Seattle Times 'Lives Remembered' series honors people we lost to COVID-19 ‘I think the thing that strikes me most is just the sheer numbers. The Seattle Times knows of about only an eighth of the total deaths in Washington. For every name we know, there's so many more that we don't know.’ Kim Malcolm John O'Brien
Beloved Seattle jazz pianist Overton Berry has died Seattle pianist and jazz legend Overton Berry died on Monday at the age of 84. Kim Malcolm
Rahwa Ogbe Keshi Habte, Seattle community organizer, dies at 42 Rahwa Ogbe Keshi Habte was an organizer, chef, artist, entrepreneur, and beloved leader in the Seattle community. She passed away on August 28, 2020 at the age of 42. Esmy Jimenez
Opinion: Remembering Pete Hamill, The Tabloid Man Whose Greatest Story Was His Own NPR's Scott Simon remembers Pete Hamill, former columnist for the New York Post and Daily News, who's memoir A Drinking Life told tough truths. Hamill died this week at the age of 85. Scott Simon
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. Esmy Jimenez Enrique Perez de la Rosa
Opinion: Remembering Michael Hawley, Remarkable Polymath And Exceptional Friend Scott Simon remembers his friend, Michael Hawley, who died this past week.
National Obituary Writer Aims To Show How Coronavirus Impacts 'All People In Our Society' Maureen O'Donnell of the Chicago Sun-Times says obituary writers aren't able to cover the life of each person who has died of COVID-19. But they do their best to tell "a variety of stories." Courtney Dorning Mary Louise Kelly
Louise Weatherill, 85, Life Care resident who loved animals The puppies, especially, always put a smile on Louise Weatherill’s face. Liz Jones
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. Liz Jones
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. Liz Jones