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Today, the U.S. death toll from covid-19 surpassed 50,000.
50,000 human beings that weeks ago were living vibrantly in every corner of our country. 50,000 of your neighbors and teachers, doctors and grocers, moms and dads.
Here, we tell their stories. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/coronavirus-dead-victims-stories/?arc404=true
50,000 human beings that weeks ago were living vibrantly in every corner of our country. 50,000 of your neighbors and teachers, doctors and grocers, moms and dads.
Here, we tell their stories. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/coronavirus-dead-victims-stories/?arc404=true
I wrote about Jennifer Arnold, 67, a fabulously eccentric and adventurous woman who worked as a costume dresser on Broadway's Phantom of the Opera for more than 30 years.
“Everything in Jen’s world had glitter on it. Everything had a little flair.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/04/23/jennifer-arnold-coronavirus-death/
“Everything in Jen’s world had glitter on it. Everything had a little flair.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/04/23/jennifer-arnold-coronavirus-death/
This profile of Frank Gabrin, the first ER doctor to die of the virus, is gutting. He felt sure he had contracted the disease from re-wearing a mask four days in a row. He died in his husband's arms.
via @marisa_iati https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/10/infected-er-doctor-who-died-husbands-arms-was-save-world-kind-human/
via @marisa_iati https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/10/infected-er-doctor-who-died-husbands-arms-was-save-world-kind-human/
April Dunn, 33, was a disability rights advocate in Louisiana who worked with the governor.
In her last Facebook post, she wrote: “Only the vulnerable will be at risk. Your ‘only’ is my everything.”
via @D_Hawk https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/18/denied-diploma-april-dunn-made-sure-other-students-with-disabilities-had-options-she-died-covid-19/
In her last Facebook post, she wrote: “Only the vulnerable will be at risk. Your ‘only’ is my everything.”
via @D_Hawk https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/18/denied-diploma-april-dunn-made-sure-other-students-with-disabilities-had-options-she-died-covid-19/
Nathel Burtley, 79, was Flint's first black superintendent.
“If there’s a silver lining to this, it’s that his story can be shared. And bring attention to how the virus is disproportionately affecting African Americans.”
via @TheArtist_MBS https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/16/nathel-burtley-flint-first-black-superintendent-died-after-contracting-coronavirus/
“If there’s a silver lining to this, it’s that his story can be shared. And bring attention to how the virus is disproportionately affecting African Americans.”
via @TheArtist_MBS https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/16/nathel-burtley-flint-first-black-superintendent-died-after-contracting-coronavirus/
Marylou Armer, 43, was detective for the Santa Rosa PD’s sexual assault and domestic violence unit.
She was denied a test three times, her sister said, inspiring a movement to protect and screen first responders.
via @MerylKornfield https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/21/marylou-armer-death-coronavirus/
She was denied a test three times, her sister said, inspiring a movement to protect and screen first responders.
via @MerylKornfield https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/21/marylou-armer-death-coronavirus/
Dez-Ann Romain, 36, was the first NYC Public Schools employee to die of the virus. She secured prom dresses, scholarships and immigration lawyers for her students. She did pushups with the basketball team. She gave haircuts, too.
via @KnowlesHannah https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/12/first-nyc-schools-staffer-die-with-covid-19-was-so-much-more-than-principal-her-students/
via @KnowlesHannah https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/12/first-nyc-schools-staffer-die-with-covid-19-was-so-much-more-than-principal-her-students/
From my home state of Indiana, Jeff Bagby, a "giant" in the obscure world of do-it-yourself loudspeaker enthusiasts. He had helped make the highly technical hobby accessible by creating a Facebook community of 23,000 people.
via @britsham https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/07/he-wore-superman-shirt-after-surviving-kidney-failure-he-couldnt-beat-coronavirus/
via @britsham https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/07/he-wore-superman-shirt-after-surviving-kidney-failure-he-couldnt-beat-coronavirus/
Patricia Frieson, 61, and Wanda Bailey, 63, were sisters whose lives centered on their large but close-knit family and their deep faith in God. They died days apart in Illinois.
via @bellwak https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/20/first-illinois-coronavirus-deaths/
via @bellwak https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/20/first-illinois-coronavirus-deaths/
Douglas Hickok, 57, a physician assistant, was the first service member to die of covid-19.
“My brother didn’t run away from this virus. He could have. He could have said, ‘I’m out.’ But he didn’t. He ran toward it.”
via @AlexHortonTX https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/04/07/douglas-hickok-coronavirus/
“My brother didn’t run away from this virus. He could have. He could have said, ‘I’m out.’ But he didn’t. He ran toward it.”
via @AlexHortonTX https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/04/07/douglas-hickok-coronavirus/
Others included in our ongoing series include Americans who created genre-defining music and art that captured the nation’s cultural evolution. Some were famous. Most were not.
All of their lives added to the diversity of the American experience. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/coronavirus-dead-victims-stories/?arc404=true
All of their lives added to the diversity of the American experience. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/coronavirus-dead-victims-stories/?arc404=true
We'll continue to update this collection throughout the pandemic. It's a collaborative effort from all corners of our newsroom — design, photo, video, the obits team, the national GA team, a group of local reporters documenting the lives of DMV residents.
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