In memory of those who "died suddenly" in Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina and Chile, July 11-July 18
An orchestra conductor, an emergency physician and a town councillor in Canada; Cuban pianist César "Pupy" Pedroso; Dominican filmmaker Claudio Chea; Chilean singer Francisco Valenzuela; and more
CANADA
'Beloved maestro' Bramwell Tovey dead at 69
July 13, 2022
Bramwell Tovey, a former music director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra known for founding the Winnipeg New Music festival, died Tuesday at his home in Barrington, Rhode Island.
The Sarasota Orchestra, where the 69-year-old had been music director since 2021, announced the news of his passing.
In their statement, the Sarasota Orchestra says that Tovey was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma in 2019, and after surgical intervention was cancer-free.
In January, the cancer returned and he was unable to recover, the statement says.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/music/beloved-maestro-bramwell-tovey-dead-at-69/ar-AAZy2zq
Well-known Toronto emergency physician dies suddenly while running
July 18, 2022
A well-known leader in Canadian emergency medicine has died.
Dr. Paul Hannam, who was the chief of emergency medicine and the program medical director at North York General Hospital, died suddenly on Saturday.
Hannam reportedly collapsed while out running, friend and fellow emergency physician Dr. Howard Ovens said in a tweet.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/well-known-toronto-emergency-physician-dr-paul-hannam-has-died-1.5992342
North York General Hospital prioritized “vaccinating” staff in its emergency department:
January 1, 2021 - The first 60 NYGH staff members and physicians received their COVID-19 vaccinations over the last few days. We have some 200 additional slots this weekend for staff and physicians who have chosen to get the shot.
At this time, LTC and highest risk hospital staff remain the priority for vaccination in Ontario. To start, this involves staff and physicians from NYGH’s Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, “COVID units” 7/8SE, 8W, and the Branson Assessment Centre.
https://nygh.on.ca/newsroom/nygh-staff-and-physicians-receive-covid-19-vaccine
Realmonte, 53-Year-Old Tourist Dies At Scala Dei Turchi, Suddenly Ill
July 12, 2022
In Realmonte at the Scala dei Turchi this morning, July 12, a 53-year-old Canadian tourist - A.N. She - she passed away after falling ill. The woman, after having walked the long staircase, was hit by a cardiac arrest that left her no way out and died in the parking lot above.
The rescue attempts were also useless, even a 118 helicopter took off, but did not land, as there was nothing for the woman to do. The police from the Realmonte station also intervened on the spot. The body was transferred to the Porto Empedocle morgue and the Prosecutor's Office ordered the restitution to family members
Pincher Creek announces sudden passing of town councillor Wayne Elliott
July 12, 2022
The Town of Pincher Creek is mourning the loss of Coun. Wayne Elliott, who was serving his fifth term as an elected official. According to a notice posted to the town’s website on Monday, Elliott suddenly passed away on July 9 while camping with family in Saskatchewan. Mayor Don Anderberg shared a five-minute video message on Facebook on Tuesday morning, expressing his condolences to the family and sharing stories of Elliott’s impact on the community.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8985218/pincher-creek-councillor-wayne-elliott-passes-away
Patient dies while waiting hours to be seen in New Brunswick emergency department
July 14, 2022
FREDERICTON CANADA- The death of a patient in the waiting room of a Fredericton hospital’s emergency department this week is prompting calls for major improvements to the province’s health care system.
John Staples, a residential support worker, witnessed the incident early Tuesday morning as he waited with a client at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital and posted details on social media.
He said the man appeared to be in a lot of pain and discomfort as he waited for hours in a wheelchair but eventually appeared to fall asleep.
“The ER attendant came out to check on people and checked on him,” Staples said in an interview Wednesday. “She scurried back to the ER very professionally, not to raise any alarms and came back with a few other people. They wheeled him to the back and as they did, they called a Code Blue,” he said, referring to the hospital code for a cardiac or respiratory arrest.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/14/patient-dies-while-waiting-hours-to-be-seen-in-new-brunswick-emergency-department.html/
CUBA
César Pupy Pedroso died: What was his cause of death?
July, 2022
The Cuban musician and pianist, César “Pupy” Pedroso, founder of the Van Van and of the orchestra he currently directs, “Pupy y los que son, son”, died this Sunday, July 17, in the Cuban capital.
According to the official press, César “Pupy” Pedroso, director of the Pupy y Los que Son Son orchestra, died in Havana, as confirmed by the Cuban Institute of Music. Pupy came from a totally musical family. The causes of his death are not specified, but in May he was admitted to the cardiovascular hospital in Havana in serious condition.
He was a member of the groups Fascinación, Sensación, Revé and the Conjunto Bolero; In 1969 he founded, with Juan Formell, Los Van Van, an orchestra with which he remained until 2001, the year in which he founded his own group, Pupy y Los que Son, Son.
Alpidio Alonso Grau, Minister of Culture, expressed: “Hard blow for Cuban culture: César Pupi Pedroso, a great figure of our popular music, has just passed away. National Music Award, his work will endure in the taste and memory of the people, who always distinguished him as an artist. My condolences to his family and friends.”
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Dominican filmmaker Claudio Chea passed away. The film director worked for Hollywood movies.
July 13, 2022
The movies photographer master in Dominican Republic died last Wednesday, Claudio Chea, at 72 years old. His death happened during the early morning of last Wednesday in the Abreu Hospital where he was taken after presenting some health problems.
Chea was a very renowned filmmaker who received in 2018 the Title of Honorary Proffsor by the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo due to his professional career as photographer. He began working for the TV, then as a camera assistant for TV spots productions. Chea studied Cinemain the New York Institute of Photography, where he produced Tv spots and documentaries in Santo Domingo.
No cause of death reported.
JAMAICA
Former JTB regional rep dies in Kingston
July 18, 2022
The Jamaica Tourist Board and Kingston College communities stateside and on island are reeling with the unexpected passing of former JTB sales and marketing representative, Godfrey Clarke. Clarke, a dashing and debonair marketing specialist who was popular among travel agents, died suddenly in Kingston yesterday. He had worked at the JTB's New York office for several years from the 1980s, and he was always proud and passionate about selling brand Jamaica to the travel industry.
"When Godfrey joined the board in New York, he proved himself to be a natural salesman and was extraordinarily successful in promoting Jamaica," tourism marketing consultant Noel Mignott recalled. ...
Outside of tourism, Clarke's two passions were football and poetry, and he frequently wrote poems under the pseudonym 'TinMan'. Clarke is survived by his new bride, Kimberlee Fisher-Clarke, a travel advisor based in Pennsylvania; his brother Patrick and sister Francine as well as other relatives and numerous friends.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220718/former-jtb-regional-rep-dies-kingston
COLOMBIA
Woman died during a procedure at a naturist center in Neiva
July 14, 2022
The authorities investigate the death of Naime Quiroz Ávila in a natural medicine center in Neiva. "She was undergoing injections in her knee due to bone ailments," said Iván Quiroz Ávila, the victim's brother. "We don't know if it was a heart problem, if the infiltration was misplaced...", Iván Quiroz Ávila said in the midst of anguish after the sudden death of his sister Naime Quiroz Ávila in the middle of a procedure at a naturist center in the city of Neiva.
Naime, 61 years old, who suffered from bone pain, was undergoing treatment at the naturopathic establishment to alleviate the ailments. "She was undergoing leg infiltrations due to bone disease, osteoporosis...", Iván said in a telephone conversation with LA NACIÓN. He maintained that the death of his sister occurred when they were performing the infiltration in the knee. "At the time that she was being given her medication, she felt something strange in her body, she was able to say" kind of ugly "and she began to fade." The man along with the doctor from the naturopathic center tried to help her but she died in seconds. "We called her, we revived her and she did not respond."...
The man pointed out that he does not understand why his sister died suddenly. “We do not know that she could have been her, she did not have heart problems, or breathing, or high blood pressure, she did not have the flu. She was happy”.
The naturopathic doctor told the woman's relative that it was a heart attack. "The man says it was a sudden heart attack, but we don't know if it was caused by the drug," said Iván Quiroz, who, like his sister, lives in the Ríoneiva village in the municipality of Campoalegre.
Judicial sources stated that the woman's body has a circular lesion on the neck and ecchymoses on the neck and face. The lifeless body was transferred by criminalistics units of the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) to the Legal Medicine morgue where it will be analyzed to clarify the woman's death.
https://www.lanacion.com.co/mujer-murio-durante-procedimiento-en-centro-naturista-en-neiva/
ARGENTINA
Carlos Quintana passed away, historic leader at UPCN
July 13, 2022
The historical Secretary General of the Union of Civil Employees of the Nation (UPCN) at the Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Quintana has died last Wednesday at 9pm (72 years old) in the Hospital Anchorena of the Autonomous City, where he was hospitalized.
“Sadly, Carlos was hospitalized due to a post-operative that was complicated since some time ago and this morning he passed away”, people from the Union declared.
Quintana lead the union that managed the civil personnelof the Nation in the Bonarense District, sinces 1985. He was the head of the Regional CGT La Plata during 12 years y founding member of the CESPE. At the same time, he was Provincial Congressman in 2005 representing La plata.
He was famous in 2011 when he tried to travel to Uruguay with $60,000 usd and he was detained, he declared that he was going to Uruguay to spend some holidays with his family and that he won this money in the Lottery.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/436759-murio-carlos-quintana-historico-dirigente-de-upcn
https://www.pressreader.com/argentina/la-nacion/20220714/281732683205133
CHILE
Francisco Valenzuela, vocalist of La Rue Morgue, dies at 53
July 14, 2022
Today, Thursday, at the age of 53, the death of Francisco Valenzuela, vocalist of the Chilean band La Rue Morgue, who had been hospitalized urgently last week, was confirmed.
According to BioBioChile sources, the death occurred around 07:00 in the Luis Tisné Hospital, where he was treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a stroke.
And the hits just keep coming..
#edited - noted that the tourist who died in this section in Sicily was Canadian. My bad#
As always, thank you for all that you are doing to bring public awareness of this media-sponsored global culling.
RIP people. 🙏🌷❤️