Patty Sakal, A.S.L. Interpreter for Virus Updates, Dies of Covid at 62
Ms. Sakal had worked as an interpreter in Hawaii for nearly 40 years.
Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians.Credit.via Sakal family
Published Jan. 20, 2021Updated Feb. 3, 2021
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Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians, died of complications related to Covid-19 on Jan. 15. She was 62.
Ms. Sakal, who lived in Honolulu, died at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego. She had gone to San Diego last month to visit one of her daughters, according to her sister, Lorna Mouton Riff.