{"id":2361,"date":"2021-04-27T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?page_id=2361"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:34:01","slug":"in-memoriam-pef-members-lost-in-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/departments\/health-safety\/covid-19-information-for-pef-members-staff\/in-memoriam-pef-members-lost-in-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: PEF Members Lost in COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2362 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inmemoriam-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inmemoriam-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inmemoriam-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/inmemoriam.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States, our sisters, brothers and friends in the labor movement are among the first casualties. It is important for us to work together during this crisis to prevent further deaths. It is important to thank those who are doing the work to keep us safe and fed. It is important to remember those who we lost because of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>This list includes those deaths we have currently learned of. If you aware of additional union members we should include on this list, please send details to KWillbrant@pef.org and we will add them to the list.<\/p>\n<p>David Blagrove<br \/>\nPEF Member, Nurse 2<br \/>\nOMH, Division 267, Wards Island<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Cruz<br \/>\nPEF Member, Labor Services Representative<br \/>\nDOL, Division 245, Manhattan<\/p>\n<p>Caren Goff<br \/>\nPEF Member, Child and Family Services Specialist 1<br \/>\nOCFS, Division 191, Manhattan<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gomez<br \/>\nPEF Member, Optician, SUNY Stony Brook<br \/>\nDivision 225, Nassau County<\/p>\n<p>Pappy Kunjukunju<br \/>\nYonkers<br \/>\nDepartment of Financial Services<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Onodu<br \/>\nPEF Member, Licensed Master Social Worker 2<br \/>\nOMH, Division 267, Wards Island<\/p>\n<p>David Persaud<br \/>\nPEF Member, Addictions Counselor 1<br \/>\nOASAS, Division 326, Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>Bredy Pierre-Louis<br \/>\nPEF Member, Medical Specialist<br \/>\nOPWDD, Division 244, Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>Mary E. Plevinsky<br \/>\nPEF Member, Auditor 1<br \/>\nAudit Control, Division 263, Binghamton<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Sears<br \/>\nPEF Member, Motor Vehicle Representative 2<br \/>\nDMV, Division 255, Harlem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States, our sisters, brothers and friends in the labor movement are among the first casualties. 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