Patty Sakal, 62, an American Sign Language interpreter at coronavirus briefings in Hawaii, died of COVID-19 on a California visit to her family. Hawaii News Now When the coronavirus pandemic hit ...

One of the most familiar faces during Hawaii’s COVID-19 pandemic, the woman who interpreted the official press briefings for the deaf community, has died after contracting the virus while visiting her ...

MINNEAPOLIS-- Every few minutes, Patty Gordon's cell phone or pager goes off -- a dozen times in two hours. Each is a call for an American Sign Language interpreter. If Gordon wanted, she could work ...

Ms. Sakal had worked as an interpreter in Hawaii for nearly 40 years. By Concepción de León This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Every few minutes, Patty Gordon's cell phone or pager goes off - a dozen times in two hours. Each is a call for an American Sign Language interpreter. If Gordon wanted, she could work 24 ...

Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians.Credit...via Sakal family Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who ...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Hawaii, Patty Sakal “put herself on the front lines” to help the hearing-impaired community keep up with the latest news, officials say. “We were honored, so honored, ...

Patty Sakal, 62, an American Sign Language interpreter at coronavirus briefings in Hawaii, died of COVID-19 on a California visit to her family. Hawaii News Now When the coronavirus pandemic hit ...