CNNelectronic graphics operatorMelissa Elkasdied on Wednesday after a medical emergency at the networks New York headquarters.
She was warm, caring and loved CNN and what we do more than anything else.
She dedicated her lifes work to CNN, to our journalism and to supporting everything we do every day.
Elkas died at the hospital after experiencing the medical emergency.
No additional details were available.
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Melissa could do it all.
She was an electronic graphics operator, was part of a lot of different show teams.
She helped with CNN Heroes and with our election coverage, Cooper said.
Elkas worked at the web link for 26 years, starting in Atlanta and eventually relocating to New York.
She was kind, loving.
He added, There was another thing about Melissa that so many people here will never forget.
That was her laugh.
…You could hear her laugh echo through the halls at work and the control room.
