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Joe Logan Diffie

American Country Music Legend

Born  December 28, 1958 in Tulsa, OK 

Died March 29, 2020

Grammy Award winning singer and song-writer, Joe Diffie knew his spark from early on.  Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1958, his momma and daddy said that he could sing in harmony at age 3!  

His first musical performance was at age 14, yet he never really quit his day job until much later.  He worked in the oil fields, drove a cement truck and slaved in a foundry, all while working as a musician in his spare time.  

Chef Floyd Cardoz, Chef and Restaurateur

Born October 6, 1960 in Mumbai, India 

Died March 25, 2020 in Montclair, New Jersey U.S. 

World renowned Chef Floyd Cardoz, 59 year old Culinary Director of Hunger, Inc. shocked the world by his quick death to COVID-19.  The highly acclaimed fusionist who owned and operated establishments  in New York and Bombay, returned to the U.S. from Mumbai on March 8th. He flew into the U.S. via Frankfurt.  He had been filming an upcoming Netflix series for “Ugly Delicious” in India.   On March 17th, he was admitted to the hospital saying that he was “feeling feverish.”   Eight days later, he died from complications from the Novel Coronavirus.