Lives Lost
This pandemic has changed our community in ways we have yet to understand, and while we are learning new ways to respond and live, we need to remember those who have died.
We may not be able to come together in person, but we can share our stories with your help. Share a story of someone you'd like to remember.
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Stories
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Leslie Snapp, 91, Navy vet, avid tennis player, grandpa
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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Elaine Ishikawa Hayes, 97, civil rights advocate, pioneer in early childhood programs
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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Robert Schaefer, 87, retired radiologist, loved opera and poetry
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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A legend at Garfield High School, Rick walked the halls for half a century. This is his story
Wendell Hicks, known to the Central District as “Two Brick Rick,” and “Garfield Rick,” died last week. He was 69. The cause was pneumonia, his appointed guardian said.
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Tomoko Hayes, 96, immigrant from Japan, raised 4 children in a new country
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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'A mass casualty:' Yakama Nation tribal member reflects on devastating Covid-19 impact to her community
Covid-19 is on track to be a leading cause of death in the state by the end of the year. But the death toll is not shared proportionally among communities.
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David Cruz, 60, farmworker, dad, and Yakima resident
Our series Coronavirus in Memoriam remembers lives lost in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form provided.
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We've reached 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus in Washington state. Here are some of their stories
Too often, they died without a loved one holding their hand or whispering 'I love you.' They died amid a panic, as this fast-moving virus closed in.
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Louise Weatherill, 85, Life Care resident who loved animals
The puppies, especially, always put a smile on Louise Weatherill’s face.
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Art Bori, 65, skydiver and devoted food bank volunteer
Gentle. That’s how many people described Art Bori. Yet he pursued his interests at full force, from skydiving to wildlife photography to his volunteer work at the Snohomish County Food Bank.
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Fadel Erian, 82, former Hanford engineer
In the last official job of his engineering career, Fadel Erian helped develop a way to safely store nuclear waste at the Hanford site in eastern Washington. But his dream project tied back to his homeland in Egypt.
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Nicki Hamilton, 83, Skagit Valley choir singer and women’s rights supporter
Nicki Hamilton was a pilot, a world traveler, a ham radio operator, a chorale member, and, perhaps above all, a New Yorker. She died of coronavirus on March 21 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was 83.