Shafqat Khan, who immigrated to US from Pakistan, assisted recent immigrants with how to apply for driver’s licenses and hosted events for people of different faiths and cultures to understand each other better after the September 11 attacks, died of Covid-19 on April 14 at age 76. He left behind his wife, three children, seven grandchildren and a legacy of connections.

An undated family photo of the Khan family. — AP
An undated family photo of the Khan family. — AP

“He had a very clear sense of what was right and wrong and he could not sit aside if he saw someone struggling, if he could help them he would,” said his daughter, Sabila Khan.

It’s something Sabila said she is trying to emulate by starting a social media group for those mourning loved ones lost to the coronavirus so they can connect with each other.

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