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Donald Reed Herring, Brother of Elizabeth Warren, Dies of Coronavirus | |
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This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. | |
Donald Reed Herring, the oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, died of Covid-19 on Tuesday in Norman, Okla. He was 86. | |
Ms. Warren confirmed the death on Twitter on Thursday, | |
“What made him extra special was his smile — quick and crooked, it always seemed to generate its own light, one that lit up everyone around him,” Ms. Warren wrote. “I’m grateful to the nurses and front-line staff who took care of him, but it’s hard to know that there was no family to hold his hand or to say ‘I love you’ one more time — and no funeral for those of us who loved him to hold each other close.” | “What made him extra special was his smile — quick and crooked, it always seemed to generate its own light, one that lit up everyone around him,” Ms. Warren wrote. “I’m grateful to the nurses and front-line staff who took care of him, but it’s hard to know that there was no family to hold his hand or to say ‘I love you’ one more time — and no funeral for those of us who loved him to hold each other close.” |
Mr. Herring was born on June 11, 1933, to Donald and Pauline (Reed) Herring. He was a career officer in the Air Force, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, and flew combat missions in Vietnam before retiring from the military in 1973 and starting an auto-detailing business. | |
In addition to Ms. Warren, he is survived by his wife, Judith Anne Hart; two sons, John and Jeffrey; and two brothers, David and John Herring. His first wife, Nancy, died of cancer. | |
Ms. Warren spoke about her brothers frequently during her presidential campaign — often noting their military service and that two of the three were Republicans — and they appeared prominently in one of her campaign ads. | Ms. Warren spoke about her brothers frequently during her presidential campaign — often noting their military service and that two of the three were Republicans — and they appeared prominently in one of her campaign ads. |
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