Retired teacher George McKibben died April 7 of COVID-19. He was 76.
TSA screener Dian Phipps died April 13 of COVID-19. He was 32.
The Clayton Crescent has long called for the names of residents who have died of COVID-19 to be made public and continues to invite survivors to submit their loved ones’ names and photos for publication. Now, State Rep. Rhonda Burnough is calling on those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 to submit information to the “Loved Ones, Not Numbers” memorial project.
On Thursday, Aug, 27 at 7:30 p.m., those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 are invited to gather across the street from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, 120 Ivan Allen Blvd. in downtown Atlanta, for the unveiling of the Loved Ones, Not Numbers Memorial Wall. A candlelight march to the Georgia Capitol will follow.
Reminiscent of the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, when loved ones of those who died made personalized quilt squares as part of The Names Project, this effort will shine a light on those who have disappeared into the state’s statistical dashboard of race, gender, age, and comorbidity.
To take part, you are asked to register at https://bit.ly/2Qnnyj2. Participants should wear a mask and social distancing will be enforced.
To help put up the Memorial Wall, sign up at https://bit.ly/31qtHBb.
To submit your loved one’s information, visit https://bit.ly/3gqcnRf.
As a reminder, here are the 122 Clayton County residents the state Department of Health says are known to have died of COVID-19 as of Aug. 24, 2020. If you know any of them, we’d like to share their names, photos, and memory. E-mail KempWrites@gmail.com and we’ll add them to our virtual wall of Clayton County COVID-19 victims:
AGE | SEX | RACE/ETHNICITY | COMORBIDITY |
51 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
67 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
47 | Male | White | Yes |
82 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
70 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
50 | Male | Other | Yes |
76 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
75 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
63 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
82 | Male | White | Yes |
71 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
83 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
54 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
64 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
38 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
56 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
56 | Male | White | Yes |
63 | Female | White | Unknown |
49 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
46 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
60 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
67 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
52 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
63 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
55 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
86 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
84 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
44 | Male | White | No |
64 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
89 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
63 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
55 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
82 | Female | White | No |
90+ | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
86 | Female | Asian | Unknown |
77 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
75 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
90+ | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
69 | Female | White | No |
61 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
69 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
75 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
81 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
39 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
73 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
74 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
33 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
70 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
57 | Female | Other | Unknown |
77 | Male | White | No |
65 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
70 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
75 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
70 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
85 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
81 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
83 | Female | Other | Unknown |
67 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
74 | Female | White | Unknown |
72 | Male | White | No |
48 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
90+ | Female | White | No |
88 | Male | White | No |
90+ | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
83 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
90+ | Female | White | Unknown |
69 | Male | White | No |
55 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
85 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
83 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
90+ | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
69 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
82 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
66 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
55 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
72 | Male | White | Unknown |
49 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
65 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
86 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
62 | Male | Other | Unknown |
67 | Male | White | Unknown |
83 | Female | White | Unknown |
56 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
51 | Female | Other | Yes |
83 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
81 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
52 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
63 | Male | White | Unknown |
71 | Male | Asian | Yes |
67 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
38 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
67 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
81 | Male | African-American/ Black | No |
72 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
43 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
37 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
60 | Male | Asian | Yes |
49 | Male | Asian | No |
48 | Female | Other | Unknown |
68 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
59 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
68 | Male | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
55 | Male | Other | Yes |
59 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
75 | Male | White | Yes |
51 | Male | Other | Yes |
52 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
68 | Male | Unknown | Unknown |
83 | Male | White | No |
26 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
39 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
63 | Male | African-American/ Black | Yes |
76 | Male | White | No |
83 | Female | White | No |
78 | Male | White | Yes |
71 | Female | African-American/ Black | Yes |
72 | Female | Asian | Yes |
83 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
74 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |
64 | Female | African-American/ Black | Unknown |
69 | Female | Unknown | Yes |
70 | Female | African-American/ Black | No |