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This thread is dedicated to the countless Essential Workers in America that died from #COVID due to lack of #PPE. The UNSUNG heroes in factories, transportation, schools, stores, law enforcement, healthcare etc. #DefenseProductionAct
Millions of essential workers are scared to go to work because they do not have proper #PPE. I will add to this thread daily.
dead educator, 46 Dr. Gerald Glisson "gentle giant" died from #COVID. He was a beloved principal at Eastside High School in Paterson. He leaves his wife, Michelle, and daughters Sydney, 17, and Skyler, 12 & brother @MrGetFlee99
https://cbsloc.al/3fli1Vz https://bit.ly/35BoUNO
dead educator, 48James Brown was a beloved principal in Caldwell, NJ, taken too soon by #COVID. "Best father in the world. Dad, you taught me what it means to be a man. I am going to honor you for the rest of my life. I love you," said his son.
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/beloved-nj-middle-school-principal-dies-from-coronavirus.html
dead inventory clerkDarryl "Brizzy" Brisbon was an Inventory Control Clerk at NYP Columbia, NYC. There were no articles written to commemorate his life, but I know someone is missing him dearly right now. He died of #Covid. Thank you Darryl!
dead IT Manager, 49Chad Cupule traveled to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, #Wisconsin to set up its new computer system. A week later he was intubated there for #COVID. Two weeks later, he died.
cc: @Eli_Fieldstadt
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/he-traveled-hospital-set-their-new-computer-system-3-weeks-n1189611
dead Corrections OfficerKelvin D. Wilcher died from #COVID. He was a Navy Vet and @TDCJ Corrections Officer that worked at the Estelle Unit in Huntsville, #Texas. To date, 8 employees and 84 Texas state prisoners have died from #COVID. @GovAbbott
dead bus operator, 49Leon McKnight Jr. was the father of 5 children and worked as a @transportworker bus operator for the citizens of New York City. He loved talking about his family to co-workers. He was taken too soon by #COVID.
http://www.twulocal100.org/story/west-farms-mourns-bus-operator-leon-mcknight-49
dead corrections officer, 47Sheila Rivera worked at Cook County jail and died from #COVID. Because she diabetes, her brother said, “She was very nervous going to work, she should have been protected more & not placed with inmates with known coronavirus” https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/21/family-mourns-cook-county-correctional-officer-who-died-of-coronavirus/
dead Walmart employee, 69Yok Yen Lee died from #COVID. She worked at @Walmart in Quincy, Mass for 15 years! “She deserved better, she was such a great woman,” said her daughter, “She was selfless she was a great mother, a great grandmother.” https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-walmart-employee-yok-yen-lee-quincy/
dead sanitation worker, 46Raymon Copeland raised three girls as a single father. He was engaged and just coming into his stride in midlife. Then he got #coronavirus and died.
cc: @skurutz
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/obituaries/raymond-copeland-dead-coronavirus.html
dead grocery store worker, 59Vitalina Williams escaped poverty and worked two jobs as a cashier at @MarketBasket & @Walmart in Massachusetts, so that she could send money home to her family in Guatemala. She was taken too soon by #COVID.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/10/nation/grocery-store-employee-hard-life-filled-with-work-happiness-suddenly-gone/
dead meatpacking worker, 62Andrade-Garcia was 1 week away from retiring from the @JBSCareers pork processing plant in Marshalltown, #Iowa until he tested positive for the #coronavirus. Soon after, he died on a ventilator. He worked there for 20 years.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/opinions/meat-processing-plant-distance-lake/index.html
dead day laborer, 51At 16, Gaspar Gomez left Mexico City and headed to Los Angeles. He was poor, but had a big personality, unwavering work ethic and an infectious laughter. He worked hard remodeling homes. The father of 6, died from #COVID. https://laist.com/2020/05/21/LA_coronavirus_COVID_19_obituaries_gaspar_gomez.php
dead educator, 61 https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1281821482092343296?s=20
dead officerCharlie “Chuck” Williams from @CorpusChristiPD #Texas, died from #COVID. He fought so hard and the community that knew him has been hitting their knees daily praying for him. @GovAbbott
https://www.kztv10.com/news/coronavirus/ccpd-officer-charlie-chuck-williams-dies-of-covid
dead officer, 57 Master police officer Robert J. “Bob” Hall from Columbia, #SouthCarolina died from #COVID. Hall is survived by his wife of 37 years, two adult children, grandchildren, and extended family members. @ColumbiaPDSC @henrymcmaster https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article244228392.html
dead officerRoger Muscadi of New York City 63 Pct Auxiliary died from #COVID. He served for over 20 years. Thank you for your service Roger
@NYPDnews https://www.silive.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus-nypds-out-sick-rate-continues-to-decrease.html
dead officer Pat Nicholls, veteran of the NYPD traffic department for 22 years, died from #COVID. He was a loving #girldad. He will be missed dearly by his children and grandchildren and through them his memory will live on. Thank you for your service Pat
dead officer Stanley Heneson, Brooklyn NYPD Traffic Enforcement Agent died from #COVID.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/05/04/lead-obit-tell-live-jake-tapper.cnn
dead officerKevin Fletcher, 15yr veteran w/Maricopa Sheriff's Office in #Arizona, worked at the Fourth Avenue Jail. The cause of death has not been released yet. He died on the same day of Sgt. Ernie Quintero who worked for court security. @dougducey
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2020/07/17/families-claim-maricopa-county-punishing-covid-19-patients-jails/5429500002/
dead officerErnie Quintero, 25 yr veteran w/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in #Arizona died from #COVID. He worked for court security and got sick in late June. His grieving wife describes his fight against #SARSCoV2 below. @dougducey
https://www.azfamily.com/news/two-maricopa-county-sheriff-officers-have-died-one-tested-positive-for-covid-19-family-says/article_312bc792-bfde-11ea-94c4-0b6be0e82180.html
dead coach58 yo Thomas "Ole Big" Moore from Perry, #Georgia died from #COVID. "We lost a great man today. Thomas Moore loved football, kids and his family. His positive spirit made all of our lives better" @N_H_S_Football
@BrianKempGA @NFL https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/former-longtime-principal-at-perry-middle-dies-from-covid-19/93-e9de3ac5-50e8-4dbb-bf8a-f3b1e2739131
dead educatorRenee Dermott, 52, was hospitalized July 13 after suffering cold-like symptoms. The sixth-grade teacher at Seven Springs Middle School in New Port Richey, #Florida later died from #COVID.
@GovRonDeSantis https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/19/pasco-middle-school-teacher-battling-covid-19-dies/
dead nurse & husbandRoberto Tobias Jr., 17 and his sister Beverly, 29 lost both of their parents to #COVID after the entire family was infected. Their mother Loida worked as a nurse at Harlem Hospital. @CTZebra
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2020/07/22/new-york-teen-loses-both-parents-to-covid-19-within-a-month/
dead pediatrician For 37 years Dr. Emilia Matos, @USNavy LCDR, cared for children here in Yuma, #Arizona. As a Latina, "she filled a huge void in medical care for our community, in a time before Medicaid and government programs." She died from #COVID. @CTZebra @dougducey
dead high school teacherDarla Jean Payne Checketts, 58, Ben Lomond High School teacher in Ogden, #Utah died from #COVID. Her greatest joys in life were family activities, serving others and teaching. https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-high-school-teacher-dies-from-covid-19-at-58
dead high school custodianRamon Morales, 64, from Bradenton #Florida died from #COVID. He wore a mask everywhere. He worked 80 hrs/wk between a custodian at Manatee HS for 15yrs & the late shift @Applebees in Ellenton for 17yrs. @GovRonDeSantis
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/longtime-manatee-high-school-custodian-dies-from-covid-19-complications/
dead high school teacherRobert Shackelford, 61, former NFL player, teacher at Sarasota HS for 27yrs in #Florida died from #COVID. “For Daddy to call an ambulance and to not walk himself into the hospital..is a big deal for Daddy, It happened so quickly”
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20200725/beloved-sarasota-high-school-teacher-dies-of-covid-19
dead elementary school teacherCarmen Canales, 48, special education teacher at Ogden Academy in San Antonio, #Texas died from #COVID. Each day, she gave her best to our students. She leaves behind 3 children. @GovAbbott https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/saisd-special-education-teacher-dies-of-coronavirus/273-f3f522c9-080a-4b46-b8e6-b1761e392724
dead teacher Eric Chasanoff, 69, retired earth science teacher in Queens, NY died from #COVID. “If any teacher wanted to talk to him, he was willing to hear them out or explain certain things,” said his youngest son. https://www.newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/obituaries/eric-chasanoff-obituary-1.46952922
police officerLieutenant Erik Lloyd from Las Vegas Police Dept died from #COVID. Lloyd, who was born in Downey, Calif. leaves behind his wife of 22-years, two daughters, five grandchildren and his parents. @LVMPD https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/metro-police-lietenant-dies-from-covid-19/
This was preventable! Jackson Correctional Institution officer Wayne Rogers and his wife, Lauri Wood Rogers, died from #COVID. This is due to the misinformation and inaction of @realDonaldTrump, @GOP, and @GovRonDeSantis! #Florida
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/08/03/florida-prison-corrections-officer-and-his-wife-die-of-coronavirus-one-hour-apart/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/08/03/florida-prison-corrections-officer-and-his-wife-die-of-coronavirus-one-hour-apart/
