All memorials
Rose Muthoni Ndegwa
“Nurse Rose”
1966 – 2026
NYU Langone nurse manager who mentored a generation of immigrant nurses
New York, United States
Soon-ja Kang
“Mama Kang”
1944 – 2023
South LA grocer who kept a green notebook of neighbors' debts and forgave every one
Los Angeles, United States
Patrick Michael Dolan
“Big Pat”
1951 – 2023
Chicago Fire Department lieutenant, South Side Irishman and the block's fix-it man
Chicago, United States
Ernesto Salinas Villarreal
“Neto”
1947 – 2022
Vietnam veteran, refinery pipefitter and the boxing coach who taught kids to lose well
Houston, United States
Calvin Roosevelt Hobbs
“Cal”
1944 – 2021
Ford Rouge autoworker by day, Detroit jazz trumpeter by night, teacher to a hundred kids
Detroit, United States
Wendell Arthur Hagen
1940 – 2024
Winneshiek County farmer, Army veteran and the neighbor whose coffee pot was always on
Decorah, United States
Odessa Pettway Thornton
“Dr. T”
1934 – 2023
Spelman College chemistry professor who sent two hundred women into medicine and science
Atlanta, United States
Naomi Beth Rosenfeld
“Nomi”
1936 – 2021
Labor and immigration lawyer who read every client's whole file, and a mahjong shark
Miami, United States