Kentuckiana Nurse Honor Guard
This is the last call to duty for Theresa. Theresa you have been relieved of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Your family and friends are in our prayers during this time.
Theresa Lococo, 68
Caring nurse ‘always put others first’
Occupation: Pediatric nurse
Place of work: Kings county hospital in Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 27 March 2020
Theresa Lococo spent most of her life at the hospital, working as a pediatric nurse for almost 48 years.
“There wasn’t a day that goes by she wouldn’t come home and tell me about her patients,” said her daughter, Lisa Lococo. “She had to be forced to take her vacation days.”
New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, publicly saluted her lifelong service to New Yorkers, saying: “She gave her life helping others.”
Theresa had dogs – “sometimes too many”, Lisa said – and lived with her son, Anthony, in the home she owned for decades. She loved cooking and watching cooking shows, reading and following soap operas.
Theresa wasn’t tested for Covid-19. But Kings county hospital, in Brooklyn, was hit hard by the coronavirus.
Days before dying, she described nausea. Friends recalled a cough. Her supervisor encouraged her to stay home, her daughter said.
Lisa called her mother on 27 March, just as Anthony was dialing 911 for help.
“She always put others first,” Lisa said. “She always put herself last.”
– Shefali Luthra
Compliments of The Guardian and Facebook
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THERESA LOCOCO, RN
Theresa Lococo, a 68 year-old pediatric nurse at Kings County Hospital Center, passed away over the weekend of March 28th from COVID-19. Theresa was a 48-year NYSNA member, serving patients in New York City’s public hospital system since 1972.
Theresa was also remembered in a recent tribute in the New York Post.
Norma Wilson, a colleague and friend of Theresa, sent these words of remembrance: “Shock and disbelief are my feelings right now. As a new graduate. I had the pleasure of working with Lacoco, as she was called (we called each other by last names only at work). Lacoco always had the biggest smile, no matter how busy the pediatric units were. She was loved by all. Rest in peace, Lacoco.”
“Theresa Lococco was a hardworking dedicated NY nurse. She was loving, warm person. She will be sorely missed. Rest my friend.” - Diana Porter
This is the last call to duty for Theresa. Theresa you have been relieved of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Your family and friends are in our prayers during this time.
Theresa Lococo, 68
Caring nurse ‘always put others first’
Occupation: Pediatric nurse
Place of work: Kings county hospital in Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 27 March 2020
Theresa Lococo spent most of her life at the hospital, working as a pediatric nurse for almost 48 years.
“There wasn’t a day that goes by she wouldn’t come home and tell me about her patients,” said her daughter, Lisa Lococo. “She had to be forced to take her vacation days.”
New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, publicly saluted her lifelong service to New Yorkers, saying: “She gave her life helping others.”
Theresa had dogs – “sometimes too many”, Lisa said – and lived with her son, Anthony, in the home she owned for decades. She loved cooking and watching cooking shows, reading and following soap operas.
Theresa wasn’t tested for Covid-19. But Kings county hospital, in Brooklyn, was hit hard by the coronavirus.
Days before dying, she described nausea. Friends recalled a cough. Her supervisor encouraged her to stay home, her daughter said.
Lisa called her mother on 27 March, just as Anthony was dialing 911 for help.
“She always put others first,” Lisa said. “She always put herself last.”
– Shefali Luthra
Compliments of The Guardian and Facebook
**********
THERESA LOCOCO, RN
Theresa Lococo, a 68 year-old pediatric nurse at Kings County Hospital Center, passed away over the weekend of March 28th from COVID-19. Theresa was a 48-year NYSNA member, serving patients in New York City’s public hospital system since 1972.
Theresa was also remembered in a recent tribute in the New York Post.
Norma Wilson, a colleague and friend of Theresa, sent these words of remembrance: “Shock and disbelief are my feelings right now. As a new graduate. I had the pleasure of working with Lacoco, as she was called (we called each other by last names only at work). Lacoco always had the biggest smile, no matter how busy the pediatric units were. She was loved by all. Rest in peace, Lacoco.”
“Theresa Lococco was a hardworking dedicated NY nurse. She was loving, warm person. She will be sorely missed. Rest my friend.” - Diana Porter
Kentuckiana Nurse Honor Guard
This is the last call to duty for Theresa. Theresa you have been relieved of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Your family and friends are in our prayers during this time.
Theresa Lococo, 68
Caring nurse ‘always put others first’
Occupation: Pediatric nurse
Place of work: Kings county hospital in Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 27 March 2020
Theresa Lococo spent most of her life at the hospital, working as a pediatric nurse for almost 48 years.
“There wasn’t a day that goes by she wouldn’t come home and tell me about her patients,” said her daughter, Lisa Lococo. “She had to be forced to take her vacation days.”
New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, publicly saluted her lifelong service to New Yorkers, saying: “She gave her life helping others.”
Theresa had dogs – “sometimes too many”, Lisa said – and lived with her son, Anthony, in the home she owned for decades. She loved cooking and watching cooking shows, reading and following soap operas.
Theresa wasn’t tested for Covid-19. But Kings county hospital, in Brooklyn, was hit hard by the coronavirus.
Days before dying, she described nausea. Friends recalled a cough. Her supervisor encouraged her to stay home, her daughter said.
Lisa called her mother on 27 March, just as Anthony was dialing 911 for help.
“She always put others first,” Lisa said. “She always put herself last.”
– Shefali Luthra
Compliments of The Guardian and Facebook
**********
THERESA LOCOCO, RN
Theresa Lococo, a 68 year-old pediatric nurse at Kings County Hospital Center, passed away over the weekend of March 28th from COVID-19. Theresa was a 48-year NYSNA member, serving patients in New York City’s public hospital system since 1972.
Theresa was also remembered in a recent tribute in the New York Post.
Norma Wilson, a colleague and friend of Theresa, sent these words of remembrance: “Shock and disbelief are my feelings right now. As a new graduate. I had the pleasure of working with Lacoco, as she was called (we called each other by last names only at work). Lacoco always had the biggest smile, no matter how busy the pediatric units were. She was loved by all. Rest in peace, Lacoco.”
“Theresa Lococco was a hardworking dedicated NY nurse. She was loving, warm person. She will be sorely missed. Rest my friend.” - Diana Porter
This is the last call to duty for Theresa. Theresa you have been relieved of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Your family and friends are in our prayers during this time.
Theresa Lococo, 68
Caring nurse ‘always put others first’
Occupation: Pediatric nurse
Place of work: Kings county hospital in Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 27 March 2020
Theresa Lococo spent most of her life at the hospital, working as a pediatric nurse for almost 48 years.
“There wasn’t a day that goes by she wouldn’t come home and tell me about her patients,” said her daughter, Lisa Lococo. “She had to be forced to take her vacation days.”
New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, publicly saluted her lifelong service to New Yorkers, saying: “She gave her life helping others.”
Theresa had dogs – “sometimes too many”, Lisa said – and lived with her son, Anthony, in the home she owned for decades. She loved cooking and watching cooking shows, reading and following soap operas.
Theresa wasn’t tested for Covid-19. But Kings county hospital, in Brooklyn, was hit hard by the coronavirus.
Days before dying, she described nausea. Friends recalled a cough. Her supervisor encouraged her to stay home, her daughter said.
Lisa called her mother on 27 March, just as Anthony was dialing 911 for help.
“She always put others first,” Lisa said. “She always put herself last.”
– Shefali Luthra
Compliments of The Guardian and Facebook
**********
THERESA LOCOCO, RN
Theresa Lococo, a 68 year-old pediatric nurse at Kings County Hospital Center, passed away over the weekend of March 28th from COVID-19. Theresa was a 48-year NYSNA member, serving patients in New York City’s public hospital system since 1972.
Theresa was also remembered in a recent tribute in the New York Post.
Norma Wilson, a colleague and friend of Theresa, sent these words of remembrance: “Shock and disbelief are my feelings right now. As a new graduate. I had the pleasure of working with Lacoco, as she was called (we called each other by last names only at work). Lacoco always had the biggest smile, no matter how busy the pediatric units were. She was loved by all. Rest in peace, Lacoco.”
“Theresa Lococco was a hardworking dedicated NY nurse. She was loving, warm person. She will be sorely missed. Rest my friend.” - Diana Porter
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