United States of America

The Statue of Liberty welcomes all

"The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus engraved upon it. The most famous phrase associated with the Statue of Liberty, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,"

Map of United States of America

The Statue of Liberty welcomes all

Every state has become part of the COVID 19 pandemic. This virus knows no border, wall or boundary.

In memory of those lost to COVID-19 in the U.S.A.

Colin Luther Powel

Pierre Moise NYPD Auxiliary Police Lieutenant

Angel Leon NYPD Auxiliary Police Sargent

Colin Luther Powell (5 April 1937 – 18 Oct 2021) a gentle soul who honored his family, country and the world with his ability to do good for humanity. He made the world a safer, and better place, and while he was awarded medals and promotions for his bravery and success on the battlefield, he was no match for the COVID-19 virus.

The world lost a great leader who was admired and respected by all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife Alma Johnson who he married on 25 Aug 1962, their son, Michael Powell, and daughters Linda Powell and Annemarie Powel

May his soul be at peace

· 65th United States Secretary of State (20 Jan 2001 – 26 Jan 2005

· 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1 Oct 1989 – 30 Sept 1993

· 16th United States National Security Advisor (23 Nov 1987 – 20 Jan 1989)

· United States Deputy National Security Advisor (Dec 1986 – Nov 1987)

United States Army from 1985 to 1993

Rank: Four (4) Star General

Units: 3rd Armored Division and 23rd Infantry Division

Wars served:

· Vietnam War

· Invasion of Panama

· Gulf War

Promotions / Rank and Date

· General April 4, 1989

· Lieutenant general 26 March 1986

· Major general 1 Aug 1983

· Brigadier general 1 June 1979

· Colonel 1 Feb 1976

· Lieutenant colonel 9 July 1970

· Major 24 May 1966

· Captain 2 June 1962

· First lieutenant 30 Dec 1959

· Second lieutenant 9 June 195

Awards

· Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4)

· Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)

· Navy Distinguished Service Medal

· Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

· Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal

· Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit

Medals and ribbons

Army Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal[

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster

Soldier's Medal

Bronze Star Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (1993) his second being With Distinction by President Bill Clinton

Presidential Medal of Freedom (1991) by President George H.W. Bush

Presidential Citizens Medal

Secretary's Distinguished Service Award

National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star

Vietnam Service Medal with silver service star

Army Service Ribbon

Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 4

Foreign decorations

· Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) (United Kingdom)

· Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross (France)

· Meritorious Service Cross (M.S.C.) (Canada)

· Skanderbeg's Order (Albania)

· Order of Stara Planina in the First Order (Bulgaria)

· Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

· Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Angel Leon NYPD Auxiliary Police Sargent

Pierre Moise NYPD Auxiliary Police Lieutenant

Angel Leon NYPD Auxiliary Police Sargent

Angel Leon NYPD Auxiliary Police Sargent (? - 2020) who was assigned to the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx and became a member of the NYPD on Sept. 24, 1981.

Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Law Enforcement (NYPD)

Pierre Moise NYPD Auxiliary Police Lieutenant

Pierre Moise (?- 3 April 2020) NYPD Auxiliary Police Lieutenant assigned to the 111th Precinct School Safety Unit in Queens. Mosely was appointed to the NYPD on February 9, 1994 .

Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Law Enforcement (NYPD)

Allen Daviau A.S.C.

Allen Daviau ASC (14 June 1942 – 15 April 2020). Daviau, a five-time Academy Award nominee for films including Steven Spielberg’s “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial” and “Empire of the Sun,”

The New Orleans native, was nominated for best cinematography Oscars for Spielberg movies “The Color Purple,” “Empire of the Sun,” and “E.T. the Extraterrestrial” — along with two Barry Levinson films, “Avalon” and “Bugsy.” He also shot the Gobi Desert sequence for Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”

Daviau started out in the profession by shooting pre-MTV-era music videos of such groups as the Animals and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He teamed up with Spielberg in 1968 to make Spielberg’s first 35mm film, the 26-minute “Amblin” with no dialogue, just music and sound effects.

To his family, friends, and colleagues our deepest condolences. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Cinematographer

Ronald Jack Wright (R)

Ronald Jack Wright (R) (April 8, 1953 – February 7, 2021) Wright was the member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 6th congressional district. The district is anchored in Arlington and southeastern Fort Worth, and also includes a swath of exurban territory to the south. The Texas Republican was 67. Wright, who first took office in 2019, underwent treatment in recent years for lung cancer diagnosed in 2018. To his family, friends, and colleagues our deepest condolences. May he Rest in Peace

Occupation: Politician

Robert Mendoza

Robert Mendoza (? – 25 April 2020) At 17, he joined the Marine Corps. Jump Master. Scout Sniper Platoon Sergeant. Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor. Iraq. Afghanistan. He called his mother every day. He hung with his father. He doted on his son. To his family and friends our deepest condolences. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: United States Marine

James “Jim” Gaughan

James “Jim” Gaughan (3 August 44-31 October 2020) from Chicago, IL

Loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. Loved and missed everyday by so many! ❤️ To his family, friends, an fans our deepest condolences. May he Rest In Peace

Occupation: Retired Chicago firefighter

Don Baker Sr.

James “Jim” Gaughan

Don Baker Sr (1931 - 2 Jan 2021) 89 beloved township businessman and bane to local dentists Don Baker has died. The 89-year-old owner of The Candy House in The Woodlands was a military veteran, cancer survivor and well-known community icon in The Woodlands.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and respected businessman. To his family, friends, an fans our deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace

Occupation: Business Owner

Dawn Elberta Wells

James “Jim” Gaughan

Dawn Elberta Wells

Dawn Elberta Wells (18 October 1938 – 30 December 2020) was an American actress known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on the CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island. To her family, friends and fans our deepest condolences. May her soul be at peace.

Occupation: Actress

Raymond Abear NYPD Detective

Irving Cruz NYPD Supervising Police Communications Technician

Lynford Chambers NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer

Det. Raymond Abear (?- 13 April 2020) at age 43, was one of at least 27 members of the NYPD to die of COVID 19.

He lived in Queens, where he served on the Special Victims Squad after joining the Police Department in 2001.

He was best known for his loud, funny voice, and his amazing ability to make people feel connected.

He leaves behind a wife, a 2-year-old son, and a 5-month-old daughter. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Law Enforcement (NYPD)

Lynford Chambers NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer

Irving Cruz NYPD Supervising Police Communications Technician

Lynford Chambers NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer

Officer Lynford Chambers (? - 2 April 2020), was the 7th NYPD officer to die from COVID 19.

Chambers was assigned to the 113th Precinct serving southeast Jamaica, Queens.

Our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Law Enforcement (NYPD)

Irving Cruz NYPD Supervising Police Communications Technician

Irving Cruz (? - 13 April 2020) Supervising Police Communications Technician, assigned to the Communications Section. Cruz became a member of the NYPD on 15 March 2002.

Our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Law Enforcement (NYPD)

Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr.

Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr. (?- 13 April 2020), 41, of Fort Smith, passed away at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam.

Officer Thacker was assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Thacker tested positive for the virus on 30 March 2020 and was removed from the ship and placed in isolation on Naval Base Guam.

Our deepest condolences go out to the Thacker family, his loved ones, and fellow service members. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: U.S. Naval Officer

Adrian and Stuart Baker

Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr.

Clida Cora Martinez Ellison

Adrian Baker (? – 29 March 2020) was 72.

Stuart Baker (? – 29 March 2020) was 74.

The inseparable couple had been married for more than 51 years and were living in Boynton Beach, Florida, in retirement. Neither of them had any serious health conditions. Then in mid-March, they started feeling ill. On Sunday, they both died -- six minutes apart.

To their family and friends, our deepest condolences. May their souls be at peace.

Occupation: Retired Florida couple

Clida Cora Martinez Ellison

Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr.

Clida Cora Martinez Ellison

Clida Cora Martinez Ellison (?- 26 March 2020) child advocate, social worker, and devoted wife and mother, passed away at the age of 82 . She grew up on a farm in Natchitoches, Louisiana, said that she took pride in her Creole Roots.

Clida Ellison earned a master’s degree in social work at 57, after her husband suffered a debilitating stroke, and went on to work 20 years in the juvenile division of Michigan’s Third Circuit Court.

She leaves behind husband Dr. Leonard Ellison, Sr. and five sons, Dr. Leonard Ellison, Jr. (Francine), Rev. and Atty Brian Ellison (Sharon), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Monica), Attorneys Anthony Ellison and Eric Ellison. Clida, the bedrock of her family, was a dedicated member of Gesu Catholic Church of Detroit. Our deepest condolences to her family and friends.

Our deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. May her soul be at peace.

Occupation: Social Worker & Humanitarian

Maria Mercader

Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.

Chef Floyd Cardoz

Maria Mercader (? - 29 Mar 2020), an award-winning journalist for CBS News, passed away on Sunday from coronavirus. The Manhattan-based reporter and news producer was 54. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May her soul be at peace.

Occupation: Journalist

Chef Floyd Cardoz

Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.

Chef Floyd Cardoz

Chef Floyd Cardoz (2 Oct 1960 – 25 March 2020) was the winner of 'Top Chef Masters' Floyd Cardoz, the pioneering. Mumbai-born chef behind critically-acclaimed NYC restaurants Tabla and Bombay Bread Bar, has died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 59 at the time of his death. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Chef

Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.

Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr. ( 14 Nov 1934 - 01 Apr 2020 ) was an American jazz pianist and educator. Active since the late 1940s, Marsalis came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of a musical family, with sons Branford and Wynton also becoming notable musicians. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Jazz Pianist

Patricia Bosworth

Patricia Bosworth née Crum (24 April 1933 – 2 April 2020 was an American journalist and biographer, memoirist, and actress. She was a faculty member of Columbia University’s school of journalism as well as Barnard College, and was a winner of the Front Page Award for her journalistic achievement in writing about the Hollywood Blacklist. Our deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Journalist

Charles Gregory

Charles Gregory Ross best known as Charles Gregory ( ? - 8 April 2020) an Emmy-nominated hairstylist enjoyed more than 25 years of experience in cosmetology and beauty instruction. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Celebrity hair stylist and wig designer.

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield, born Allen Goorwitz ( 22 Nov 1939 – 7 April 2020) Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family, the son of Alice (née Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz. He had one sister, Lois. A 1957 graduate of Weequahic High School, he was a sports reporter and Golden Gloves boxer before becoming an actor. He attended The Actors Studio in New York City, studying with both Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, and worked on stage before acting in film. Garfield appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. May his soul be at peace.

Occupation: Actor

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