Their Stories

Kishen Bholasing was a Surinamese-Dutch singer and percussionist. Bholasing has been called one of the best interpreters of the Baithak Gana of his era. Bholasing played the Dholak and was lead singer in the formation Kishen & Friends. He has performed in the Netherlands and Suriname, during events such as Holi and sporting events of…
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Tim Brooke-Taylor was an English comedian and actor. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge, and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again,…
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Heherson “Sonny” Alvarez was a politician from the Philippines. He served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the Senate of the Philippines. He was also Minister (then Secretary) of Agrarian Reform from 1986 to 1987 and Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2001 to 2002. He died of…
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Alexander Vustin was a Russian composer. His works, including the opera The Devil in Love, were played and recorded internationally. He died of the coronavirus on April 19, 2020.

Sergio Onofre Jarpa was a Chilean politician who served as a member of the cabinet during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Jarpa was appointed Minister of the Interior in 1983 with special orders to open dialogue with the opposition, which had organised under the name Democratic Alliance. He died of the coronavirus on April…
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Philippe Nahon was a French actor. Nahon was best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including I Stand Alone, Humains, Calvaire, The Pack and Haute Tension, and he has been featured as a nameless butcher in three films by Gaspar Noé – Carne, I Stand Alone, and Irréversible (cameo). He died…
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Claude Lafortune was a Canadian paper artist, set decorator and TV personality. A graduate of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Lafortune collaborated on many graphic design projects before he became famous for his paper art. He had an exhibit devoted to his paper art work—titled Colle, papier, ciseaux—at the Musée des cultures du monde…
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Jacques Rosny was a French actor. In 1973, with Jean-Claude Houdinière and Loïc Vollard, Rosny purchased the Théâtre de l’Athénée. He left the theatre the following year. He died of the coronavirus on April 18, 2020.

Jesús Vaquero Crespo was a Spanish neurosurgeon. He was a pioneer on the treatment of medullary injuries. Born in Madrid in 1950, he became chief of Neurosurgery of the Hospital Puerta de Hierro in 1992. He was also full professor of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and also held the Chair of Neuroscience of…
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Martine Crefcoeur was a Dutch stage and film actress. Born in Rotterdam, Crefcoeur attended the Lyceum there. During her education at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, she became the leading actor, playing Anne Frank, in The Diary of Anne Frank at Toneelgroep Theater. After she graduated, she continued working with the theater company from…
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