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <p><p>Brian Beattie &ndash; a Nurse at Kensington Village Nursing Home, London, Ontario, Canada &#8211; passed away on May 12, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Brian was 57 years old.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brian Beattie, an RN who worked at Kensington Village in the city&#39;s east-end, died recently, according to the facility&#39;s management.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Neither Kensington Village or London&#39;s public health authority would confirm when Beattie died.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to data gathered, Beattie was the first health care worker to die from coronavirus in London.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton said in statement that she was saddened to hear of the death, especially on International Nurses Day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am devastated at the loss of Brian, who was a dedicated RN,&quot; said ONA President Vicki McKenna. &quot;Brian was a well-liked and respected registered nurse. He was the definition of dedication, and he considered his colleagues and residents to be his &#39;other family.&#39;&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Source<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/london\/registered-nurse-dies-london-covid-19-1.5566994\">: CBC<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?page_id=303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please help us in adding details.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/p><p><\/p>\n \n \n<p><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Beattie &ndash; a Nurse at Kensington Village Nursing Home, London, Ontario, Canada &#8211; 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&#39;s east-end, died recently, according to the facility&#39;s management. 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