BREAKING NEWS: Senator Elizabeth Warren's brother has died of coronavirus.

[PA Democrat]

Reported on MSNBC.

Edited to add excerpt from Boston Globe story provided by bigtree:

Donald Reed Herring, the oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren, died on Tuesday night in Norman, Okla., about three weeks after testing positive for coronavirus.

Herring, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was 86.

Warren, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s halting response to the pandemic for months, has not previously revealed that her family was waging its own personal battle against the virus. She confirmed his death in a statement provided to the Globe and said the cause was coronavirus.

“I’m grateful to the nurses and other front-line staff who took care of my brother, but it is hard to know that there was no family to hold his hand or to say “I love you” one more time. And now there’s no funeral for those of us who loved him to hold each other close,” Warren said. “I will miss my brother.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/23/nation/elizabeth-warrens-oldest-brother-dies-coronavirus-oklahoma/

[malaise]

1. Holy Shit

Deepest sympathy to her entire family

Get thee to the greatest page for visibility

[hlthe2b]

2. Ohhh, NO! That brought that tightening to my chest and I don't know either one personally...

But, I am very saddened to hear.

[bigtree]

3. yes, sadly

...three weeks after testing positive.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/23/nation/elizabeth-warrens-oldest-brother-dies-coronavirus-oklahoma/

[ananda]

10. He looks a LOT older than her.

So do the other two.

I am really sorry this happened.

[spooky3]

15. MSNBC said he was 86. Nt

[SharonAnn]

44. They are. She was the "surprise" baby.

[PA Democrat]

17. Thanks for the link bigtree. I will add an excerpt to the OP.

[uponit7771]

4. omg

[LuckyCharms]

5. Oh no.

[bluestarone]

6. WOW!

SO sorry!

[MoonRiver]

7. OMG, how tragic.

Thoughts and prayers to Elizabeth and her family.

[spanone]

8. ☹️k&r☹️

[Kali]

9. oh, man

[Glimmer of Hope]

11. My heart goes out to her. Damn.

[DarthDem]

12. That's So Sad :(

RIP, sir.

[Alacritous Crier]

13. Damn!

Damn Trump.

Condolences for the family.

[Celerity]

14. RIP

[spooky3]

16. Condolences to the Senator and her family. Nt

[Botany]

18. Warren said "I will miss my brother" No family to hold his hand or to say "I love you" one more time

Donald Reed Herring, the oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren, died on Tuesday night in Norman, Okla., about three weeks after testing positive for coronavirus.

Herring, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was 86.

Warren, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s halting response to the pandemic for months, has not previously revealed that her family was waging its own personal battle against the virus. She confirmed his death in a statement provided to the Globe and said the cause was coronavirus.

“I’m grateful to the nurses and other front-line staff who took care of my brother, but it is hard to know that there was no family to hold his hand or to say “I love you” one more time. And now there’s no funeral for those of us who loved him to hold each other close,” Warren said. “I will miss my brother.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/23/nation/elizabeth-warrens-oldest-brother-dies-coronavirus-oklahoma/

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. Oh Gosh

That's really sad. I feel for her.

[Maru Kitteh]

20. Oh my goodness, how horrible!

[littlemissmartypants]

21. ...

[Tess49]

22. He died here, in Norman, Ok at a rehab facility. We have a facility that has had

dozens of infected patients and staff. Grace Living Center. The first surge of COVID cases in Norman came from this facility. It is likely that he was one of their patients.

[Zoonart]

23. So sad.

SO very sorry for your loss ELizabeth.

[nolabear]

24. How terribly sad. May his spirit add to her fire.

And all of ours. Tell me how expendable elders are again, you Trump-licking assholes.

[Hekate]

32. This: "Tell me how expendable elders are again"

[Hortensis]

25. "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."

Link to tweet

[Sugarcoated]

60. Which one?

[CaptainTruth]

26. I'm losing the words for this...

[Initech]

27. This is so sad. Such a tragedy.

Fuck this virus.

[democrank]

28. Heartbreaking news

Rest in peace, Donald Reed Herring.

[marieo1]

29. We are all in this together

We are all in this together, we must hold each other up in our heart. My sympathy goes out the Elizabeth Warren and her family.

[Hekate]

30. Oh how heartbreaking. Condolences to all the family.

[cayugafalls]

31. So sad.

[berni_mccoy]

33. .

[Scarsdale]

34. Deepest sympathy to Elzabeth

and the entire family. He was a true hero.

[treestar]

35. That's so sad

Condolences to Elizabeth and her other brothers.

[BeckyDem]

36. Omg! So sad and so terribly sorry to hear this!

[liberalla]

37. So sad to hear... My condolences to the family.

[mindfulNJ]

38. Oh no

[AtheistCrusader]

39. Shit

[backtoblue]

40. .

[marble falls]

41. You'd think that the powers that be would get it: it'll bring down Republicans, too ...

I cannot begin to understand how terrible the family must feel even as I stand in solidarity with them.

[crickets]

42. Oh, how awful. My thoughts are with all of the family and friends

who are feeling this terrible loss.

[Paladin]

43. My first thought: Will trump avoid saying something insulting and hurtful?

My second thought: God bless Senator Warren and her family at this time of profound loss.

God help us all, we live in such horrible, horrible times.

[Doreen]

45. My heart goes to you and yours Elizabeth.

[onetexan]

46. Ditto :( My condolences Ms. Warren.

[mcar]

47. ...

[AirmensMom]

48. OMG, no.

I'm so sorry for Elizabeth and her family.

[Duppers]

49. ...

[SunSeeker]

50. Awful. Another American succumbs to this Trump-enabled virus.

South Korea got their first case on Jan. 20, same day as us. South Korea lost only 240 people to date to the virus because they had a competent, able government who took it seriously, resulting in one of the lowest death rates in the world at 4.6 per 1 million population. Trump, on the other hand, lied that it was the flu and sat on his stubby orange hands for 2 months, resulting in a U.S. death total to date of 47,681, and one of the worst death rates in the world, at 145.7 per 1 million population. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/coronavirus/

[BlancheSplanchnik]

51. Oh no, my heart breaks for Senator Warren. 💔😪

[Upthevibe]

52. ..........................

R.I.P.....

[wendyb-NC]

53. That is so sad,

her words about him passing without family to comfort him broke my heart.

[BayAreaAtLast]

54. Aw, damn. Damn, damn, damn.

Can't stand much more of this. That thing in the White House has more blood on his hands. My deepest condolences to the senator and her family. Am I allowed to say yet trump lives on? The Lewd/Rude Abides?

[cp]

55. Love to Elizabeth Warren and her family

[Blue Owl]

56. Terrible news...

[Cha]

57. ..

RIP Donald Reed Herring~

[sdfernando]

58. Damn!

[JudyM]

59. Deeply feeling this though I didn't know him... so much respect and affection for her, though.

[dlk]

61. I am so sad for Senator Warren...

...along with the countless tens of thousands of Americans, and those around the world enduring loss in such a painful manner. This epic tragedy could have been minimized if sane leaders, who actually live in reality and believe in science, were leading our government, instead of the delusional zealots we’re currently saddled with. Thank you GOP, for exacerbating this horrific trauma that will change the world forever.

[R B Garr]

62. Wow, my condolences to the Senator.

[bdamomma]

63. So sad

tRump is a murderer period. He is conducting his own massacre on us.