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US Senator Elizabeth Warren said in a statement on Thursday that her older brother Don Reed has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the age of 86.
Warren said her older brother had a career in the US Air Force and spent about five and a half years serving in combat in the Vietnam War, adding that he was charming and funny and a natural leader with a smile that “always seemed to generate its own light, one that lit up everyone around him”.
My oldest brother, Don Reed, died from coronavirus on Tuesday evening. He joined the Air Force at 19 and spent his career in the military, including five and a half years off and on in combat in Vietnam. He was charming and funny, a natural leader. https://t.co/b8m0xKzAmM
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 23, 2020
She said it is difficult knowing her brother died alone at the hospital with no family at his side and with no funeral for his family and friends to mourn together.
What made him extra special was his smile—quick and crooked, it always seemed to generate its own light, one that lit up everyone around him. pic.twitter.com/SFMOaBVCN3
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 23, 2020
As of Thursday, the United States has confirmed 800,926 COVID-19 cases and 40,073 deaths caused by the disease, according to a tally from the World Health Organisation, updated at 6:00 pm CEST.
