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Beloved sign language interpreter in Kentucky dies

Por: Associated Press Health May 08, 2023

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Virginia Moore, who became a pandemic-era fixture in Kentucky as the sign language interpreter for Gov. Andy Beshear’s widely watched briefings on the COVID-19 outbreak, has died.Moore, 61, died Saturday from complications after a brief illness, said Amy Hatzel, board chair of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, where Moore had a long career.In announcing his friend’s death in an extended social... + full article



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