HIV/AIDS Activist Obituaries
- Obituary: Bertram Schaffner (February 4, 2010)
Bertram H. Schaffner, M.D., -- a highly respected, openly gay psychiatrist known for helping to get the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, and for being among the first psychiatrists to treat people with HIV/AIDS in the United States -- died on January 29, 2010, at the age of 97.
In The New York Times
- Chris Bell, Disability Studies Scholar on Race, HIV/AIDS, Dies (December 26, 2009)
From Media dis&dat
- Housing Works Mourns the Loss of Longtime Activist Dennis DeLeon (December 14, 2009)
From Housing Works
- Longtime HIV/AIDS Activist Howard Jacobs Dies (November 11, 2009)
From LGBT POV
- Alice Terson: April 22, 1952 - October 28, 2009 (November 10, 2009)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Stephen Lagakos, International Leader in Biostatistics and AIDS Research, Dies (October 13, 2009)
From Harvard School of Public Health
- The Passing of Robert C. Scott, M.D. (October 13, 2009)
From Black AIDS Institute
- National HIV/AIDS Advocate, Physician Joel Weisman Dies in California (July 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Thembi Ngubane, Courageous African HIV-Positive Activist, Dies at 24 (June 11, 2009)
From The Body
- HIV/AIDS, Gay Rights Advocate McFarlane Dies (May 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Statement by Friends and Family of Rodger McFarlane on His Death (May 18, 2009)
McFarlane, who died on May 15, 2009, had set up the first-ever HIV/AIDS hotline, was the first paid director of Gay Men's Health Crisis, and went on to successfully lead several HIV service and fundraising organizations.
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
- In Loving Memory: Shelton Samad Jackson, February 4, 1978 - March 2, 2009 (March 5, 2009)
From Hope's Voice
- MSNBC Anchor Rachel Maddow Remembers Martin Delaney (January 30, 2009)
"The AIDS activist movement ... is essentially a hidden, huge success story about 'people power' changing the world," said MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, the first out lesbian (and the first HIV activist) to helm a prime-time news show. (The Delaney segment in this video begins at about 1:55.)
From The Rachel Maddow Show
- HIV/AIDS Advocate Delaney Dies (January 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- In Memory of Martin Delaney: The Founder of Project Inform (January 27, 2009)
From UNAIDS
- Martin Delaney, HIV Treatment Activist, Dies at 63 (January 23, 2009)
From San Francisco Chronicle
- Project Inform Announces the Passing of Founder, Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From Project Inform
- Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., on the Death of Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- We Mourn Our Great Loss: Paying Homage to Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From Test Positive Aware Network
- Robert Gallo's Letter to Martin Delaney (PDF) (January 22, 2009)
From Project Inform
- Atlanta HIV Activist Alicia Anne Culver Dies (January 16, 2009)
From The Body
- TAG Remembers Paul Newman (Winter 2008/2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In TAG Update, from Treatment Action Group
- Gene Copello, 1959-2008 (October 9, 2008)
AIDS community mourns passing of pioneering Washington, D.C., advocate.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Joseph Arthur Greenwood, 1959-2008 (October 8, 2008)
From AIDS Survival Project
- Michael Shernoff, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W.: In Memoriam (June 23, 2008)
From The Body
- Gerald Mitchell Hoyt II: In Memoriam (May 29, 2008)
From The Body
- Gay Groups Marvel at Unprecedented $65 Million Bequest (February 29, 2008)
In The Washington Blade
- Remembering a Great HIV Advocate (February 12, 2008)
From Terri Wilder
- Pioneering Journalist Dies After 20-Year Battle With HIV (December 24, 2007)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Brett Lykins, 27; Gave a Public Face to HIV as a Youth in 1980s (August 4, 2007)
In The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Well-Known HIV Activist, Ferd Eggan, Succumbs to Liver Cancer (July 12, 2007)
In Los Angeles Times
- In Memoriam: Jeff Palmer, Pioneer in Rural AIDS Activism, Aug. 24, 1946 - Oct. 3, 2005 (October 12, 2005)
From The Body
- LeRoy Whitfield, 36; African-American AIDS Journalist Who Decided Against Treatment (October 10, 2005)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Remembering LeRoy Whitfield (October 9, 2005)
This page, created by activist and author Keith Boykin, includes links to a number of LeRoy's articles.
From keithboykin.com
- TPAN Executive Director Charles E. Clifton Dies Unexpectedly (August 16, 2004)
From Test Positive Aware Network
- NPR's "Morning Edition" Reports on Celebration in Memory of AIDS Advocate, Housing Works Co-Founder Keith Cylar (April 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- David Pasquarelli Dies; Questioned Link Between HIV and AIDS (March 18, 2004)
David Pasquarelli refused HIV medications and then died of AIDS-related complications.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jason Robertson Dies at 23; Fought Efforts to Isolate Him in School Because of HIV Status (September 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nigerian AIDS Campaigner, "Hero of Public Health" and Brother of Afrobeat Legend, Dead at 75 (June 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Celebration of Life (Spring 2003)
Memorial of Women Alive co-founding member Justina Thompson.
To read PDF, click here.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Obituary: Stephen Burrus -- Helped Raise Millions to Assist People Affected by HIV, AIDS (August 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Obituary: Steve Grissom, Battler on HIV Blood (August 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In Memory of Linda Grinberg, AIDS Activist (July 2002)
A memorial to a long-term AIDS survivor and women's treatment advocate.
To read PDF, click here.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Four Deaths (Summer 2002)
Remembering Linda Grinberg, head of the Foundation for AIDS and Immune Research.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Barbara Garrison, AIDS Activist, Dead at 45 From AIDS Complications (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fred Gormley 1951-2002 (May 2002)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Obituaries: Frank Moore II, Painter; Started AIDS Ribbon (April 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Belynda Dunn, AIDS Activist, Dies After Second Liver Transplant (March 13, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Another Lost Voice: Dr. Sam Howell, III, Committed AIDS Physician (January 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- In Memoriam: Stephen Gendin (September 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- A Hero Passes: Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) (July 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- We Will Prevail Together (October 1998)
The enduring legacy of Jonathan M. Mann and Mary Lou Clements-Mann.
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Marilyn Howell -- My Thoughts (Fall 1998)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- A Memorial to a Lesbian Activist & Friend, Keri Duran (Winter 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Women at Risk Mourns the Loss of Ann Copeland (Spring 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Our Precious Lori: Gone but Never Forgotten (3 Letters) (Winter 1995)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
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