Putting good into the world: Michele Recanati, a bubbly Iowa medical assistant, died of COVID-19 Tony Leys, Des Moines Register
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Michele Recanati loved being a mom to three sons. She loved working as a medical assistant. And she loved being an identical twin to her sister, Cynthia.
The two women lived in the same towns most of their lives. First in California, then in Idaho, and then in northeast Iowa.
And they both worked as medical assistants, most recently at the MercyOne hospital in Oelwein.
Michele’s boisterous voice and laugh were often heard way down the halls, announcing her presence to patients and colleagues before they could see her. She found a deep fulfillment in lifting the patients’ spirits, even when they were contending with serious health problems, said her sister Cynthia Recanati.
(City of Iowa City news release)
On April 28, at 8:04 p.m., Iowa City Police Officers responded to the 2400 Block of Lakeside Drive, Iowa City, to a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, Officers located an adult male victim with gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and was later pronounced deceased. The victim has been positively identified by the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office; however, the victim’s name is being withheld at this time pending notification of the family. An autopsy is currently being conducted by the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office.
[UPDATED APRIL 30 1:30 PM] The victim in a Wednesday evening shooting in Iowa City has been identified as 31-year-old Tommy Curry of Iowa City. A preliminary autopsy by the Johnson County Medical Examiner s Office has determined Curry died of gunshot wounds. His death had been ruled a homicide.
[ORIGINAL STORY] The Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) is investigating a suspicious death Wednesday night on the city s southeast side.
According to a media release from the ICPD, officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 2400 block of Lakeside Drive just after 8 p.m. Wednesday night, April 28. When they arrived on the scene, officers found an adult male that had suffered gunshot wounds. He was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where he was later pronounced dead.
Michele Recanati loved being a mom to three sons. She loved working as a medical assistant. And she loved being an identical twin to her sister, Cynthia.
The two women lived in the same towns most of their lives. First in California, then in Idaho, and then in northeast Iowa.
And they both worked as medical assistants, most recently at the MercyOne hospital in Oelwein.
Michele’s boisterous voice and laugh were often heard way down the halls, announcing her presence to patients and colleagues before they could see her. She found a deep fulfillment in lifting the patients’ spirits, even when they were contending with serious health problems, said her sister Cynthia Recanati.