Virginia state senator dies at age 60 after contracting Coronavirus

Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has passed on subsequent to contracting Coronavirus, as per an assertion from his office. He was 60 years of age. 

"State Representative Augustus Benton (Ben) Chafin, Jr., a local child of Russell Area situated in Southwest Virginia, died on January 1, 2021 from Coronavirus entanglements," the assertion said. The conservative administrator's family expressed gratitude toward the VCU Clinical Center in Richmond, Virginia, for "its overwhelming consideration and genuine help during his fourteen days of clinical administrations there." 

Chafin, a steers rancher and lawyer, served Virginia's 38th Locale. He was chosen for the state's Place of Agents in 2013 preceding moving to the Senate in 2014. 

His office recollected that him Friday as "a solid ally of the Subsequent Alteration, monetary turn of events and medical care inclusion for a huge number of low-pay Virginians." 

"He supported positions in his area, especially in the coalfields where the decrease of coal has crushed nearby economies," the assertion said. 

Out of appreciation for Chafin, Vote based Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday requested the state banner on Virginia's Legislative center to fly at half-staff until the representative's internment. 

"I knew Ben as a legislator, a lawyer, a financier, and a rancher bringing meat cows up in Sandal Valley, working the land similarly as ages of his family had done before him," Northam said in an assertion. "He adored the outside, and he cherished serving individuals considerably more. He pushed hard to carry occupations and speculation to his area, and I will consistently be appreciative for his brave vote to extend medical care for individuals who need it." 

The lead representative added, "This is pitiful information to start another year with the departure of a sort and charitable man. May we as a whole commit once again to finding a way to think about each other." 

Chafin is made due by his mom, sister, spouse, three kids and grandkids.