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Burke, KieranJ.
Kieran J. Burke, resident of Greenwich, CT,
passed peacefully on March 15th, 2020.
Born in Manhattan in 1926, Kieranwas the
eldest of three sons of NYPD hero P.O.
JosephP.Burke (killed in the line of duty
in 1932) and his courageous widow, Mary
Emily Burke (nee McCarthy). Kieran and
his brothers,Joseph andJohn, grew up in
the South Bronx and Rockaway Beach. He
graduated from St. Ann’s Academy, now
Archbishop Molloy H.S.
Himself a highly decorated NYPD Detective
and Sergeant, Kieran served NewYork City
for over 33years – much of his career at
the 44th precinct in the Bronx. A US Navy
veteran of WWII andKorea, hewas avery
proud Seabee.
Kieran married hisVeronica, the love of
his life, in 1952 and together they raised
theirfamily inPearl River, NY. Kieran and
Vera retired to Boynton Beach, FL where
they livedfor 25years. He loved to swim,
read and play cards withVera.Veronica
predeceased him in 2014 after 62 years
of marriage. Kieran missed her every day
thereafter.
Kieran is survivedbyfour children: Michael
(Susan), Ann Marie, Kieran, andVeronica
Thomas (Richard); eight grandchildren:
Kieran Burke, Clare Swanson (Peter), Anna
Mongan (William), James Burke, Emma
Burke,Terence Burke, Connor Thomas, and
Jacqueline Thomas; three great grandchil-
dren: Adeline Swanson, Beverly Swanson
and Cillian Mongan.
Owing to the pandemic crisis, arrange-
ments will be announced at a later date.
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Aman was killed Sat-
urday morning after he
jumped in front of an on-
coming subway train in
Brooklyn, police said.
The victim jumped on
the tracks just as the C
train entered the Lafa-
yette Ave. station near
Fulton St. in Fort Greene
about 7:30 a.m., author-
ities said.Only four cars were
visible in the station
when the train came to a
stop. Passengers had to
walk to the first four cars
to get off, officials said.
The man died at the
scene.
Service on the A and C
lines was not disrupted,
according to the MTA
website. Thomas TracyA man died after he was hit by a C train at the Lafayette
Ave. station in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Saturday.THEODORE PARISIENNE/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSMan jumps in front of subway, dies
Former Oklahoma Sen.
Tom Coburn, a conserva-
tive Republican nick-
named “Dr. No” for his
opposition to dozens of
bills, died Saturday in his
Tulsa home. He was 72.
“Tom Coburn passed
away this morning after a
long battle with prostate
cancer,” his former com-
mu n i c a t i o n s d i r e c t o r,
John Hart, announced in
atweet.
The late politician’s
family also confirmed the
news late Saturday morn-
ing.
In 2013, Coburn (inset)
revealed that he was beingtreated for a recurrence of
prostate cancer, and in
2 014, he announced his
health was forcing him to
retire two years before the
end of his second Senate
term.
He battled additional
health problems through-
out his life, including mel-
anoma in his late 20s and
colon cancer after that, his
former aide, Roland Fos-
ter told The Washington
Post.
Before launching his
political career in the
mi d -1 9 9 0 s , C o b u r n
worked as an obstetrician
in Muskogee. He went on
to serve three terms in the
Oklahoma House of Rep-
resentatives between 1995
and 2001, and after a four-year hiatus, was elected to
two terms in the U.S. Sen-
ate.
Coburn was a crusader
for limited government
power and a strong fiscal
conservative actively try-
ing to combat govern-
ment spending and waste.
In that vein, he voted
against most spending
bills, especially pork-bar-
rel allocations for the petprojects of legislators. But
his determination and
hard-headedness would
often put him at odds with
other lawmakers, includ-
ing those in his own party.
Coburn, who opposed
gay rights, same-sex mar-
riage, embryonic stem-
cell research and abor-
tions except those to save
awoman’s life, also denied
that global warming was
real.
Sen. James Lankford,
who succeeded Coburn in
th e S e n a t e i n 2 0 1 5
mourned his predecessor
as a “tremendous leader”
and a “great friend.”
Coburn is survived by
hi s w i f e C a ro l y n a n d
daughters Callie, Katie
and Sarah.Former U.S. Sen. Coburn dies at 72
BY JESSICA
SCHLADEBECK
NEW YORK DAILY NEWSSUE OGROCKI/APAtransgender woman was fa-
tally stabbed in the neck in a
Harlem park early Saturday by a
suspect who fled the scene on a
motor scooter, police said.
Cops were called to Harlem
River Park near the corner of E.
1 28th St. and Third Ave. about
1 :30 a.m. to find the 33-year-old
victim sprawled on the ground,
bleeding from a gaping wound
in the neck, officials said.
Medics rushed the victim to
Harlem Hospital, but doctors
were unable to save her.
Witnesses told police that the
woman was sitting a bench at
the athletic field when her at-
tacker stormed up and started
arguing with her.
As the two fought, the suspect
pulled out a blade and knifed her
in the neck before speeding off
on scooter.
Agruesome blood trail that
started on the bench and ended
several feet away was still visible
Saturday morning.
Friend Lavonia Brooks said
the victim, nicknamed “Lexi,”
was a prostitute who may have
been attacked by another trans-
gender streetwalker.
Earlier in the night, Lexi
ripped a wig off another trans-
gender woman, Brooks ex-
plained.
“What happened last nightwas uncalled for,” Brooks said.
“It was all over a wig, a f———
wig.
“She did her thing at the park
and stuff, but she mostly stayed
to herself,” said Brooks, remem-
bering Lexi’s love of poetry,
fashion and makeup. “I really
looked up to her because of hertolerance and respect. Lexi had
abeautiful heart, she was very
gifted.”
Cops were scouring the park
and surrounding streets Sat-
urday for surveillance footage of
the attack that could help them
identify the suspect.
No arrests have been made.‘All over a wig’
Transgender woman fatally stabbed
BY NICHOLAS WILLIAMS
AND THOMAS TRACY
NEW YORK DAILY NEWSTHEODORE PARISIENNE/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Police investigate the scene in
Harlem River Park where a
33-year-old woman was
stabbed in the neck early
Saturday morning by suspect
who fled on a motor scooter,
cops said. She later died at
Harlem Hospital.