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Politicians Who Died of COVID-19
(Coronavirus Disease 2019)

Very incomplete list! in chronological order   Kevin Thomas Duffy (1933-2020) — Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., January 10, 1933. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1972-98; took senior status 1998. Died, from compliations of COVID-19, in Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., April 1, 2020 (age 87 years, 82 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Patrick Duffy and Mary (McGarrell) Duffy; married 1957 to Irene Krumeich.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Reggie Paul Bagala (1965-2020) — also known as Reggie Bagala — Born July 8, 1965. Republican. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives 54th District, 2020; died in office 2020. Died, from COVID-19, in a hospital at Raceland, Lafourche Parish, La., April 9, 2020 (age 54 years, 276 days). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article   Noach Dear (1953-2020) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 20, 1953. Member, New York City Council, 1983-2001; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1998 (Democratic primary), 2000 (Democratic primary), 2000 (Republican); candidate for New York state senate 21st District, 2002 (Democratic primary), 2002 (Conservative), 2004 (Democratic primary), 2006 (Democratic primary); Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 2015-20; died in office 2020. Jewish. Died, from complications of COVID-19, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 19, 2020 (age 66 years, 151 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Sidney Dear and Joan (Lipins) Dear.   See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Morris W. Hood III (1965-2020) — Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 21, 1965. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 11th District, 2003-08; defeated in primary, 1998; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 2011-18. African ancestry. Died, from complications of COVID-19, in the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 12, 2020 (age 54 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Morris W. Hood Jr.; nephew of Raymond W. Hood; grandson of Morris W. Hood Sr..   Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.   See also Wikipedia article   Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) — also known as Peter F. Secchia — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Englewood, Bergen County, N.J., April 15, 1937. Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest Products, 1971-89; owner of restaurants; real estate developer; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984, 2000 (alternate), 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1989-93. Italian ancestry. Died, from COVID-19 and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Cesare 'Charlie' Secchia and Valerie (Smith) Secchia; married 1964 to Joan Peterson.   Secchia Stadium (baseball field) at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary Colin Luther Powell (1937-2021) — also known as Colin L. Powell; "Balloonfoot" — Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 5, 1937. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Army general; National Security Advisor, 1987-89; chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1989-93; U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-05; received 3 electoral votes for President, 2016. African ancestry. Recipient of the Spingarn medal, 1991; twice recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1991 and again in 1995. Died, from COVID-19, at Walter Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 18, 2021 (age 84 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Luther Theophilus Powell and Maud Ariel (McKoy) Powell; married, August 25, 1962, to Alma Vivian Johnson; father of Michael K. Powell.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books by Colin L. Powell: My American Journey : An Autobiography — It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership (2012)   Books about Colin L. Powell: Oren Harari, The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell — Karen DeYoung, Soldier : The Life of Colin Powell — Reggie Finlayson, Colin Powell (for young readers)   Image source: KPBS Public Broadcasting   John Young Brown Jr. (1933-2022) — also known as John Y. Brown, Jr. — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 28, 1933. Democrat. Governor of Kentucky, 1979-83; defeated in primary, 1987; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980. Owner at various times of Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics and Kentucky Colonels basketball teams, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain. Died, from complications of Covid-19, in a hospital at Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 22, 2022 (age 88 years, 329 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Young Brown Sr.; married to Phyllis George; father of John Young Brown III.   Political family: Brown family of Lexington, Kentucky.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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