# John Poleon

> believed to be the first front-line medical worker in Western New York who died of COVID-19 (1956-2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q95880829](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95880829)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-poleon


## References

1. [The Buffalo News. 2020](https://buffalonews.com/news/local/one-of-our-own-covid-19-claims-buffalo-general-x-ray-technologist-who-put-colleagues/article_4f7fc34d-000f-5ae2-8ee5-fe557b4fd251.html)
2. [The Buffalo News. 2020](https://buffalonews.com/news/column-name-stadium-for-john-poleon-and-what-the-name-represents/article_0ff3ff42-c784-11ea-a061-7f4a8f930de6.html)
3. [2020](https://www.cwa1168.org/a-tribute-to-john-poleon/)
4. U.S. deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss
5. [Source](https://lombardofuneralhome.com/tribute/details/15062/John-Poleon/obituary.html)