HIV/AIDS Activist Obituaries

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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: A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder (February 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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