HIV/AIDS Activist Obituaries
 Thank You, Bonnie Goldman, for Giving Me My Life: A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (February 6, 2012)
From The Body
 Bonnie: A Blog Entry by Nelson Vergel (January 25, 2012)
"She never mentioned her illness, even while surrounded by people who had faced theirs in her presence. Maybe she wanted to always be the strong one for all of us. We will never know."
From The Body
- Iris House Announces the Passing of a Longtime Staffer (January 3, 2012)
From Iris House
 In Memoriam: Bonnie Goldman (January 3, 2012)
From The Body
- Remembering Doug Morgan (December 8, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- Chicago Transgender Activist Dies (November 23, 2011)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Trans Community Remembers Lives Lost on "Day of Remembrance" (November 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Remembering Winstone Zulu, Zambia's Pioneering AIDS Activist (October 24, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 The Ultimate Unscheduled Event: A Blog Entry by Steven M. Natterstad, M.D. (October 19, 2011)
Bob was around for the introduction of HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) in 1996. As a result, he LIVED for 15 more glorious years. He was not, tragically, around for the cure. He planned to be, as he often wrote in his posts and blog entries. But life happened; an unscheduled event occurred: Bob died.
From The Body
- Globe and Mail Reports on Death of Zambian HIV/AIDS Advocate Winstone Zulu (October 17, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
 Farewell Frank Kameny: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (October 13, 2011)
"Frank Kameny, longtime D.C. gay activist and founder of Mattachine Society of Washington -- one of the earliest LGBT rights organizations in the U.S. -- passed away Tuesday from an apparent heart attack."
From The Body
- GMHC Mourns the Loss of Paula L. Ettelbrick, Prominent Activist and Community Leader (October 7, 2011)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
- California: Ruth Brinker, Who Fed AIDS Patients, Is Dead at 89 (August 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Celebrity Hairstylist and AIDS Activist Guy Wayne Lawson Dies at 66 (August 17, 2011)
In Variety
- Video: Honoring Tracy Bumpus' Legacy (July 5, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Remembering Tracy Bumpus, a Hero in the Battle for Transgender Rights (June 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- AIDS Activist Allen Huff Dies of an HIV Drug Side Effect: A Blog Entry by Nelson Vergel (June 13, 2011)
"My friend, Allen Huff, died on Friday. He battled portal hypertension caused by Videx (ddI) and was not a candidate for surgery to repair the damage caused by that drug."
From The Body
- Remembering Our Brother, Dr. Mark Colomb (April 5, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
 Well Done: Honoring Dr. Mark Colomb -- A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (March 30, 2011)
"Dr. Mark A. Colomb was a staunch warrior and activist whose passion and commitment to Mississippi, the South and particular focus on responding to the needs of Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have left a legacy of leadership."
From The Body
- Honoring Dr. Mark Colomb's Contribution to the Response to HIV (March 28, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- Honoring Elizabeth Taylor's Work in the HIV Community: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (March 24, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- Taylor Was Early and Tireless AIDS/HIV Advocate (March 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Elizabeth Taylor, Actress and AIDS Activist, Dies at 79: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (March 23, 2011)
"The actress was best known for her movie roles such as 'Cleopatra' and for her multiple marriages. She was also known as a humanitarian which some might consider her most important role of all."
From The Body
 Farewell, Elizabeth (March 23, 2011)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- In Loving Memory of Dame Elizabeth Taylor (March 23, 2011)
February 27, 1932–March 23, 2011
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- Video: New York Remembers Chloe Dzubilo, Trans Rebel With a Cause (March 14, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Dawn Wolff Advocated for AIDS Victims (August 19, 2010)
In Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- In Memory of Dawn Wolff, the Mother of Camp Heartland (August 2010)
From One Heartland
- The Divine Mrs. Peabody: Remembering the Women Behind the Diamonds (July 28, 2010)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- The WORLD Community Mourns the Loss of Dr. Claire Diane Borkert, M.D. (June 25, 2010)
From Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
- Action Is Greater Than Apathy (May 3, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- 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
- amfAR Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (August 26, 2009)
For people living with HIV/AIDS, a senate ally without equal.
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- 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
- Thanks Martin (Spring 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Being Alive Newsletter, from Being Alive
- 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
- In Memory of Martin Delaney: The Founder of Project Inform (January 27, 2009)
From UNAIDS
- HIV/AIDS Advocate Delaney Dies (January 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Martin Delaney, HIV Treatment Activist, Dies at 63 (January 23, 2009)
From San Francisco Chronicle
- We Mourn Our Great Loss: Paying Homage to Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From Test Positive Aware Network
- Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., on the Death of Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Project Inform Announces the Passing of Founder, Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From Project Inform
- 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: A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder, M.S.W. (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
- Editorial (October 1998)
[Archived Article]
Jonathan Mann and Mary Lou Clements-Mann: Healthcare as an international human rights issue.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- 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
- Body and Soul: Remembering AIDS Pioneer Jonathan Mann (September 9, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Human Rights = Public Health.
In The Village Voice
- 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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