Elizabeth Warren loses oldest brother to coronavirus

Published April 23, 2020 3:13pm ET



Elizabeth Warren is mourning the death of her eldest brother from the novel coronavirus.

Donald Reed Herring, 86, died Tuesday night in their hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, after testing positive for COVID-19. The Massachusetts senator and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate described him as “charming and funny” and “a natural leader” in a series of Thursday tweets about the Vietnam War combat veteran.

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