NEWBURGH, NY. (THECOUNT) — Rebekah Grohl, an activist and the campaign manager for Orange County Legislator Kevindaryán Luján, died Sunday after fighting the flu virus.
Grohl, 22, also worked on campaigns for state Sen. James Skoufis and Rep. Antonio Delgado, as well as other local political campaigns. She was fondly remembered Monday as a fearless fighter for human rights.
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“Rebekah Grohl personified the City of Newburgh’s vibrancy, hope and future,” Skoufis said. “May she rest in peace and may her fearless legacy live on for generations to come,” reports RecordOnline.
Grohl was a Newburgh Free Academy graduate, and earned an associate’s degree from SUNY Orange, magna cum laude, in 2018. In addition to her political activities, Grohl was manager of Newburgh Open Movement, a monthly program of improvisational dance.
Grohl was diagnosed with the flu on Friday, and an ambulance took her to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, where the decision was made to fly her to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, Majano said.
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