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Hawaii sign language interpreter for COVID-19 briefings dies of virus during San Diego trip
Andrea McFadden
and last updated 2021-01-21 20:43:24-05
LAKESIDE, Calif. (KGTV) - San Diego family members are mourning the coronavirus-related death of a sign language interpreter known for translating virus briefings in Hawaii.
During the pandemic, Patty Sakal has been become a familiar face in Hawaii, as a sign language interpreter at government briefings on COVID-19.
In December, she had a decision to make. Her youngest daughter, Andrea McFadden, a San Diego-based Navy sailor, would be deploying in February. Sakal wanted to visit but was worried about the virus.
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.