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. PHELAN
Of Marblt!head, former!Y of Everett,
Fet>ruarv 2, Michael F. Beloved son OT
Joseph B. and Catherine A. (MaddOx)
Phelan. Brother of Kathleen Dinan of Ever~tt, Susan Kulmocz of FL, Ann Phelan of
soencer Cheryl Phelan of Everett, Josept)
Phelan Jr. of Everett, and Patricio AsMI
of Tewksbury. Long time companion of
Dennis Cormier of Marblehead. AlsO
, !Jrvlved by several nieces and n~ws.
!
~ unerol from the Murphy &
Funeral Home, 519 Broodwoyi EV
on WedneSdoV at 9 o.m. Fo1lowed by a
Funeral Moss ln the Immaculate Conceotlon Chureh at 10 o.m. Visiting hours Monday 7·91 Tuesday 2·-4 and 7.-g, Interment
Waterside Cemetery, Morbleheod~ote
roduate Po~ John XXIII High
Y97o, and Framingham State 97-4.
Secretory of the Marblehead Festival of
Arts. Associate COOCh of a Women's G.E.
Softball Team. Late employee G.E.. Lynn.
In Heu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be sent to the AIDS Hospice at Mis·
5lon HIii. 18 Porker HIii Ave., Boston, 02120;
or Setton Manor, 296 Allston St.. Brighton,
~146. Parking In rear of Funeral Home.
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dllclon
~ 2. ... - afler Ills . . . blrltldav, after ftw vears of baffllno
AIDS by continuing to work and
llve well. Brllllant crtlst, writer, DIrector of HortlcUltUre at Manha!·
tan Plaza. creator of extraonllnarv beaUIY, he will I - be rememl"~AROSA-OI HIide Park ~ust 30
bared and milled bY thOH WhO
. Beloved aan of Victoria' (Barca) encl
IOved him. MemorlCII servtce lo be
PeSQUtlrOSB. Brother of Edward Pa. 1 heldllllhefalLContrtllutlOnSlo the
sa of Acton He will be missed by IOY- ' Manllallan PICaD AIDS F ~
aun~. uncles, cousins & friends. Memo- , 11on-,ldNClllllf9CICll9d '/".l..
Service Tt,urs , S!IPt. 3, from the SL ..
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Johns Church, 4750 Wll&hongton St.,
On ~
Aoxbury, at 11 em. In Heu of flowers Memca,1_,.. 1'"'
al donations ~ be made to the Hospicfl •
1992.
IIIMI C.- ..alloll
Mlllsion HII 20 Parker Hill Ave Boston MA
SocllfY . . . . . of P9l9I'
02120, Amii~ by the Einest P. gig:
~llllof F.La ~ O W ~
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gllfflO a Son ,- - , Hdnw, WINTHBOP
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en to llll tlllll¥,
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VICIOI', Norttllm Ughts
Altemallvft often IOl/9 Gld SUPp0rt to the famllv and trtenclS of Its
co..founder, Vidor PhllliPs. whO
died Januarv a from AIDS.
Memorlol NNIC• Januorv 23.
6:30 PM. Ru191n ~
d,.l!flan ,
Church. 236 w..t nni ~
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'e'l'ot-!-.A CX:::
':IICICICI and nallle man. Survtwc1111¥
hll COfflPdillon of 42 _ . . ,
Clll'lltlan Rohlflno; hll brother
Warren Pen1ne (Marlie) of Paral-
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Mav 4, 1992. of MDI rilate<I com·
pllcotlons. WHI be cireaf1V missed
bv his tamllv and manv lovtno and
adoring lrilnCII. eont,IIIUtlons to
AMFAR OI' ........... of VOUI'
ChOICe.
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SDrinol. CA. 1111 niece C'lnthlCI
WIicox of Provtdeuc:e, RI. hll neohew SNPllen Pen1ne ISUlan) of
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andlhelre1111c1ren.
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Wwalle-.-111.
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Of New Var1( Cl.
SU.. and Cart
dear brother of CathV Timpone
and Ronald; cherished friend of
Ralph Astermann. Visiting at the
Macagna Funeral Home. Cllffslde
PQ1I, NJ. Fwwal mms. WednesOt:N, - ' - 3, 1992, al 10 am. SI. Mi·
chael's R.C. ~"'*-'"Pk.
The New York Times, 1987
Carmelo Pomodoro adjusting the fitting of one of his sweater designs.
Carmelo Pomodoro, ·3 7, Designer
Who Led New York Fashion Firm
•. • , ~--• ,
Just before dawn
, our friend and son. I
vJab NIINN IIUlllllnd
Lorry Pond. died of AIDS. But
of Clair, IOvllll falher Ill ltlctlard
what will be remembered most,
ond DaMd. c:hlrtlHed of Minnie,
Is hOw Lorry lived. And the
devoted brother of Harrv. ServlBy BRUCE LAMBERT
brtghtneu of his light Which
CH WednesdaY, 1 PM. at River·
Illuminated so much abOut life, for
side ChaD&la. 16111 and Amlter·
Carmelo Pomodoro, a rising talent
Mr. Pomodoro, a native of New York
so manv of us. Only fortv-two,
dam. All donations can be made to
as an international designer in the City, began studying painting at the
Lorry was a leader within the
American l"OUIICIIINOII fOI' A!PS
Interior design lndustrv, who
ReHCll'Ch. ~ - /
fashion industry, died on Thursday at Parsons School of Design but switched
alwavs Odded dimension and
"'
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in to fashion design.
depth to his work and co-worker, ....................
1911111
at Stendlg (NV), Environmental
Manhattan. He was 37 years old and
After graduating, he worked as an
NVC. ...._. of ,,._., J1c1n
Planning and Research (San Franlived in Cornwall, Conn.
apprentice for several designers, inBaylftl; brOlller "'
ClllrYt
cisco) and Hermon 'MIiier (ConoMalaleM and Linda Giorgi. father
da). In 1984, through foresight and
He died of AIDS-related pneumonia, eluding Bill Haire, Betty Hanson, Stan
of Caroline and NICholaa. devOl8d
oersonol courage, Lorry co-foundfriend of lnJ Ro.illlum and
said an annoupcement from his compa- Herman and Ralph Lauren. In 1986,
ed DIFFA. the Design lndUstrv
Kenneth KarDel. Memortal Nn11C9
Foundation for AIDS (NY), which
ny, Carmelo Pomodoro, Ltd.
Mr. Pomodoro started his own design
at TffllllCe Cardnal Cooke Health
hos r aised more than S10 million
Mr. PomQdoro gained recognition in firm with John Axelrod, a lawyer, as
care Cenler, Flffll Aw at 106 st,
notlonollv for AIDS edUcatlon and
Sat. Fell. 2' at 11 a.m. In lleu of
services. But his greatest gift was
the early l980's as one of the leaders in ·his business partner.
flOMrl.
LID
lie lent
olwavs for fomltv and friends whO
a new g~n,eration of designers, and his
In a joint venture with the Takashito GMHC, 12'W • S-. NYC IID11.
daltv, fell the warmth and wisdom
career grew steadily.
of this beautiful bOY called Lorry,
maya Company, he opened a boutique
WhOse Hohl will continue to PPOl5NC::t- C 1 a age 36.
In 1981 , when he was just 26, he in Tokyo in 1989. Its success led to six
of New V
and Kev Welt, FIOrl·
glimmer In all of us WhO fell It.
do. died on Mardi 21, 1M of AIDS.
showed his first full collection at his more stores in Japan. He expanded to
And esoeclollv BIii and Lois Pond.
Ortgtnallv from Montreal. Conacla.
his parents; Barboro Richards. his
GordOn worked for the Bantam I Manhattan apartment. The New York Paris in 1990. This year the Pomodoro
sister; Helen Eglng, his best frlena;
DoUbledaY Dell Legal Department
Times reported, "The collection was, company moved its Manhattan headand Stephen Gooch. J1i. .IRvlng
as a contracts Administrator. In
comoonton, alwavs. /q ~o,L
for a young designer, that rare thing - quarters to a new showroom and studio
his memory, Gordon asked that
friends VOiunteer ttme or make a
fully thought out, versatile and well at 525 Seventh Avenue, near 38th
POXTON-John Mlclloel. Age 39, lnl contribution to their choice of
St. Vincent's Hospital. NYC on Julv AIDS organlZallons. He Is survived
made."
Street.
6. 1992. Loving son of Thomas and bv his mother and his monv
Most of his designing was for wornMr. Pomodoro worked as a volunteer
LoMoe Poxton, Seattle, WA. deor frtendl. Plans for a memorial ser·
brother of Kothv Dunham and vtce wll be ~ laler.
en's clothing, but it included some fash- mentor to students in the Parsons
Tim Poxtoo. and brother-In-law,
-toraet vou.
ions for men. His designs ranged from Golden Thimble program. He also supJorn Dunham. Also survived by
many aunts, uncles and cousins
T-shirts to fur coats and included ported charitable organizations help(Soll
B
IICtllr
• Play
and many close friends from Soth1
Intl the role of Lun Tho In The evening dresses, jackets, pants, skirts, ing children, the homeless, abused
ebV's, lncludlng Dick. Stacv, Danny
King and I with Vul Brenner
sweaters and shawls. His fashions women and AIDS patients.
and Jennifer, ond many other
1 dear friend$. Sotheby's Antlaulties
the lead In The Fantastiks. On D
were produced for stores like Henri
Surviving is hi~motl}er, Marie, of
del)orlment odministrotor since camber 25. BelOved son of Concet
Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman.
1983. Director of Art and Enter· to and Salvatore. Loving bro
Boca Raton, Fla.
tatnment Advertising, Horizon of R<*>h and Romllda TabOoda
PERRY,.Josaph F. , of Leominster, $ept. I
1981-1983. Manager, Arts Advertis- Cherished uncle of Valerle, Krl
3 lirNat M
2"d In Boston, In his 30th year, formerly of Pfe~~~~f~':,!,~i,.:°:e ltrie\ateAud~
ing SoHo News 1978-1981. Member tine, Stocv, Romlkla. Manuel an
Salvatore. Reposing Friday 2-5
of Program Committee for Big
Grafton. Son of Kenneth & Gecru..=
(Beny). Brother of Bonnie RIiey of Malden
8
Apple RounduP. Memorial service and 7•9:30AM. Ralph AleYOII and
Dianne
end sandra Longo of Utah. Funeral from the
Inc, 1275 65 Street, BroOlltvn. I,.
Thursdov, June 9th. 5 p.m. at Solt,.
haus. Employed by Digr:;J Equipment
Carroll Funeral Home,, 721 Salem SL. MaNorth~~-o. Memorlar Funeral M ebV's. In Heu of flowers make do- Funeral Maas Satunlav, 9'.30AM.
plewood ~ MALDEN, Wed. _Id 9 :15 a .m .
Our Lady of Solace R.C. Church.
.,
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9 AM I
Funeral Mase In St . .Jolieoh's Church at 10
nations In memory of John to:
2866 West 17 Street, Brooklyn. 1 II~t (Rt. 30l
e.m . Visiting hours Tues., 2-4 & 7 -9 . In lieu of
GMHC. 129 W 20th, NY, NY 10011.
lieu Of f ' - S contributions to ~ ' \ Cirafton. Memorial donations to N .E. .......flowers donations may be made to the HosActor's Fund.1501 9r....-., N
ooness HosQltal Development Office, ltl185
pica at Mission HIii, 20 Parker HIii Ave., Bos-•
P11 ri
Rd Boston MA 02215 No VIS ~
ton, MA. 02120. ~.,,,, 1_
Yorll. N.V. 10036 or Manhatton
~.;,' rlvate burial'. Arrangements~ the
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�OE LA PAVA-AUIIUsto. We
mourn th& passlno of o trulv
unlou• and olfled man. on Mov 30,
32. he succumbed to AIDS.
ot A talented artist, we h<lv• IOst o
teacher, o lover, and o Irland. t.
Is survived bV his POr&nls. two
brolh&rs and a sister.. He Is also
/~ ·-¥- V
survived bv his fomllv of frl&nds
and loved on&s. W• ore gral&ful
Stanley Platos, a fashion designe
for and blessed bv .l!!IL olfl of
and manufacturer , died on Wednesda
Marvin friendship and love. SIL'
CHINO, Calif. at Christiana Hospital in Wilmington Pancoast, convicted of killing P£TERMAN-Tommv David,
1992. Beloved son of
Del. He was 44 years old and lived i the former m istress of depart- Sept. 3, and Wanda of Alma. Ark.
Lesselv
Manhattan.
A private dutv RN with a sP&CIOI
Bloom- brand of TLC extended to monv
He died of liver failure result'ing ment store heir Alfred
prominent New Yorkers. Dancing
from complications from AIDS, said ingdale in 1983, died Wednes- and acting were his sPeclol DOS·
on
chief executive offi- d ay in a prison hospital where slons. Tommv was o class actsoul
Robert Weinstein,
gentle
life's
he was being treated for s ymp- who stage. Akind andpassed too
cer pf Stanley ptatos/Martin Ross.
loved life and
soon, courogeouslv brave throuoh
Stanley Platos/Martin Ross, a Sev- toms of AIDS. He was 42.
o terrible trauma. Is now ot peace.
" It's m y understandi ng that A conslant companion, verv soree!)th Avenue dress house, was begun
eight years ago by Mr. Platos and Mr. he was HIV-positive and had Iv missed. deorlv loved and lhall
never be forgotten.
Doualo•
Ross, who served as co-designers. The pneumonia," s aid Car l M orrow,
The Staff, Boord,
left this life company will be continued by Mr. a San Bernard ino County d eof The Lesbian
o un
peaceably on July 30, 1989, twelve days Ross, Mr. Weinstein said.
and Gov Communltv Services
puty c oroner.
center mourn the death of PameMr. Platos attended the Fashion Inafter a heroic decision to discontinue all
writer
a
Mr. Pan coast died of "car- la Pratt. Pamela.the fiction of "In
Chair
his life artificially at stitute of Te~nology, the Traphagen di opu l mon ar y arrest with and editor, was
treatment to prolong
our own Right'·, the center's
School of Design and New York Univerreading and workshop series for
the expense of the quality of his life. He.died
sity. He worked for Givenchy and Va- w a sting s yndrome associat d Lesbian and Gav writers, from
of AIDS.
unlll her
his company, wi th m alignant viral syn- 1991 will take death. Funeral servl·
len~ino bef~re. ope~ing
Bruce spent his last hours in the lovin which specJ_ahzes m festive cocktail dromes," said Lt. K evin P eters, ces 7.9 P.M. place tonight, 3/31,
ot the Greenwich
from
presence of his mother Elaine, his father; and evening dresses. It made clothes a spokesman for the California Village Funeral Home. 199 Bleeker
St. We will miss her dedication and
Bob, his sister Dianne and his friends Steve for private clients, including Linda Ev- Institution for Men.
he!~ rlt. J. Powsner, President
,a;,:,teven
Wage and Rod Hoel. His closest friends and ans, Mary Tyler Moore, Ethel K~nPaulo Martlnoc, Co-Choir
Mr. Pancoast lived in the
nedy, Jan Chipman, Buffy Cafritz and
Joe Pumphrey, co-Chair
all of his relatives surrounded him with
Richard o. Bums. Exec Director
Ford Johnson. The clothes are prison's ward for inmates with
Anne
light , love and life 24 hours a day through sold by such stores as Neiman-Marc us HIV, the virus that caus es ~ Lesbian and
out his final weeks.
Bergdorf-Goo dman and Saks Fifth Av~ AIDS, Peters said.
. - - . AOril .t;
Bruce was born in Brighton , Mass., Aug. enue.
M r. P a ncoast was convicted 1992. He will be greattv miSsed bV
both his Collfornlo and !WW York
IO, I %2, and grew up in Arlington , Mass.
Mr. Platos was ·a member of the of beating Vicki Morgan to tomllkts. A golhertll9 to celebl'trte
Bruce graduated from Arlington High in Empire State Plaza Art Commission death with a baseball bat in his Ille and to honor his memorv
will be llekl at hts tonner ~
1980 and went on to st udy Industrial Arts at the Hellenic American Neighborhood. 1983. He w as serving a sentence klence on SaturdOV, Mav 30th. at 3
and a trustee of St.
P.M. Contributions mav be 111111 to
26 years to life.
Fitch burgh State, and , later, Art and Desi;n Action Committefor the Aged.
of
~ Lov• W• Denw,-.
Michael's Home
Morgan, a former model, PISANO-Joseph, on Sell!. 41h,
at the Massachusetts College of Art in
His companion was Mr. ~oss.
was fou nd dead in the condQ- 1992. from complications due to
Boston.
He is survived by his parents, Irene minium she and Mr. Pancoas't AIDS. We deeDIV mourn the !)OSSJng of our dear friend. Friends
His knack for discerning "how things and Thomas Platos of Wilmington and
mov coll ot Daniel J. Schaefer. 41·
23 41h Ave. Brool<IVn, N.Y • Monwork" - locks, mechanical objects, and his brother, Michael, of New York Citv. shared in Studio City.
dav, SeQI. 7, 2·S and 7-10 c.m.
aft
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electr<?nics - was evident at an early age, as
er v;noBrownondOlgaGri1ocou1os
She was k 1 e a year
was his penchant for art, singing and pho"HFER-Eric corson, age 30, died
filing a $10 million palimony
1
tography, and carpentry. Bruce often exsuit against Bloomi~gda le, the
%;Jc/9'/ GTE cost estimator
pressed his uniqueness through his art. His
department store heir and con- Erlekson, two ststers and comooability to design and make furniture gave
fidante of former President ~l:~'i~o~~ ~~i::1~ to
Thomas D. Petrosky, a cost esti
him wide exposure in the Boston area. For m a tor and finan cial analyst witll
Reagan: Bloomingda le died of PICKENS-Kermit, 41. 1ntormat1on
s«vices Director, Home Box Ofcancer m August 1982.
instance, he designed and built by hand a GTE Corp.'s government systems
fice. Died Mcrch 4 of comptlcomarvelously detailed home in Bedford
After her death, Morgan's ~~~~:g,l,°e~~ ~e!:'0 ~ 0 !fn
division in Needham, died of AIDS
Mass. from a small original "Captain,'
only son, Todd, was awarded everyone with his coring and
Saturday at St. E lizabeth's H ospital.
House" structure.
$200,000 to be paid from Bloom· ~r,'~~',fi~~ ~~g~~I:
Brighton.
Bruce once talked about all of the things H e was 40 and lived in
NYC; hiS parents. Mr. and Mrs.
ingdale's estate.
Kermit, Sr.; his sister, Sharl Lorv;
.
he had created " For other people - things
The Jury ruled that a letter and two nieces, oil of New AlbonV,
Born in Wilkes-Barre , Pa., Mr.
A
d t t" g .,_ - MS. Donations con be sent to
· d 1 ·
in the past that will be here when I'm gone,''
Bl oom1ng a e s1gne s a m ne AmFor, 733 3 Avenue, NYC 10011
Petrosky graduated from Siena Coland compared his thoughts to the lyrics o f1
agreed to pay Morgan $240,000 or GOd's Love we Deliver, 895
in Loudonville, N.Y., in 1973
was a legally binding agree- Amsterdam Avenue, NYC 10025. '
Working: " He builds a house with his lege
· d $40,000 PATE:'~SON-Sfephen J . E..,_
and moved to Boston in 1975. He
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and111Yentor.onAugust21.19920,
hands/ 20 years go by and still it stands
t
men. Sh e h a d receive
joined GTE in Peabody in 1981 as an
before the payments were cut Forest HIiis Gord&l1. NY. Beloved
In his musical life, Bruce developed
0
cgeor'
strong baritone and tenor under the close internal auditor after receiving a
off.
RUITlll9L Devoted friend of SItutelage of his mother Elaine. He often en~ master's degree in business adminis-Palo. Lov1119 brother of
A focal point of the pali- en SY911eckl and fond uncl&Helof
joyed performing a song or two with the tration in 1980 from Northeastern
trial was the alleged ex- Nina svoneckl. Reposing Fox
mony
Funaral Home, Ascon Ave com&r
featured performers and friends at Nick's, University.
istence of so-called sex video- Metroocllllon Ave, Fores! HIiis. Frithe 1270, and the Randolph Country Club
tapes of Morgan, Bloomingda le day, Salurdov, sundav 2-s and H
at our LodV
and other prominent officials • P.M. Funeral MossChurch. MonHe leaves his companion, J ohn R.
or with his dad at Napolean's and his
~ Mortvrs
31 ot 9'.30
The tapes never were produced. 1 day, Auoustof Heaven A.M. Infer·
mother in shows or recitals.
H uston; his parents, Frank and HelCem&t&ry,
ment Gate
.
Many knew Bruce through his long affili- e n (Yar ish) Petrosky of Wilkes- P ENNI MA N-Formerly of Cambridge. In Westchesler,NY.
·
"/i'H ... Reta,! worker Glenn
San Francisco. December 23rd. ~ .
ation with the Boston Center for the Arts Barre; and a brother, Patrick of
Beloved son of Well;"CS :
•
late Edith \Soderquist) Penniman
and from his close work with friends involv- Louisville, Ky.
arshfie d Hills. Marshfield and
of M McGrath of Dear brothe.r of Pasinski1 41 • of La guna
Gail A.
\
and white magic. In these
ed in healing
0
e_ •conner 0 J ~ ~ti~:n~?~g~i\~~e~J1 Jsae~~~e~ Beach, Calif., died Sept.
areas, as in all others, he always gave o
h"
· d
A funeral Mass will be said at 1
Episcopal Church, Mass Ave. 4• h ·
,
corner Sellers
0. in St Peter's Street. Cambridge. SUNDAY, l'f e IS SUrVIVe by IS
his love, and his energy.
himself,
p.m. Calllng hours at St.
a.m. Saturday in St. John Chrysos
December 29 et 2 Home.,, 11 Magazine the I 8 pa rtn e r
Gar y
Bruce's life was lived as a celebration. He
\ Watson Funeral
'
.
Interment
CAMBRIDGE Saturday ,<-4 & 7-9.Monday at Kuretichq'-f
tom Church, West Roxbury.
1n Grove Hill Cemetery. Waltham.
always had a smile and a kind word, and in ~
··
Age 44. Died
1 p.m. Late Staff Sergeant US Army Korean
peocefullV al hOme In Middle Ishis final days, Bruce spent his hours "being
War and former member of Sterling Lodge
AF&AM of Malden. Donations in his name
land, N.Y. of comoucatlons of
there" - co mforting and preparing those
AIDS on Morch 7, 1992. Survivors
'ri"? D~:.:c;~~esf.~ s~~1~aits~'b''b~~;f,t'·
include mother Noncv, sister SU·
he loved but had to leave behind . We will all
son and companion Tlmothv
Chandler. Memorial service Michael Phipps, former director of the Omaha Public Library
remember those days as among the closesl
Morch 14, Setouket PresbvterlOn
and most loving of our lives. We'll m·
Church, Setoukel. L.1., 2:30 PM.
died of complications from AIDS Oct. 31 in Omaha. He was 4g'j:!
Bruce.
Stanley Platos, 44,
A Fashion Designe
Marvin Pancoast,
killed mistress
of Bloomingdale
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Th9mas D. Petrosky, 4
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=·
0
,
~~si:~:i;~
=
r~~or~~
�Nell Passarlello, 40
Was psyclwtherapist
Neil Marc Passariel lo, a psychotherapist, died of AIDS Tuesda~
at his home in Somerville. He was
40
· Mr. Passariello was a consultant
and therapist at the University of
Massach usetts Medical Center,
House of Affirmation, Boston, Lesley College, Cambrid ge, and the
Greater Lawrence Mental Health
Center.
Born in New Haven, he graduated from the University of the Pacific,
in Stockton, Calif. and received a
master's in education at Lesley College. At the time of his death he wa
a doctoral candidate in clinical psycholQgy at Antioch New England
Graduate School in Keene, N .H.
He served on the America n
Board of Examiners in Psychodramas, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy and was a member of the
Yale Russian Chorus and coauthor
of an Italian-American cookbook.
He leaves his parents, Salvatore
Pllllllll
and Sophie Passariello of North HaApril 18, 1995, 181 63
Film and TV publi- ven; a sister, Phyllis Passariello of
cist who worked on Danville, Ky.; and his companion,
Dr. Kildare and The
asper Lawson of Somerville.
ManF'rum UN.CLE.,
A memorial service will be held
and the cult classic
t 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Arlington
Barbarella.
t.CbnrcliThe largest bequest is from Peter Pender, a
San Franciscan who died of AIDS recently. He
left $2.26 million to the American Foundation for
AIDS Research in New York, with $1 million
more to -come from the sale of the gay resort he
owned.
ca•
South End home in the presence of
family and friends from AIDS-related
complications on January 2.
Formerly of San Francisco , Piper
moved to Boston in 1982 to continue
his medical career, first as an intern at
Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain,
then at Central Hospital in Somerville
and, until just weeks before his death,
at Expr ss Care in Hyde Park.
Living actively with AIDS for several years, Piper was a frequent
speaker for the AIDS Action Committee and a voluntee r with Bridge Over
Troubled Waters. He also served on
the planning team for The Hospice at
Mission Hill and regularly attended
services at Emmanu el Church in
Boston.
Born in Los Angeles, Piper attended
medical school in San Francisc o,
where he received his degree in 1982.
He returned to San Francisc o for a
short time in 1987. While living in
Boston, Piper maintain ed and
nurture d a wide network of
professio nal and personal friends.
Friends say his struggle with AIDS-related complications was one of dignity,
selfless generosit y and compass ion.
His endurance became legendary and
was an inspiratio n to many, especially
to other persons with AIDS. Friends
marveled at his humor and his ability
to allay the fears generate d by the
disease, providin g hope and
understa nding. He touched and
J. Richard Piper .di:,. /'o/'?CJ
enriched many lives.
Pi per is survived by his lover of
seven years, Patrick Roll, and their
schnauze r, Fletcher . He leaves his
mother, Marie Piper of Newpor t
Beach, California; a brother, Michael C.
and his wife Nancy, of Seattle, Washington; a sister, Nancy Piper Sloan and
her husband Doug, of Santa Rosa, California; three nieces and nephews, and
countless loving friends.
A memoria l Mass celebrat ing
Piper's life was held at Emmanu el
Church on January 5. Contribu tions
may be made in Piper's name to The
Hospice at Mission Hill, 18 Parker Hill
Ave., Boston, MA 02120 or St. Francis
House, c/o St. Anthony Shrine, 100
Arch St., Boston, MA 02110.
Darryl S. Pilcher, 34
Editor of book of stories on AID
Darryl S. Pilcher, 34, of Boston,
died yesterday of AIDS at the Hos.,
pice at Mission Hill. He was the edi
.
tor of a recently pubhshed book,
"Certain Voices," a volume of sho
stories on gay men and AIDS.
Wll. llcKINLEY PHILLIPPE
Jun 28, 1992, age 40
Mr. Pilcher leaves his mother,
Anne Pilcher of Chelsea, two sisters,
Debra Newman of Chelsea and
Druann Jedrey of Beverly; and a
brother Russ Rossilini of Florida.
'
I
Former Londonba ed attorney
with Cinema
Internatio nal Corp.
....,Pae coe, direc-
There
will no funeral service, but
tor of finance and adminJ
friends are invited to gather at the
istration for the American
. ti:
home of Debra Newman, 55 Summit
Foundation for AIDS
[Paul Paroski, a founder and past presidellt of
Research , an AIDS chan- lthe National Lesbian and Gay Health Foun- Ave., Chelsea, tomorrow any time
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ry, died of complications dation, died of complicati ons from AIDS after noon. o
, from AIDS Aug. 4 in
March 3 in New York City.
1990, Jam89 ~~':" ~- ~li>~,:'J-~
e
North Hollywood , Calif.
Steven B. Parks, a fashion ~~~e~~ bro1h':80Y·~.::: 11
He was 39. /'f¥/'t?o-
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.
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3
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I» Mid on Oclober
17, HPM at
Th& Socl&ty for Elhlcol CUiture
NY, NV. In 11&11 Of f l - . , contn'.
buflons mav I» l1'IO«. to GMHC.
designer whose clients included 1?911, MA and Ronald of Des Mofnas, Iowa.
~a~uMrvive d ~Y m ~
special friends. Me,
ass will1 00 neld on Thursday ADec
comedian Eddie Murphy, died of
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complications from AIDS April ~ H y onvile<J to attend Burial will be prl
vale. Memorial contribution s in Jim's memo:
10 in Beverly Hills, Calif. He
~f~a~ ~~\l~ ~Jo~~A' cT2~11r~
was 25. /y9':),.
Owner of "ne Trellis House Ogun(lult ME
~E--emv 1s, by .J.S. Waterman a. Sons:
...,u ..an- ar
nQ Funeral Home, BOSTON.
William Pflugradt
I J-f~/' tlutnductw, 48
William Pflugradt, a conductor, co
poser and director of the Stonewa
Chor~le, died on SUnday at the Teren~
cardinal Cooke Health Care Center 1
Manhattan. He was 48 years old.
He died of AIDS said his daughter
Brooke Pflugradt ~f Manhattan.
For the last four and a half yean
Mr. Pflugradt was the conductor of UM
Stonewall Chorale, the nation's oldes
gay and lesbian choral group. It wa1
founded In 1979, and during Mr. Pflu
gradt's tenure It performed throughou
the New York City area to critlca
acclaim. He also ~nd!-!cted other cho
ral groups, often m his own compost
ti~s~. Pflugradt was born In Los Ange
les and earned a Ph.D. In music theof'!
from Indiana University, where he lat
er taught. He also taught at Indian(
State University and the University o:
Arlr.ona.
In addition to his daughter, he i!
survived by his mother, Pauline Pflu,
gradt of SL Joseph, Mo.
.
, a founder of the National Latino/a Lesbian and Gay '
Qrgaruzation, di d f
'
e O compIiC3·
tions from AIDS Nov. 11 in
Wi hi
as ngton, DC Hewas30 .9'/
..
�W. Guy Paulin,
designed readyto-wear fashions
David Roland Peirce
Instructor at Harvard, MIT and Regis College
David Roland Peirce, 48, died in
Urbana, Ilinois on August 1, 1990 from
complications due to AIDS. He was born
on July 1, 1942.
Educated at Harvard University, David
held teaching positions there and at Regis
College. He was a Research Fellow at the
Center for Urban Affairs, Northwestern
University, and a Samuel Andrew Stouffer
Fellow at the Joint Center for Urban
Studies at MIT and Harvard. He also
worked · for the Civic Opera House in
Chicago for seven years.
In recent years, David served as a
volunteer for the AIDS ACTION Committee where he contributed enormously
as a lecturer for its Speaker's Bureau, and
as a writer/editor for a short time for the
PW A newsletter. He also participated in
and benefited from numerous activities
organized by and for people with AIDS at
AAC.
David is survived by a son, John, in
Chicago; his parents, Professor and Mrs.
G.R. Peirce of Urbana, Illinois; two
brothers, Donald and John; and well as by
many friends in Massachusetts.
A memorial service will be held on
Saturday, October 13, 1990 at 2:00 p.m.
at Memorial Church in Harvard Yard,
Darid Roland Peirce
Cambridge. Parking is available at
B~d~ay Garage.
Raymond Leo Joseph Proulx ;
Raymund Leo Joseph Proulx wasalongLime rcsidem of Uniou Park in Lhc South
End. For many years, he worked as a
phOLogrnpher aL Lhe New England BapLisL
Hospital, and also as a frcclam:e phOLographer.
Raymond leaves his sisLer, Debbie
Guilbault, her husband Norman, his nephews, Craig, SrnLLand Mw·k, all of Tampa,
FL, and his family of friends.
Raymund was a magical man. He will
best be remembered for his wonderful
smile, dazzling blue eyes, warm, joyful,
single-minded detenninaLion, and his unmatched zesL and love for life.
A celcbnnion of Raymond's life was
held Nov. 3. DonaLions can be made in his
name Lo Lhe AIDS AcLion Commiucc of
Massuachuseus, 131 Clarendon Street,
BosLon MA )2118
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PARIS - W. Guy Paulin, a
French ready -to-wear creator
who gained prominence in the
1970s, has died, associates in
the fashion world said yestet·
day. He was 44.
Paulin died early Thursday
of an AIDS-related illness, they
said.
A top stylist of the 1970s,
Paulin stood out for his original
fishnet knitwear. His designs
also featured bias cuts in silk
and cotton jerseys and soft and
subtle shapes and colors.
Born in the Lorraine region
of eastern France, he began his
fashion career at the Prin°
temps departm ent store at age
17, starting as a salesman ano
later becoming a buyer.
He then branched off into
designing ready-to-wear clothing, working first as an assistant for Dorothee Bis as well as
with a group called Para~h~r-1
nalia, which included British
designer Mary Quant and Em manuelle Khanh, a French de·
signer. Paulin introduced a collection under his own name 1n
the early 1980s before a brjcf
stint at the luxury ready-to·
wear heusc Chlc;ia.
-AP
!Richard Protovin, 46,
Artist and Educator
/;J.-G/<7/
Watren Prelschel
Good Man whose Loss leaves a Void
the Hearts of those who Loved Him.
Richard M. Protovin, a painter, film
maker and art teacher, died on Dec. 6
at his mother's home in St. Petersburg, '
Fla. He was 46 years old and lived in
Pass-a-Grille Beach, Fla.
He died of AIDS, said Laurie Loeb,
an assistant professor in New York
University's film and television department.
Mr. Protovin founded and headed the
animation department at the Tisch
School of the Arts at the university,
where he was an associate professor
from 1979 to 1988. That year, he moved
to Florida and became a professor of
animation production and cinema studies at the University of Tampa. His
films have been shown as part of the
New Directors/New Films series at
the Museum of Modern Art in New
York City and the Best Short Films
series at the Seattle International Film
Festival, as well as at festivals in Moscow, Cannes and Venice.
His paintings hang in museums and
corporate collections around the world
and have been seen in solo shows at the
Peter Flannagan Gallery, the Animator's Gallery and the Raimundo Gallery in New York, as well as the Art
Center in Turin, Italy.
In addition to his mother, Doris Protovin, he is survived by a sister, Jody,
also of St. Petersburg.
;.- M'm tfwas 43. C\ ·-r), '-'1-7
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o The
Meroorial Hospi
C.atholic chaplain at the San Leandro, C.alif., Humana and
,
o
S. e
�Anthony Papp,
29, son of N.Y.
theater producer
Anthony
NEW YORK Papp, the son of New York
theater producer Joseph Papp
baa died of AIDS. He was 29.
Mr. Papp, a jewelry and me•
tal artii1t who owned his own
New York gallery, died Satur·
day at home, the family sald.
His work was shown in galleries In New York, Boston and
Philadelphia.
In 1986, he opened the Tony
Papp Gallery in New York's
Trump Tower. He also taug'ht
at several art schools in the
, ., ·:
New York area.
In addition to his father,
who is president of the New
York Shakespeare Festival,
survivors include his mother,
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Peggy.
Paul R. Phaneuf
Paul R. Phaneuf, 35, founder of Faux
Real Painting Co., died on July 10, 1991
of complications due to AIDS.
Hudson,
from
Originally
Massachusetts, where he worked for
Digital Corp., he moved to Aspen,
Colorado in 1975. Interested in film, he
worked for the Aspen Film Festival, and
eventually got a job co-producing television commercials. Through work, he became friendly with Neil Hefner, who got
him a job in Hollywood working for
George Hamilton.
Burnt out from the fast life, he moved
to Boston where he worked as a banquet
waiter at the Westin Hotel while starting
his photography studio "Contortions." His
black and white photos featuring male
nudes with food were shown and sold Io-
cally and in Provincetown.
Fascinated by faux painting, he turned
PIKl!-Oct. 15, ••• • 11111., 55 , 0171 Ed e- ~is energies in that direction, and quickly
worthSt .• worceeter,DtectattheMtss1o n~111 became one of Boston's premier artists •
AIDS l:!osP!ce Home Boston, Survived by
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~ - ~ ~~~~~~~g>; Articles about him and his work have aphterwi111emAP1~ ~~:~ peared in most local and national
•
magazines and newspapers. He also apG d D ay Sh ow.
Houston TX. and Edltti C. Keough of Roch- peared
on the oo
em- · NY, and 2 grandchildren. Sell
Dk>Yed contractor In Worcea1er. Son of the
In 1986, he . opened Faux Real on
1atew1111am T. Ptke. Funeral trom the Nord-I
wen Memorial Chapel, 300 Uncoln St .,
M~~~t\,.W,;~- 1~ ~ ~ ~ Tremont Street m the South End, which
~~~- wo~3b G~~~~.: soon became known as the prettiest store
in Boston. He expanded into the Boston
ant n. 8amni\'.
m~ram. Design Center when his illness and the
"-·
~ W:ri.ar
sliding economy struck at the same time.
He decided to slow down and get his af-
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Bruce oward, In Boston, of Wilmington,
June 4, 1991, age 37. Beloved son of
Carmen (Lavery) Putnam of Nashua. NH
and the late Howard Putnam, Jr. Also
survived blhls brother and sister-in-low
Brion and aura Putnam of Wilton, NH.
and many friends. Companion of the late
David Roberts. Funeral from the J.S. Waterman & Sons and Eostmon·Waring Fu·
nerol Home, 495 Commonwealth Avenue,
BOSTON. Saturday, June 8 at 8:45 to be
followed by a Moss of Christion Burial, St.
Christopher's Church, 62 Manchester St'!
Nashua. NH. at 11:00 om. Relatives ono
friends ore respectfully Invited to coll at
the Funeral Home Friday 3·5 & 7·9pm. A
Service of Thanksgiving will be held at 8:00
Friday evening (Oppasite the MBTA
Green line, Kenmore Station and parking
attendants at front entrance). Interment in
St. Louts Cemetery, Nashua, NH.
- O I N . N.H . ~
~ mother
wife of Thc:imaa ~It
of Shauna Colli both of Nashua N .H. Loving
dauahter of Marie B. (eor.ateal and the late
WIIITam Price . = r of Brfan Price of
of l.-.burg. Sean
~ Chad
Price ol Waltham, Neel Price ot Wo1ium Dr.
a. Julie Grubb of Durham NC, Catharine Price
a!_ of Shrewsbury and Regina Brazler of Wilr mlnaton. A prtvate ~ Service wtH be
held' at WOOdbrook cam,eury Woburn on
Mon. In Neu of " - 8 , doiiatloni ,,_ be
made In her ~ - ~ t h e ~ Foun-
~~~1~e ~~
~"-i20'.
Hill, 20 Parker HIil Ave,
~~Y~s\':.-WOliO FIN:--·· Fu-
38, gay nghts
activist, of complications from AIDS
Aug. 7 in New York City. He was a
past board member of Heritage of
Pride, the group that plans New
York City's gay pride celebration,
and an organizer for Stonewall 25,
the group that is planning next .
year's 25th-anniversary observanon
of the Stonewall riots.
DED: Lester Pierce,
s
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fairs in order, and went as far as makfnm
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his own funeral arrangements to make it
easier on those he left behind. He died
peacefully at home in his lover's arms.
He is survived by his lover, Ted
Maloof, many friends, his parents and
family. The funeral was held in Hudson,
Mass.
A remembrance gathering will be held
for his Boston friends at his home on
Friday, August 23 at 7 p.m. For details,
call Faux Real al (617) 338-4463.
John Daniel Perednia 1er 'i .l..
The gay and lesbian community of Boston talent He was also a choir member in
lost a dear friend on Friday, Jan. 10. John Washington, D.C. for a short period of
DanielPeredniaofUni onParkdiedofnatural time. John enjoyed collecting art works
from around the world as well.
causes in his home.
Mr.PeredniaattendedGeorgetownUniOriginally from Norwood.John has been a
resident of the South End for over ten years. versity·and was most recently working in
He is survived by his mother, Katherine, of his field of study at UNESCO (United
Norwood, his brother, Joseph P .• also ofBos- Nations Economic and Social Cultural
ton, and two sisters, Mary Landy of New Organiz.ation). With a major in foreign
York, and Kathy Boates of South Hadley. service, John was an invaluable asset to
this group.
John was also a loving uncle.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday,
John was an avid musician and art lover.
His years of piano and organ playing de- Jan. 14 at St George Catholic Church ·
lighted many people who appreciated his Norwood.
Attorney Michael Robert Plust, 36, died and Muriel PlustofBrooklyn; his brother and
sister-in-law, Steven and Judy PLust of
Mar. 23 in East Hampton, NY.
He was a Title Examiner and member of Kinnelan, NJ; his grandmother, Nettie Plust
of Brooklyn; two nieces and two nephews.
the Massachusetts Bar Association.
He attended Wesleyan University and He is also survived by his best friend, Alan
Boston University Law School were he Perkins of Boston.
Mr.Plustwasinterredi nBethDavidCemearned his Juris Doctor.
He is survived by his parents, Morris etcry in Elmont, NY. / 1'({'a...._
A!,Q. Peterson a dancer who perfo'imed in several films and stage
prbmictions, di;d of complications from AIDS Dec. 30 in Van Nuys,
Calif. He was 54. Peterson danced in the Broadway versions of Bells
Art: Ringing. The Music Man, and Funny Girl and m the films Viva Las
Venis, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Sweet Charity , and.Blazm~ S~dle~.
.. ' . ·.. J~ '. p Jetti, 'mi award-winning set
:, ·d~i~er, di wit montb, just as an April 1~ TRJ. ·. '
· BUNE MAGAZINE profile was about to be publish~.
' He is survived by his partner, Gerrard Poo~ .
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�Bri an E. Pom erle au
Softw are Engi neer at Wang Laboratories
Brian E. Pomerleau, lifelong resident
of Lowell and a Softwa re Engine er at
Wang Laboratories, passed away on April
5, 1990, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston
after a brief but courageous battle. He was
28 years-old.
At the time of death, he was
surroun ded by friends and family. In
addition to his friends and family, he is
survived by his partner, Craig Bergeron.
Brian was born in Lowell and grew up
there. He attended the McA vinnue School
and Lowell High School , graduating in
1979. He also attended the University of
Lowell, graduating in 1983 with a degree
in Geological Sciences. At the university,
Brian was active in GOAL S (Gay
Outrea ch Associ ation for Lowel l
Students). He acted as secretary for the
group and was active in fundraising and
social events.
For nearly ten years, Brian worked at
Wang Labs. He started as a Programmer in
the MIS Department. He was a volunteer
at the AIDS ACTIO N Comm ittee,
workin g with the group' s Suppo rt
Service s Team as a buddy. He liked to
travel, and for exampl e, enjoyed many
trips to Acapulco, Provincetown and New
York.
During his illness, Brian's friends
rallied to support him in a show of love
and devotion. The unity which his friends
display ed would have made Brian very
proud, as we were able to honor his last
Those _o( us_ who were close to
wishes. _
Joseph Pon-ello Dead;
Tenor and Teacher, 56
G - .;J.l.f- q 2-
Joseph Porrello, a tenor who perfor med opera, musical theater and
caba ret music and also taught, died on
Monday at the Terence Cardinal Cooke
Health Care Center in Manhattan. He
was 56 years old and lived in Greenwich Village.
He died of AIDS, said Joseph Porter
'
a friend.
Mr. Porrello appeared with several
o~ra compan ies, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Washington Opera. He was a frequen t recitalist, and in
1~71 gave the premiere of four songs by
Gum Carlo Menotti, at Merkin Concert
Hall.
Mr. Porrello was bol"I) in Bayville
LI., and held degrees from the Mannes
College of Music and the Manhat tan
SchooJ of Music. He perform ed in the
road companies of several Broadwlly
•musica ls, including "Zorba, " and
taught voice at the Actors Institut e and
cabaret perform ing at the New School.
He is survived by four sisters: Mary, of New York City; Gilda, of Barolle,
L. l.; Ellen, of Westbury, L.L, and Uly
Saffold of Los Angeles, and three brothers : Ben, of E. l sllp, LI.; Lou, of Bellmore, L I., and Sal, of Euatis, Fla.
I
Brian will miss him terribly. His quick
wit and loyalty were precious to us. At
times, he could be "bord erline
temper amenta l," but he always knew
where we stood in his life. We cherished
all the summers, trips, holidays, Saturday
nights and Halloweens we spent together.
With these memories in mind, we bid our
friends a fond farewell until we are all
togethe r again. Brian, we love you and
will miss you always.
Joseph H. Parker
Aug. 28, 1963-June 23, 1993
Joe's spirit was finally released on
Wedne sday •· '
afternoon , June
23. Surroun ded
by tlnie be loved,
and who loved
him, he went on
to a better place.
Joe lived on the
West coast all of
--by Jay l.:!Jrdan
his life, but it was
in San Francisco
that he met the
love of his life,
Jesse.Joe had many friends, but it was
with Jesse that he found his true happiness and contentm ent.
H there was anything that Joe would
have wanted, it would be that some
good come from his death. He had
hoped that it would bring his entire
family back together. After all, when
someone is gone, it is often too late to
say I Love You and I'm sorry.
In times of aisis you find out who the
true angels are, ror you see their wings
and they are there to support you. But
Joe would want you to look for those
angels in happy times too. Live every
moment to the fullest and share yo~
love with those who mean the most.
not
Love, today, for tomorrow
come.
Joe is survived by his partner, Jesse;
his mother, Rose; brothers, CeciL Chet,
Robert, and Buddy; sistenrin-law Glenda, Sue, and Sandy; friends Robert,
Don, Mel, Sally, and Gary; and his cats
Debbie, Herbert and Boris.
Haviland Street, Boston, MA 02 11 5.
As Joe stated before his passing,
Arrnngements by J .S. Waterman & Sons
going. He' ll
Home, Bos- ~ "He'll see us where we're you and we
and Eastman-Wari ng Funeral
, be waiting:' Joe, we love
ton.
miss you. 'Y
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Dea n Scot t Paris
Worked at Jasper's restaurant
Dean Scott Paris, age 37, of Boston , died
May 12, of complications from AIDS. He is
survived by his partner, Robert De1Bove,
Boston; his parents, Cameron Dean of
Dorchester, and Thomas A. of Miami, FL;
brothers Thomas, Jr. and sister-in-law Lynn
of Leesburg, VA, Mark and sister-in -law
Cathy of Newton (MA), and Glenn of New
York, NY; his grandfather, Robert C. Dean
of Wellesley (MA), and nephew, Evan Paris
of Newton .
Dean was general manage r and maitre
d'hotel at Jaspers , Boston. He graduated
from Hanove r High School, Hanove r, NH in
1972 and from Suffolk University in 1985.
A memorial service was held Sunday,
May 24 at Trinity Church , Boston. Interment
was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley.
Memorial contributions in Dean's name
may be made to the AIDS Action Committee, 131 ClarcndonStrcCL,Boston,MA0211 6,
or the Fenway Community Health Center, 7
P ETIUCO NI Beloved companio n to my
rother Jim. Losing you both to AIDS within a year
a great loas. Your friend, Nancy
1:f1 ~
may
�iAnthony Perkins, Star of 'Psycho'
An d All Its Sequels,- Is Dead at 60
o/-1~ 9~
By STEVE N LEE MYER S
Persua sion," he played a
Anthony Perkins , the actor who "Friend ly
RICARDO JOSE PBNADO starred in dozens of films and plays but younge r Quaker torn betwee n his relibeliefs and the need to defend his
July 6, 1992, age 55
was best known for his role as Norma n gious 's homest ead; the perform ance
Actor, dancer, and Bates, the eerily soft-spoken psycho- family d in an Academ y Award nomiclassic resulte
choreographer who path in Alfred Hitchco ck'sSaturd ay nation for best suppor ting actor.
thriller "Psych o," died on
ran a Mexican
It was in his next film, however, that
afterno on at his home in Hollywood. He
dance company,
Mr. Perkin s first establi shed the style
was 60 years old.
through out his career.
Ricardo Peinado y
Mr. Perkin s died of AIDS, Leslee that would recur Out" (1956), he hauntStrikes
u Ballet Jarocho.
Dart, a press agent who said she was In "Fear
ed Jim Piersal l, the gifted
speakin g for the family, reporte d on ingly portray outfield er who suffere d
Boston Red Sox
Saturd ay nighL
own and had to strugThough he began his career as Holly- a nervou s breakd sanity.
idol, Mr. Perkin s cre- gle to recove r lais
wood's next teen
A Cull Classic
8Jed in "Psych o," one of his early
films, a person a that has become a part
style culmin ated in his careerThat
of Americ an iconog raphy: one that he definin g role in "Psych o," a film which Antho ny Perkin s
could never shake as an actor and one critics initially panned but which be- t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'l
that he returne d to more than a quarte r came a cult classic and a precur sor of
of a century later, in the first of three such horror films as "Hallo ween" and "Psych o 11," which was followed in
1986 by "Psych o 111," which he also
sequels .
"Frida y the 13th."
CARL.A. PARSONS
by "Psych o IV:
"Norm an appear s on reques t," he
Mr. Perkin s portray ed the derang ed, directe d, and in 1990
Dec. 20, 1991, age 51
said in an intervie w in 1989. "I would eager-t o-pleas e Norma n Bates, who The Beginn ing."
Zsa Zsa Gabor's
"Who's to say how it affecte d my
even say on demand . I can dial my own ran the Bates Motel, practic ed taxider secretary, publicist, person al 800 numbe r and Norma n will my and lived with his dead mother in career, " Mr. Perkin s said as he worked
in 1982. "I never look
reply."
and interior
the quaint Victori an house on the hill. on the first sequel
Ms. Dart said that as Mr. Perkin s His perform ance had an alarmi ng backwa rds, you know. I made my first
decorator; also
~me increas ingly ill last week, he gawkin ess and repress ed terror and movie over 30 years ago. Without 'Psymanaged Sally
wanted to talk about his condition. "I the movie added a new anxiety to tak- cho,' who's to say if I would have
Kirkland.
endure d?"
chose not to go public about this," he ing a shower.
In addition to his films, Mr. Perkin s
said, "becau se, to misquo te 'Casabl anHe went on to appear in many films
ca,' 'I'm not too much at being noble, including Orson Welles's adaptat ion of appear ed in many plays, including
but It doesn't take much to see that the Kafka' s "Trial" (1962), "Catch -22" "Look Homew ard, Angel," "Green wil"Steam bath"
"Harol d"
problem s of one old actor don't amoun t (1970) and "The Life and Times of low"
"Equu s" and "Roina nlic Comed y." '
to a hill of beans in this crazy old Judge Roy Bean" (1972).
Mr. Perkin s is survive d by his wife,
world. '" ·
While he often played moody, trou"There are many who believe that bled or derang ed men, he never again the former Berry Berenson, and two
this disease is God's vengea nce, but I achieve d the succes s of Norma n Bates. sons, Osgood and Elvis, all of whom
believe It was sent to teach people how In 1983, he returne d to the role in live in Hollywood.
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to love and unders tand and have com- ,
r-------------------------passion for each other.
TIMOTHY PROSER
"I have learned more about love,
Feb. 21, 1993, age 37
selfless ness and human unders tanding
Casting director
from the people I have met in this great
specializing in TV
advent ure in the world of AIDS than I
commercia1s.
ever did in the cutthro at, compet itive
o,"
world in which I spent my life."
Although mos~ identifi ed with the role of Norma n Bates in "Psych as a
start
Anthon y Perkin s had a long and varied film career from his
A Childhood Ambition
teen-ag e heartth rob. These are some of his best-known works.
Mr. Perkins , the son of the actor
Osgood Perkins , was born in New York
Pretty Poison 1968
The Actress 1953
City on April 4, 1932. From childhood,
Catch-221910
to be an actor, workin g in
1956
· he wanted
Fear Strikes Out
amateu r produc tions and later in sumThe Life and Times of
sion 1956
Friend ly Persua
mer stock and television. After enrollJudge Roy Bean 1972
e Contre le
Barrag
Ing at Rollins College in Winter Park,
fflYEJI nrna
Play It as It Lays 1972
1957
Pacifique
Fla., he transfe rred to Columbia Uni.-u..u
Murde r on the Orient
versity , acting in his first film, "The
Desire Under the Elms
Oct. 15, 1993, age 37
.
Express 1974
1957
Account executive at Actres s," in 1953, while still a student
Shortly before he was to gradua te in
Remember My Name 1978
Columbia Picture
Star 1957
The Tin
1954, he auditio ned with Elia Kazan for
and a member of a
Double Negative 1980
The Matchm aker 1958
a role in "East of Eden" that he evenr young unknown
Psycho II 1983
San Fernando Valley tually lost to anothe
Green Mansions 1959
actor, James Dean. Mr. Kazan, though,
barbershop chorus.
Crimes of Passion 1984
On the Beach 1959
DIN Nov asked Mr. Perkin s to replace John
Psycho III 1986
Psycho l960
suMwd wttti Kerr as the sensitiv e adolesc ent, Tom
AIDS DaVJd
Destro yer 1988
Lee, in the Broadw ay play "Tea and
Tall Story 1960
Jonllfinw con:.11e1n
Edge of Sanity 1989
by his mothlt" Hazel Parkhurst Sympa thy."
Phaedra 1962
His role in that play, wh~ch ran for 54
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Psycho IV, The Beginning
1962
The Trial
lie• lMflllr1aJ weeks, caught the attentio n of Holly_.
1990
wood, where film makers saw a new
Five Miles to Midnig ht 1963
Hnllce.
idol in the tall, gawky, but attrac~~ teen
fllf
c
second fillh,
er of Bertram Prossef", son of tive young 1111D,
·
John C. Prossef". Professor of
P!mi i developer and •,
f
-Jimmy Lee of Bosto
Theatre !II BrOOklyn College. Doed
c·
ege 37. son of J .D.
Fndoy, Novembe r 22, ot home In
e 1ty College of San 19, 1991,of"Moye rs, OK. Brother of
ac er ol t
.,_dlin
New York City. Memoria l oarvlce
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�Michael James Post1
Much 31, 1953-August 6, 1993
Michael pasaed aver peacefully with
the ftrat rays of
the rising sun on
August 6. At his
aide was hi11
devoted lover of
six years, MatPausa.
thew
Michael is also
survived by his
parents, Mr. &
Mrs.James P08t1,
his sister Karen
and long-time
friends Cecile Keefe. Davis Dalbolr., and
Greggort Mitchell.
Many other friends helped with
Michael's care and surrounded him
with love and light, especially during
the last months of his stay here. Michael
was a brilliant landscape designer and
visual artist and through his company,
Living Green, he left behind a legacy of
beautiful gardens throughout the Bay
Area. He was also a gifted mUBCian, collage artist and writer. Michael 1cJVled his
home on the Big laland, and in accordance with his wiahea, his ashes will be
scattered amongst the trees there. We
will all miss your faery spirit, your witty sense of humor and the gorpoua
golden light that you radiated. Sail oo.
Nels K. Peterson
Oct. 4, 1955 - Sept. 16, 1993
Nels quietly passed away at Davies Medical Center following the sudden
onaet of severe complications relaled to AIDS. While his death happened quick-
Ralph K. Place
July 30, 1950-June 19, 1993
h K. Place died of AIDS-related
plications in
Francisco.
Born July 30,
1950, in Salt
Lake City, he
the son of
RalphJ. and Barta Stringham
Place. Both are
deceased. He is
survived by two
sisters, a family
of caring and
loyal friends, and two cats, Gordon and
Dorie.
He received his education at San
Francisc:oSta te University, University
of Utah, and San Francisc:o Art Institute, where he majored in
photography.
In 1971, he was instrumenta l in
organizing the fimt openly gay OlpDization in Utah. He was the fll'llt open
homoaexual to ever speak publicly
there.
He had a tm :,ear career asa quartermaatedaeaman with EDOD Shipping
in union politics, and
QI.
ee-acme
sti
Michael's great passions in life were
astrology, geometry, and people. His
sense of humor was beyond compare
while his tim ing was impeccable.
Michael always lr.ept the child in him
alive, and loved life. He truly loved his
friends and family unconditionally, and
made the world a much brighter place
for all of us.
Michael in life was very connected to
the 1arot and astrology. 'Tm sitting at
he said on the night of
the
August 6.
In July, the month of strife, my
brother made the decision to leave the
hospital and come home where he Heartfrre. T
Ir.new he would pass shortly thereafter.
Michael moved in to the month of Valor
and died with his immediate family and
served in an elected capacity for six beloved dog on the morning of August
~duringthe darlr.dayso fReagan's · 7, 1993.
prestdency.
He is survived by his mother, Sharon
In his last years, he \lllellt into reaM:ry
or drug and sex addiction and devoted Pair.:Jli,ylor, brothers. William Pair, Kenmuch of his time to worlr.ing with other yon Taylor, John Taylor and Kent
recovering addicts who were also deal- Taylor; sisters, Linda Koch, Linda
Taylor, Lisa Payne, Raine Taylor and
ing with HIV disease.
A memorial service will be held at Sharon Taylor; nieces Jasmine Payne
Henry Ohlhoff House on July 18 at 2 and Colleen Koch; newphew, Devon
Payne.
p.m.
It is hard to think. of life .without
Burial of his 8l!hes will he at Fairview
Cemetery, Maeser, Utah, next to his Michael in it. He will always he loved
and remembered. Donations may he
grandparents .
P.S. Ralph wmehis own obit, but he made in Michael's name to the East Bay
left out a few things. Such as: he was a AIDS Clinic and the Comprehensi ve
man of quiet gra:e, integrity and honor. Cancer Center at Alta Bates. ..
stage
He was always impeccably dressed, ' Thomas ~rter, wlio
with excruciatingly correct grammar
manager for the Broadway proand unseemingly timed tum of phrase.
duction of A Chorus Line for 12
One could always rely on him to
years, died of complications
answer any questions concerning
Broadw8.Y musicals- since he was 'the' from AIDS Nov. 25in New York
authority.
City. He was 59. /~9/
Also, one could look forward to a slr.i
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sorrow . . . c111nf1, valllnfNr-.
weclr.end in Utah with him proudly act- ' '
Board and Slaff of Gav Men's
ing as Grand Host.
Health Crisis note the death of our
lonotlme volunteer, Board memGordon and Dorie found loving
ber and friend. Mr. Paschel< Joined
homes.
GMHC at Its founding OS Treasurer. During the • veors that .he
You'll be deeply missed by all who
held that 001i1iOr1. Mr. P01ci1ek 11U1
his tremendous financial l!XPff
lcm,d you. ..
joined during his last WIIYS by his parents from Illinois, his sister
ly, he from Colorado, and many members of his San Francisco "family:• His part·
oer of eight yean. David Tones, -with him throughout, and-able to help
him in his transition. ...
Nels wu bom and raised on a dairy farm near Chicago. and came to San
Fnmcieco in the early '80& He bepn working with Great Earth Vitamins as
a saleaclerlr. shortly after arriving in California, and eventually became general manapr of all the Great Earth stores. Most recently, he -co-owne r of
the Great Earth store at Polk. and Washington Streets.
Nels ia remembered by many people for many thingll, but particularly for
bis lllliJe, bis gmuine friendliw, and his affection for his English Springer
Spaniel, Max.
Followiq a memorial in his home town of Sandwich. Illinois, on October
3, a Celebration of Nels' life will be held in San Francisco at 3755 20th Street
(near Dolon:s) on Sunday, October 10, beginning at 4:00 p.m. All thole who
Ir.new Nela are invited to attend.
For thole who may wish to make a memorial donation in his name, Nels
aqpsted either PAWS of Kairoa Houae.
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"We didn't need dialo e. We had f=::.:·: :.· - ~~-- - - - - - -
nexus:·
was
,.wfftt11Nat
M.
P.ETa~A DalcDor t: ~aine, John his
:I Monday, August 3. at
1.
htme ~ a
el Illness. He was bom In
w
l?n",,'g[.J~f:i. lf.:1w~dahe~~a':e~U:~
9
aamed a PhD
Unlv-.sttY of Hawaii where
In Anthra~logy. He held a post-doetoral !el·
Ip from Harvard School of Public
. He IS survtwd by__ his companion
whom he resided, .~an Ross, his
~
rnott.r Bette Paterson of Paris France a
lllf0th8!, Or. Tadd A . Peterson of I.Aaiviand. a
ellltet r Qby A. p_,..,., of Newionv1ile, MA
and h la tonner wife Suaan Peterson of Roch- r . MA. A celabratlon of John•s llfe wtll be
...d at 3 :30 P.M .. Satur~. ~ust 8, 199:<
flom the v ~ Children s Ctiilpe). Baauohamp Road, Rocl_<port. Those ·wt,o wiet,
rial contributions to lhE
Coalition, P .O . Box 956,
ants ara wttt,
5 . Arra
ong 'Wn'eral
Home .
E. /7-.,;J.. . -· " •
fence to work, fffab11Shln9 a solid
foundolton for the voun11 orvontzotton. The ourchose of GMHC's
building on West 20th Strfft would
not hove 1)-, POsslble without hil
fiscal foresillht and our - ,
stabllltv IS his 1astt1111 leQacv. As an
kl,.
SOIi
lndlvldual. Mr. Poschek IPOken and 11411111e, but he drove . ""I
himself uncem111111v until lhe lob
i .•·
was dOnll. He was also exlremetv I f!'f
ll9flffOUS, donating without hesltatlOn hlS ll8l'IOIIOI resources during
Jim Perry
GMHC's formation. Becouw of
Joe Pascltek, GMHC 1110IIII! to provide the array of Nl'Vlcn It Clan
Lesbian and Gay Lobby, died of
to INICIDle wtth AIDS and their
fomllles. We haW lost a trv1v ' complications from AIDS June
111011, OUr s v ~
remarkallll!
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NA FALL DAY IN 1985.
the news too many
ntlea rd m the past decade.
Politano•s son. Johnny. bad been hospitalized for several weeks with a mysterious virus. Josie Politan o-John 's
wife and Johnny's mother -had been
acting strangely. "My husband used to '
say to me. 'What's the matter? Whats
the matter?'" Josie remembers. "And
rd say. 'Oh. nothing.• But he knew there
was something wrong. He knew something was bothering me. Finally. I said to
him. 'You'd better sit down."'
John Politano is a strong person. with
the big. tattooed biceps of a man who
made his living as a steelworker until
heart disease forced him to retire. But
his wife feared he was not strong enough
for the news she had to give him. "They
were worried about me because I had a
bad heart." John says. Josie had to gather up all her courage to tell her husband
the secret she had lived with for weeks.
"I sat my husband down," Josie recalls, "and I said, 'Johnny has AIDS.'"
Her husband 's reaction was even
worse than Josie had feared. Lifelong
Catholics, the Politanos keep a crucifix
on one wall of their study. "I punched
it." John recalls. abashed at the memory.
"I put my fist right through it I was mad
at God. I said. 'Why Johnny? He's the
only kid we have. ' I was devastated."
John painstakingly restored the crucifix. but anger soon became the family's second deadly disease. "We were
fighting and taking it out on each other," John recalls. "I even took it out on
Johnny. I yelled at him because he had
AIDS, and he was going to die."
John and Josie Politano never completed high school; but their education in
human emotions was more intense than
some e5ychologists receive. As a teenager. thc1r son ran away from home repeatedly. The first time. at 13, was when Johnnr discovered he had been adopted (his
birth mother was a close relative of John
and Josie). But his later disappearances
puzzled them-u ntil John discovered a
gay magazine hidden in his son's bed~m. ripped it up in pieces and threw
I! away, John says. ''Then I just sat there
like I got punched in the stomach. But
then I thought. 'He's my son. regardless.· I wanted to tell him it was okay."
After Johnny, then 16. returned from
O!)e of his absences, John says. he sat
him, down ~or a talk: "I said, 'Johnny. if
you ,re runru_ng away because you're gay,
you re runrung away for nothing. We're
family.' ~e hugged me, and be cried."
The family weathered the crisis together. Johnny joined the Army at 18 hoping to get his life together, mon~ later.
he was honorably discharged when his
company commander discovered his sexn
~ orientat io_ . For several years, he
drifted ~m city to city and job to job.
After his AIDS was diagnosed seven
years ago. Johnny came home to his parents· house in Falmouth,- Mass. - his
- - - .. On .
'!
25th birthday-Aug. 10. 1986-tb ey invited 50 of Johnny's friends and more
than 100 relatives to what they knew
wou~d be his last birthday party. Accordmg to John, not a single relative
came. The next month, Johnny died.
For two years. the Politanos tried to
work out their grief. They gave speeches to religious groups. students and parents, trying to educate them about AIDS
-and about compassion. But their anger
grew-a t family and
friends who deserted
their son during his illness, and at the world
in general. "I hated my
family with a passion
for turning their backs
on Johnny," John says.
As Josie remembers it,
"We were both so
down. we didn't care
if we lived or died."
Time passed, but
the Politano s • grief ·
and anger did not go
away. "One day in
1988, we were sitting
~ the house. and we happened to be crymg about our son," John says. "The
phone rang. It was a friend of Johnny's
who worked at a hospital in another city.
He said. 'We have a little baby up here
who's 2 months old Nobody wants him.'"
The child's story went straight to
John's heart "He told me that the baby's
mother was an IV-drug user and that his
father had overdos ed and died. The
mother had AIDS. and the baby was
HIV-positive." John says he knew immediately what he wanted to do: "I said.
'I'd take him in a minute, but I can't do
that to mv wif~. • Josie beard me. and
she got on the phone. The next thing I
beard was her saying. 'Yes, yes, yes.·
Then the baby was with us."
•
As we talked, a third person entered
the ro_om-bright-eyed, curly haired and
·Wearmg a Boston Bruins sweatshirt
"This is Paul Antonio Politano " said
Josie. '.'Paul was the name bis parents
gave ham, and we called him Antonio
after my father." The 3~year- old flashed
a shy smile and crawled into his father's
chair. "Do you like the Bruins?" I asked.
"No," Paul said. giulinR. "I like mv
In Massachusetts,
mom and dad.'
as in most of America,
there is a shortage of
babies availabl e for
adoptio n-excep t for
HIV-positive babies
and others with special needs. If the Politanos had decided
to look for a child to adopt, they probably couldn't have found one. But this
child found them-a nd nobody else
seemed to want him. If you could see
John. Josie and Paul together, you would
understand instantly what these three
people mean to each other: The smiles,
the laughter, the love are evident. But I
wondered if it wasn·t difficult for a man
bvely, t>2 ancl
raise an infant.
o
hn says. There
"Sure it was
was a s • traininl COUtlCc run by the
State o Mluacb usetts for parents-to• ~ lbe le~
be. There we.
process. "It was bard at rust," Josi(tad~ts. "When I sai_d 'yes,• I didn't stop.to
~ about the middle-of-the-night feed.
mgs, the formula, changing the diapers.
I had gone it all before, but when Johnny
came to us. I was 32 years old-abo ut
half the age 1 am now."
John and Josie were up to the challenge. No other parents I have ever seen
take more obvious glee in their child.
''He's a very energetic little boy;• Josie
said as Paul careened around the house.
"He loves people. Most of the people in
town know him by now. When we gc
opping. he greets them by named?n 'task me how he does it. He's only
3 Y'2 years old, and he's 41 inches tall
and he weighs 39 pounds and eats like~
l<?ngshoreman. He can spell and write
his name, and I'm teaching him how to
read.''. I pointed out that, when Paul ente~ his teen years, his parents will be in
their 70s ..Will they be able to handle a
ra~bunct1ous teenager? "Sure." Josie
smiles. "Why not?"
Like parents everywhere, the Politanos
want their son to have more of life's adv~tages than they have. "He's a smart
kid." John says. "We're already saving
for college:" Josie adds, "We want him
to do ~ythmg he wants to do. He might
be President of the United States."
Then, as he gazes lovingly at the little boy who is now his son, John voices
a heartfelt thought: "Johnny would have
loved him."
The Politaoos realize the future may
not be~- "Paul has been tested for the
~IV virus four ~imes," Josie explains.
The first three bmes, he tested positive
The last time. he was what they call 'in:
termediate. • The doctors feel he's at the
stage where it could go either way-in
other ~ords. he !MY or may not get AIDS."
All children with HIV-infected mothers
test positive at birth. In the first few years
ofl_ife. ho~ever. many "seroconvert" as
thcrr own immune systems develop, and
theY, grow up free of the disease. "If it
turns out any ~~r..way, we'll just have
to go along with rt. John says stoically.
. Last June. three years after Paul came
mt<? their lives as a foster child. John and
Josie completed all the legal procedures
and. formally adopted the boy. I ask if
havmg Paul is worth the risk of going
~gh the loss of another son. ''This thing
is a two-way street," Josie says without
a pause. "He's helped us an awful lot
He's brought life back to this family .. ·
"And love;• her husband adds. · 11
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by his life
partner,
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Mark Allen Pritchett
Jan: 27, 1959-MaKh 2, 1993
Mark went home to be with Jesus on
March 2. He
spent the last
month of his life
surrounded by
is large and loving family in
Wichita, Kansas.
He died peace· fully soon after
the HIV virus at·
tacked his brain.
Everyone who
met Mark loved
him , reactmg to his kind, gentle, and
non-judgmental spint. He was strikingly
handsome an d young at heart. Mark
ne11er had a mean word to say about
anybody. ancf challenged others to do
the same.
--= was ....._....s pllll&IOll, he was a
.
,enrus
..........
=~~~ ~ harter_
memberof tbe_G.T.F: Anything
=""'. .-:'r~
do with sports he eaJoyed, from footall to hiking in the park, or from pool
- d board games. It never mattered to
k ifhe won. He simply enjoyed the
competition and the company.
Mark is and will be deeply missed by
his loving frienm. in San Francisco. Surviving family include nine brothers and
sisters, his stepfather, Ronald, and his
mother, Betty Perry, whom he loved
and who loved him very much. Special
thanks to Mark's mother, Betty, and
sisters Iona, Rhonda and Elaine for
your prayers and practical hands-on
love.
Services were held on March 5 at
4Jleview ~etary in Wichita, KS:_ T
Bob, his nle<:eS Jenni(• and Beth.
and
on
Frederico Pierucetti
Oct. 14, I953-March24, 1993
Never boring and full of passion,!
Fred died peacefully surrounded
JAIIES CARROLL PICKETT
by three of his
Jlly 4, 1
994, age 43
- dearest friends
Playwright of Bathat Mt. Zion Hoshouse Benediction,
pital. Freddy
Dream Man, and
emigrated to th
Queen of Angels. Also
United State
nearly ten y
a t eacher at the Bevago from Brazil.
erly Hills Playhouse.
Settling in San
. ' \ '
Francisco. he
.) pursued bis ca·....
reer at Pacific Bell as a technology con... " ' '
sultant. He attained an MBA at
·.·
Berkeley and strived i>r excellence in
all of his endeavors.
Fred's passions ran lar and wide. He
.......),. ·
taught aerobics at the YMCA, enjoyed
'
dance and traveled the globe extensively. Whether it was a trip to New
York for an art exhibit or one of his
numerous trips to Brazil, Europe,
Hawaii, or New Zealand, his bright and
beautiful presence left a strong and
lasting impressioo. He did it all with his
characteristic style.
Now our world is a little less bright
and the landscape void of his tall, tan,
young and lovely body. However, his
spirit remains. Histwoandahalfyear
strugglewithAIDSisnowoverandwe.
hisclan,carryonwithoorlivesandour
memories. Au Revoir Solange.
'
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William Perniconi /~t?Jilliam Pemiconi died of AIDS on
ber22,in San Franciscosunounded
by family and friends; he was42. Bill lived
in Boston from 1973 to 1982 where he
~ business administration and de·,eioped lifelong interests in karate, ceramics, and Japanese Tea Ceremony. After
leaving Boston, he lived mostly in San
Francisco except for extended visiL,; to
Japan.
All.hough fascinal.ed by the design of
ritual, I.he art he may have practiced best
was conversation. His humor was endlessly inventive; no subject was offlimits,
whel.her it was gay arch types, appreciators
of Asia An, or members of his beloved
Castro Lions Club.
His satirical viewofallaspecL,;of"Tea"
did not negal.e his spiritual life; it revealed
iL<; depths. Bill found subjecL<; for humor
everywhere; he especially delighted in
lcal.her, drag, and the play of gender-related
symbols in I.he community he considered
home. Often enthralled by physical beauty
or rugged maleness, Bill never losthisclarity
of judgmenL Self-pity and phoniness were
alien to his nature; he was an honest man.
One incident from his life reveals his character: suffering from fevers and exhaustion in
a train station in Prague, he was able none1.heless to protect a terrified Asian couple
from hamssment by a right-wing provocateur.
To Bill. sensitivity to art was rclal.ed to
understanding moral consequences. Bill will
be missed by many, including his parents,
brother Charles, sister Janet, and friends
Nancy Phelps in San Franci-;co, and Victor
De Gruuola in Boston.
Baxter Pullen
Baxter Pullen, 32, of Washington
D.C:, died on Sa~day, February 6, 1993:
at h~ home of smcide. According to his
family, Pullen was suffering from AIDS.
Pullen was born in Bethesda, Md. and
primarily based himself in the D.C. 'area
all his life. A model specializing in hand
~odeling and athletic gear, Pullen began
hIS career with Doran Models & Talents.
Through them, Central Casting, Three
West, and others, he was featured in the
Washington Post Magazine as well as
advertisements for London Fog and
Britches. In addition, he was a member of
the Screen Actors Guild and the
American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists.
Aside from his professional memberships, Pullen actively supported ACT UP
and Queer Nation. His interests included
physical fi~ess. m~sic, and traveling.
Pullen IS SWVlved by his mother,
Nancy Lynn Roveri of Silver Spring,
Md.; two sisters, Destry Ann Meyer of
Fon Meyers, Florida; and Deborah Marie
Rendine of Gaithersburg, Md; aunt, Elizabeth Clark of Gaithersburg, Md; uncle
George Hinkle of Delaware, Ohio; aunt:
Alyce Hurt Hinkle of Conroe, Texas;
several nieces, nephe'Ys, and many, many
friends .
A memorial service for Pullen was
held Feb. 11, at Christ Episcopal Church
in Rockville, Md. Pullen's remains were
cremated and divided among his family.
Conb'l'butions in Pullen's name may be
made to the Whiunan-Walker Clinic,
1407 S Street NW, Washington DC
20009.
•
Keith Perkins
A long-time resident of Boston, Keith
Perkins, who had been living in I...os Angeles fior the past three years, lost his battle
with AIDS on the morning of July 5. q 3
Keith was born in Hartford, CT, oh August 20, 1956. He graduated from the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1978.
Aft
'th
er graduati ng coUege, K et moved to
A memorial service will be held or
O ijfbijrrJ..&,
Sunday, April 18. For further detail complicati
blf
please phone 864-745~. •
om at
parents'
.
Boston, where he lived until moving to LA.
in 1990.
Keith developed many close relationships
and will be mi~ by his family and friends.
A memorial sensi6ewill beheld on August 4,
at the Arlington Street Church Chapel at 7:30
p.m.
.
lWffi %• a ranking Bridge Master from San Francisco, has died at of AIDS
ome in Rockport, Mass. He was 47 years old , , - ~ 9~
�David Pierce
Robert Purdom .
Robert William Pmdom m, 49, of
D.C. died on Sunday, February 28, 1993,
at the Washington Hospital Center from
complications associated with AIDS, according to his companion, Richard E.
Cytowic, M.D.
htt.erested in architecture and in furniture, which he considered "architecture in
miniature" according to Cytowic, Purdom
graduated with a bachelor's degree in
architeeture and a master's degree in
structural engineering from the
University of Texas at Austin. Purdom
went on to own the Robert Shaw Company, a custom furniture company in Houston, Texas, ·which he sold in 1985.
He then embarked on a three year
voyage throughout the world, studying
historic furniture along the way. Returning to the United States in 1988,
Purdom moved to D.C. and founded the
Robert W. Pmdom, Chartered Antiquities
Brokerage. There, he assembled collections of historic furniture for corporations
such as General Eleclric, Coastal Gas,
and Morgan Guarantee. More recently,
Purdom founded the Purdom-Tatum Partnership to design historically inspired
furnishing for corporations and businesses. During 1993, eight furniture collections designed by the partnership will be
introduced by Kimball International.
Upon his death, Kimball established a
scholarship in Purdom' s name for research and application jn historic furniture design and function.
'fen years ago, Purdom founded Support, Inc., a nonprofit corporation estab-
lished as a clearing house for money for
AIDS organizations. He was also a member of the American Institute of Architec~ and the American Society of Interior
Sometimes, aemories of David's
fleeting~-
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seems
more
mythical than
real. After his
rief pause here
San Fran. cisco, th011e of us
.who came to
. 'cherish him DOW
blink our eyes
and wonder,
"Was he really
addingwith regret, "How could
he leave 80 IIOOII?"
No ooewho knew him will forgd this
extraordinary man. There were so
many facds to Dll9id. Friend, lavier, and
playmate, the proud father of a strong
son. capable entn:prmeur, and the very
embodiment of the -1,, "to organiz,e,"
he shared 80 much of himself with so
many,~ amazing us with his versatility, ~ enriching our lives.
David had cared for the love of his
According · to Cytowic, "Purdom 's life, Kent, through his own long illness
creative genius, aesthetic sense, and talent in their home in Los Angeles. When
were remarkable. He turned what the Kent~ away, David came to San
world called work into what he knew Fnmciaco-1 quiclr.ly IDUched ao many
with his caring, playful. practical soul
only as play." Cytowic added that Pur- Then abruptly,
after a brief and
dom "will be missed by all whose lives ferocious battle with lymphoma, David
he touched."
left us to join Kent.
In addition to Cytowic of D.C., Pur- 1 All who came to know and love him
dom is survived by his parents, Robert wish him -0, ewn as we regret how
little time we were permitted to
and Olga Purdom of San Antonio, Texas; with him. It does not exagaeratespend
to~
sister, Andrea Purdom of Spokane, that with his 1cnie for life, he reminded
Wash.; friend and coworker, James Cruz each of us exactly what it means to be
of D.C.; and an international family of alive.
For informatioll oo a memorial for
friends.
David Pienle, conta:t David Freedman, .
Purdom's remains were interred in San 928-5273. .. ~q3
Antonio.
.
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·/in
here?':
s- -
A memorial service for Purdom will be
celebrated on Saturday, March 21:at 3:30
p.m., at the Textile Museum, 2320 S St.,
NW.
Contributions in Purdom 's name may
be made to Support, Inc., P.O. Box
980758, Houston, TX 77()()8.
Jon Perry, at 43,
of Provincetown,
ex-English prof
Jon Pearson Perry of Provincetown, a former English professor, died of AIDS Friday at his
home. He was 43.
Born in Boston, and a .
former resident of the South
,, End, Mr. Perry was a graduat-e
of Wellesley High School. He
graduated magna cum laude i' /
and Phi Beta Kappa from HarEver Close In Mind And Heart
vard University in 1968.
In 1975, Mr. Perry earned a
· No further away than a picture, a smile or remembered phrase, my . . _ doctorate in comparative liter, loved one lives in memories so close in so many ways. For how often
ature from Harvard. He taught
expository writing at both Hardoes a sunset bring nostalgic thoughts to mind of moments that my
vard and Radcliffe colleges
loved one shared in days now left behind! How often has a flower or a
from 1976 to 1985.
/
Mr. Perry was a former sucryst.al autumn sky brought golden recollections of happy days gone by!
. pervisor of the Suffolk County
Yes, memory has a magic way of keeping loved ones near ever close in
. Conservation District. He was a
mind and heart are the ones we hold most dear. Forever on my mind,
former director of the South
always in my heart. Loved beyond measure, missed beyond wor,~
' End Gard~n Project_. He also
hbrary
-Entered- into rest January 8 ,
~ 4 1 2 9 / 5 7 lo 2/8/
trlftll IJIIII,11&1 " 'Served as assoc1a tassistant and
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of New York city. NY.
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Dear .
Peter& Rudnick and the
bNII ~ a l l " - imPUlses of PAUL S'BRLING PIDUTTI Apnl nold Arboretum
late Kenneth L. Peters. ~ov~c\1£i'rnisoifa~'.
klWt return lo the IOWt lhlll made
. 1960-0ctober 16. 1993. Dear•
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Designers.
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18 August 1988 .. 1§ August 1993
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Loving yncl!!f of Victor Rayd Private Funeral Bervloe& were held at
~~oseber~ & SQlomon Memorial Chaoel.
cantan MK Monday January 1o. 199~. Memorlal ObeerVance will be private. tn l,eu of
flowers e11preHlons of symgs.~h(~ {l.J:
B:t"'~~~A~«:cs":'.::'A~.GNY, NY 10025.
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Of the Cleod IOI the memories. Love. as always. fr1ends mourn dlaltl on Marth 12.
411. BeloveCI CXlfflDCIIIIOn of Sal
, ,
and the brldlle IS kMl, lhe anlv .. George.
Lombanlo, IClfl Of Edith Padu!r,
surv!WI. the anlY meadnll.
•, ·,
11n11111r Of Adr1lnnt Pocklr, Cleo- • , ,
LOVlnlllv mlued bV Ian, Lester,
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l'l!StfrtlndGfKa!Neldal9 Rellnld
Mar'OW, Paul. CralQ. Mvra. EIIIIM,
- · , executlYe Of HlrNml*lr lnclusAnn and
tries. Memartal IIIGnnld In JulYft'
Diane.
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�Phlllp Lee Price
Tony Petta
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Phil Price, founder and former publisher of
Colorado's gay newspaper, Out Front, died July
18 in Denver of complications from AIDS. He was
39. The University of Colorado graduate began
Out Front in 1976 whlle a senior. Later, he helped
found The Colorado Gambler when gambling became legal in the state. The basketball enthusiast
had also participated in the Gay Games in San
Francisco. Price is survived by his lover, Greg
Montoya, who is now publisher of Out Front.
An~ony Dominic ''Tony" Petta, 49, of
Washington, D.C., died on Sunday, February ~. 1993, at his home of congestive
heart failure and complications associated
~th AIDS, according to bis longtime
friend, Bob Coleman of Washington
'
D.C.
Petta was born and raised in South
Philadelphia and received a Licensed
Stephen A. Peduto
Practical Nurse (LPN) degree from Jef36
ferson Univ~rsity in Philadelphia in 1973.
Law School Student,
He began bis nursing career at Jefferson
A. Peduto, who astonished
Stephen
his fellow students in the graduating Uni':ei:sity Ho~ital the following year,
class of New York Law School last · pro~g termmal care nursing for canmonth by saying he bad AIDS, died on
pabents.
Wednesday at C&brini Medical Center cer
in Manhattan. He was 36 years old and
In 1980 Petta moved to D.C. where he
lived in Jersey City, N.J.
continued to practice terminal care nursHe died of pneumonia and other ing with ~indsor Home Care. Among his
AIDS-related complications, according cancer patients were a fooner U.S. Secreto a friend, William Diskin.
tary of Defense, a U.S. Senator, and a
A graduate of the University of Chimember of fonner Vice President Bush's
cago, Mr. Peduto was doing graduate
work at Columbia University when he staff'.
was diagnosed with H.l.V., the virus
Bady ia die AIDS
that causes AIDS, in 1983. He entered
Ma
law school in 1988 and, in addressing until bis final iDnNI. Pcila
the graduating class, said he had been home health nurse for Complete Ctire file.
battling AIDS since then but was deter- and Housecal l, both located in
mined to get his law degree.
Alexandria. Va. His employers, Mary
Mr. Peduto Is survived by bis par- Miller DeCamp and Pat Dozier of Houseents, Anthony and Susan Peduto of
Belmar, N.J.; a sister, Nicoletta Fer- call, said, "There are no words loving
raiola at llfentsqnan, N.J ., and bis com- ~~ugh, caring enough, or flamboyant
panian, llicbard stlnner of Jersey City. enough to describe Tony. We love Tony,
P.lleifel'. it will not be the same world without
'.
.
.
38, a former professor at the Old h . "
un.
Dominion School of Nursing who
According to Coleman, Petta enjoyed
served as president of the board of entertaining people and making them
trustees of the Tidewater AIDS Crisis
laugh, as well as spending time with his
Taskforce (TACT), and as board memfriends. In 1971, he became involved in a
ber of the Virginia Nurses' Associahome liturgy group for Gay Catholics that
tion and the Hampton Roads AIDgrew into the Philadelobia chanter of
SWALK; died June 15Ji Norfolk,
Va., of .AfDS complicauons
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friend.
1995. He d=~· ~ ~ :
wish. and for lhol I soy, God bless
vou. Lvm. He was not alOne when
::~~~:o~:r~r:i~Donnie.
my heart. by your
mv
1r1~ your cats and 111e staff and
.....
Proml988
, Pella-WU a mem-1
Dignity. Addi·
her of the Highwaymen, a motorcycle
club organized through the D.C. Eagle.
In addition to Coleman, Petta is survived by many friends.
Petta's remains were cremated and the
deposition of the ashes will be determined later.
A ·memorial service for Petta will be
held on .Saturday, March 20, at 2 p.m., at
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 1820
Connecticut Ave., NW, under the auspices of Dignity Washington.
Contributions in Petta's name may be
made to Food and Friends, P.O. Box
70601, Washington, DC 20024.
In Memory Of: Timothy Steven Patton
•at
p
oe, memor1
•
A memorial sentce for Donald
will be hCId Sunday,
at 3 p.m., at the
Capitol Hill United Methodist
Chmch, 421 Seward Square, SE.
All are invited to attend.
"Still Time"
dlentele Of Cote Luxembourg. - ~
Rest In peace.
Dr. F~ed Pena Jr., 38. a
chiropractor and founder of th
AIDS Care Wellness Center in
Chicago. died Sept. 26 · He 15
survived ~ his longtime
panion, Michael Purdue.
4,
There is a clarity sometimes in the calm after midnight
No longer day, and deeper than night
resi'fi Poe, a Washington, D.C.Sibley It is a still time.come, but is not yet here and yesterday·
Tomorrow will
dent, died Dec. 21, 1993 at
to AIDS- not longs today, but yesterday is letting go.
.. Artist Evelyn Memorial Hospital due
Pruitt, 82, of Dallas died related complications, according to Perhaps a regret or sigh, maybe a memory in future to cherish ...
Oct. 4; in the 'BOs, Pruitt bis friend, Doug Abbey of D.C. He The unnoticed gesture of a few hours ago will be held up •
sold paintings to benefit was 33.
and remembered and held close, so dear
HIV programs at Metropolitan Community
But now, this is the hour of completeness • forgiveness,
Church and recruited performers for AIDS
a stretch of moments even calm ...
Crisis Fund benefits . ..'141. ·
PELLEGRI NO-Of MIiton t'J!rll 22 audWhile there is still time.
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o 'clock. fnt!Wfflent MIiton Ce 8 Church 8110
!>utlons In 'bl ~ l'1!'!Y r::':2'.;. ~
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211 Parker HHI Ave.
Timothy S. Patton
• Sent in by Vanessa Patton
�William Parker, Baritone, Dies;
Specialist in Art Songs· Was 49
.
By ALLAN KOZINN
Wil.liam Parker, a lyric baritone who
was one of his generation's most eloquent interpreters of art songs and a
champion of new American music, died
yesterday at his home in Manhattan.
He was 49.
His press agent, Philip Caggiano,
said the cause was AIDS.
Mr. Parker filled bis recitals with
songs' woven around particularly poetic or descriptive texts, and illuminated
those works with a war m, flexible timbre -and a thoughtful approach to
phrasing. In the English, German and
French songs with which he was most
closely associated, his diction was remark&bly clea r. And his personality
consistently created the illusion that he
was sharing a confidence with his listeners'.
Alt hough he had been making his
way in the music world steadily since
the early J970's, Mr. Parker seemed to
burst onto the music scene in 1979,
when he won first prize at the Kennedy
Center-Rockefeller Foundation International Competition for Excellence in
the Performance of American Music.
That competition established him as a
singer·who was not only willing to sing
American music, but was em):lusiastic
about it.
Many New Works
He gave the premieres of many
works, including Ned Rorem's "Santa
Fe Songs" and Ernest Bacon's "Last
Invocation." His recordings of works
by Copland, Ives, Griffes and Mr. Rorem ,convey much of the persuasive
spirit .one heard in his recitals.
" I've been fortunate, because composers keep bringing me compositions;" he recalled in a 1987 interview.
"It's important to be open to new
things. On the other hand, I don't want
to be, thought of as a specialist. People
tend to pigeonhole us, and we get stuck
there."
Actually, by the time he won the
Cliff Pye
As a courageous .fighter,
you gave wannth, love,
and kindness to your friends,
while at the same time
you never complained
about your own troubles.
Your laughter and smile will
be missed by all of us.
May you find your
Mercedes in heaven.
I?J
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GREG PAVUN
Mr. Parker's last project was
putting together "The AIDS Quilt Songbook," a collection of new works about
the physical and emotional devastation
of AJDS. Inspired by the AIDS Quilt, in
which each panel commemorates
someone who died of the disease, Mr.
Parker asked many of the composers
with whom he had worked to write
songs to be sung as a cycle. Among
those who responded were Mr. Rorem,
John Harbison, Lee Hoiby, William Bolcom, Chris deBlasio and David Kra- r,
kauer. In June, Mr. Parker and the Ju!)' 20, 1962 baritones Kurt Oilman, William Sharp Novem6er 1 1994
7,
and Sanford Sylvan performed the cycle at Alice Tully Hall.
"In Santa Fe last summer," Mr.
Parker said in a May interview in The
New York Times, "I was thinking
about what we sing about all the time in
opera and song - grief, sepa ration,
dea th, fear of death, traumatic events
in life - and I had to ask, 'Why a re we
not singing about AIDS?' For singers,
we are being pretty unvocal about this.
Something left me unsatisfied about Greg died peacefully at his home in
AIDS ben~fit s where the music is all
Mozart and Puccini and the word AIDS the company of his loved ones. He
had a wonderful life and showed
never gets said."
Mr. Parker continued to add new great strength and dignity to
1works to the collection after the June the end . He will always be
1concert and sang the cycle in several
remembered by his lifelong
cities. His last public performance was
companion, Don
on Jan. I, at the Walker Arts Center in
Planeuf, his family
Minneapolis.
He is survived by a sister, Amy Doty and his many friends
of Rochester, and a brother, John from all walks of life.
Pa rker of Del Mar, Calif.
PANFIGUO-~
IIJl'OfeSSional
name Penffl!Rll,
Love,
Don & Perry and
all your family
and friends lhat
you enchanted wilh
your short life.
age 43.
on APrfl
13. 19'M In Montauk. LOr111 ISiand.
due to comotlcattons from AIDS.
He Is survived by his betl>vecl longtime companion JOhn Heppenstall
of New Yori( and his mother Altha
Jane Panfklllo of Hawaii. Paul was
a graduate of Jullllord and an
actor, writer and producer in New
York and a reallor In Long ISiand.
His llv lng lklht shines brlghtlv in
the heartS and souls of all whO
IOvecl him and he IS dearlv·mlSSed.
Please made contributions In his
name to Broadwav Cares or
GMHC.
1
f'ORTOLANO-Frank X. on F..
bruarV
anar o 1ong and
ln1Plratlonal battle wtth AIDS.
Survived bY I"- partner of thlr1Nn
wars Frank a.rm.Jo. two lilf9rl
.i.111ca and Annette,
Jamn. Aunt Mat, Uncle Joe, COIi'
sins Roe and Manna and many
friends. Alwavs Cledlcated and
kl'IOWledlleable In hit DOlltlon as a
l>Ubllc haalth edUcalor and Numbt!' 1 fan of Mlek9Y
f*
waa tM wind llenlalh our wtnos.
s. ,,,..
Matthew Prestera
July 7, 1956-July 9, 1993
He was loved.
He will be millaed. Y
Mou•.
�Charles T. Pasternack
Aug. 19, 1942-April 24, 1993
Charles T.
Paaemack.
an attomeY
and long-time
John Gilbert Pineiro
June 15, 1947-April21, 1993
Our brother Gilbert bad many gi
and he sbared
them gmeroualy.
At a memorial
service on April
24, people from
different areas of
the life he bad
lived here in San
Francisco for
n,sident of San
Fraaciaco. died
April at Kaiaer
Permanente
Hoapital in San
Francisco of
AIDS-related
complication&
seven years gave •
Mr.~
moving testi- •
9), was a native
mony to that.
of Brooklyn,
One heard many
. ..
NY., who came works of thanks and praise, but the
to the~ Area in 1961 A graduate of most frequent references were to
Madison High School in Brooklyn, his honesty, strength of character. clarity of
was a 1963 graduate cl Columbia Col- purpose and determination on the one
lege in New York, as well as a 1966 hand, and to gentleness. kindness,
graduate of tbe Unmnity of Califor- hospitality and humility on the other. .
nia's Boalt Hall School of Law.
He bad tried his Vocation as a FranHis finstjob-as a law clerk on the ciscan Friar. He bad worked with the
California Court of Appeal in Los San Francisco Night Ministry, power·
Allge1es i>r tbe 1*Judp Lester Roth. fully touching the lives of those hurting
In the late 19150a, he moved to San Fran- the most when it can be hardest to fmd
c:iaco where he worked for tbe law firm someone to listen- in the middleof tbe
of Long & Levit, as well as for the night.
former Americm &pras Investment
Gilbert's care givers told of receiving
Manapment Company.
a great deal from him.
Mr. Pasternack is awvived by bis
Gilbert's strugle waa hard one. He
mother Frieda. bis brodler Joel, and bis is at peace. He will be missed very
sister-in-law Debra, all of Rochester, much. His mother, Alu Fallon, and his
NY.; llllftll'8I nieces and nephews; and sisters, Alice and Pat Pineiro, his
alargeandemnded anily of~ Area associates on the Night Ministry, the
friends.
Franciscan brothers and sisters, his
His family requests that any ~ Shanti support person. Randy Allgaier.
tions in bis memory be made to either close friends like Bert. Jim. Richard and
Project Open Hand, ~ 17th St., SF Rob, and his family of fellow
94110, or Maitri HOBPice. both of San parishioners at St. Aidan's Church and
Fnmcisco.
many others have said a difficult
A memorial aervice is planned for farewill.
Mr. Pastunack on Saturday, May 2l.
Go with God, brother. T
Persons wishing further information
may call (415) 563-3341.
William Patrick Pryor
For additional information, please
cs11 Larry Miller at (415) 76&6144 ( ~
April 27, 1993
William Patrick Pryor, a native of
WIJHam ..UW" Prosser
New York City,
May 22, 1951-Jan.5, 1993
who resided in
San Francisco
William
since 1966, died
"Bill" Prosser,
of AIDS-related
complications on
41,
passed
Tuesday, April
away Jan. 5 in
27, 1993. He is
Bakersfield,
survived by his
Calif. of AIDS
beloved mother:
complications
Member
Friend
"Hostess with
the Mostest"
. .. .
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at his mother's
home
in
Bakersfield,
Calif.
', ,
Prosser is survived by his mother,
•. Barbara Prosser, of Bakersfield; sister,
Debbie Woodyatt, of Brampton, On. . taric>, Canada,Jackie Funston of Missis. sauga, Canada, BarbaraMagyarofGeor.. getown, Canada, Carol Pritt of Bakers•, _
field, and Jimmy Prosser of Venrura.
Calif.
Prosser worked as an auto mechanic until he moved to Bakersfield. He
worlted at Jim's Finish Line in Los
·' Angeles, and at Advance Automotive,
, •
also in Los Angeles. He also worked for
• , . a time as a mechanic in San Francisco.
He loved to cook and worlt on cars.
He will be sorely missed by all his
family and friends.
,-::·He built his house
of Love
_
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...
.
Elizabeth; sister:°
Nancy~
.., •
.ic,;
brothers, James
and Richard; and several nieces and
nep~ews, all from St. Petersburg
Florida. as-11 as a multitude of frieruk
and associates.
A graduate of Fordham University
and an accomplished actor, Bill performed a variety of leading and
charadm- roles in theatrical productions
across the country. He became a U.S.
~ p l o y e e in 1974, where his
.
transformed co-workers into
friends, and made him a favorite with
the public he served. He will be
~~ lariogly by all who knew
h~. ~ memorial was held at St
BncfFt sChurch, Van Neas and B ~
oa Tu~, May 4, 1993, at 4 p.m.
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�Julio Alberto Piedfort
August 5, 1950-llarch 25, 1993
Arthur H. Platt of Royals ~. MA died
rt:liMcd intesSepL 14 in his home of AIDS~
tinal disease. He was4S. ·
.He was a member of the board of directors of AIDS Project Worcester. He was the
founder and fonner owner of Countryside
Realty and Quabbin Management in Athol
and Orange.
He helped revive a regional Chamber or
Commerce in 1982, becoming the fi rst
presidem,and was honored as thecham her's
Citizen of the Year in 1985. On that occasion, U.S. Rep. Silvio Conte described Plau
as a "real dynamo, a great asset to thi.
comm unity."
In 1985,Plau was named by Gov. Michael
Dukak.is to the board of directors of the
Massachusetts Thrift Fund.
In May of this year, Plau was awarded
the North Quabbin Chamber of
Commerce' fir L economic development
award, LO be named for him in the future. On
accepting the award, presented by U.S.
Rep. John Olver, Platt infonned the gathering that he had AIDS and urged the chamber to undertake a serious program of education and outreach to combat the spread of
AIDS.
He was born in Philadelphia, the son of
Irvin Platt and the laLe Charlotte PlatL He
attended Philadelph ia public schools and
received a bachelor's degree from Temple
Universi1.y, where he was a student activist
in the late '60s.
He liv·ed from 1970-71 in San Francisco, I
where he lived in a gay commune and
organized gay liberation dances. He moved
to Westwood, MA and then moved to
Royalston in 1973 as a founder of
Butterworth Farm , an intentional community.
Soon after arriving in Royalston , Platt
became interested in preservin g the rural
characte r of the community and protecting
the historic town common. He served as
own' s plann ing board and
chainnan of the L
helped author the zoni ng by-laws and the
historic district by-laws.
He was also active in the Democratic
party in Massach useus.
Platt's longtime companion, John C.
Banon, died in 1991.
Plau's survivors include his father, Irvin
Platt of Philadelphia; his sister, Sandra Plau
ofLynwood,NJ; twonicces,Carol Fantazzi
of Lynwood and Tracy Harrison of Philadelphia; a nephew, Michael Harrison o
Greenfield, MA, and many friends.
There was a memorial service al Temple
Israel, Athol. Family and friends have suggested that memorial contributions he made
to AIDS Project Worcester, 305Shrcwsbury
St., Worcester MA 016().;l.
]uliocamelDmfrom ~ A , . .
tula in 19C58 and
liftd IDOBt of bis
American years
in · San Fran-
ciaco.
Our
the beauty of art,
the meaning of
history, and the paradm of philoeophy.
A spiritual peraoo. Julio spent his life
trying to UDdersland md articulale the
mysteries of tbia life journey. Hia compleidty ma, be charac1leriaed as livin&'.
aeoaitive, imperiona, generous,
hilarioua, iolellir,t, aby - He kJllllld the
SUD and the wmi,r; he iodulgl,d
in 000-
veniatioa and quiet moments with
frieoda.
Julio'• ---tmd erly laid forelt
among roee petals, calla lili., and
IIPl'iae no-. in the glorious amroaa
him~-
of\mmite . WewilhJulio MIiiion with
all thoeewho hue &one OD before him
... but IIIOlt of all, -willh
~·
.
G. Stephen Phillips
July 12, 1956-July 29, 1993
OoJuly 29, GarrialXl SCeplieo Phillips
slipped quietly
and peacefully
away to join
friends gone
before him afteri
Dem iis J. Pine 9
Dennis J. Pineo, 39, of Boston, passed
away on Sunday. Nov. 3, in New England
Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr.
Pi.nco, formerly of Pepperell, was a 1970
graduate of North Middlesex Regional
High School.
He moved Lo the BoslOn metropolitan
area immcdiaLely after graduation and
began his continuing education in hairstyling and imeriordesign. He worked for
a number of years in Brookline before
starting his own business .
In 1976, Mr. Pineo began work in inte·
riordesign in Lheentcrtaimnem field, planning and assisling in coordinating large
scale evcnLS and performances for the
club business .
He conLinucd working in the entertainment field while keeping an active clientbased hairsLyling business, and in 1986,
used his skills and abil ilies in furthering
his education in interior design and managemem. He began concentrating on industrial, institutional and hospital environmcms, showing a concern for the use
of color, texlurc and material, and its
effects"on employees and palients.
His most notable efforts can be seen in
his tr.msfonnation of the Dcparunent of
Vetcfans Aflairs Medical Center in Bos-
dear
friend waa a
RenaiSBance
Mao; hia sen•
sibilities found
suatenance in
a abort but
iaot bout with
he was employed as an interior
ton, where
complications
designerfortheBuildingManagementSer- '
due to AIDS at
Kaiser Pennanj
vice. He will be remembered for his attenente French
and his use of
tion to form and fwtction
Campm. Slephen
color in providing a pleasing environment
was a gentle,
for patient and employee areas.
spirit and will
Pineo enioyed travelling and fre- soft-spoken by all who knew him.be
Mr.
remembered
..,
Stephen was born Gary P. Whitted in
quemcd the islands of Hawaii and the Card on Cape Cod and Ithaca, New York on July 12, 1956.
ibbean. He summere
was particularly fond of the effects of the Shortly after graduating with honors
from Bryant Ill Stratton ~~ Colseuing sun on the shore line.
.
.
Ieaves h' Iongume fnend a~d) 1ege in Buffalo, be made his pilgrimag e
.
tothe~Areainl97S.Helivedbrief:.
M r. P~nco
1s
Marcel Leblanc of Boston; his 1y in Oakland aod Berkeley, and finally
com paruon,
parents, Ralph Lester and Esther Catherine settled in San Francisco. Over the ,ears
PincoofTownsend; and many awtts, uncles, he worked in various jobs, ~oog ~
· -GSA,p eerleai Electri c,H~
cousins and friends.
. was
·ua1 serv1ce_ heId at lO:OO am., Bankandlastly,BankofAmenca.He
waa briefly active in ARC/AIDS
Comm1
.
Nov. 12, at the Willow Garden Crypts, Theater Group and volunteered at
MounL Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, fol- Kaiser Permanente as an AIDS
. .
lowed by a memorial service at 11 :00 a.m. Volun~. .
He 18 SUfflftd by ~ life pann~,
Boston. A
at the Arlington Street Church,
Douglas of San Fnnc1SCO; and hlS
h Id
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.
.
second memonal service w1l be e at mother, Eimnor K. Whitted of'Ihun11:00 a.m., Satur~ay, Nov. 16, at St. bleCornen. New York.
AcelebrationofSliephen'slifewillbe
Joseph's Church, Tarbell St., Pepperell.
15 ~ 1-s
may be directed t held Suomr, Augustfor details. Tp.m.
Memorial donations
Pl.-ABe call 252-9029
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POWER S-Of Provincet own August 26
the American Cancer Society, 247 Com
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Ar
monwealth Ave., Boston, MA ·02116. J S . ~°'~t iliie~other o 1William and
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N icholes Powers'Carolvn Powers. Also surf
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bother In law of
rangemenlS Un der th e dlrecUOn O F,
vlved bv 3 nephews. Companio n and friend
·
gathering of
W artng U· ~ Kart F. H ee. There w ill be .a -r993 In the
w
& Sons•Eas tman &
nds Tuesday. August 31
cHoul Funeral Hoff!e , H a rry Ke mp W ay
of Boston. /9 c;,/
neral Home
and Howland St. Provinceto wn from 7 -!lpni.
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A Memorial Funeral Service w ill be held in
the Unitarian Unlversalls t Church , Wednesi~ri;n~
~Ytg'
tar' s Cemetery . Memor-l al donations in
GeorQ&'s memooy mav. be made to the
A.1 .0:S. Suooort G roup , Box 1522, Province-
°
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�Robert A. Paro/a
~o-~Cf'J5 .
James "Giacomo" Palazz.olo
/411'8
.
Prominent AIDS activist and educator,
Robert A. Parola, an associate editor James "Giacomo" Palazz.olo died in Camof Daily News Record, the men's fashion newspaper in New York, died yes- bridge on Aug. 7 from complications of
terday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Man- AIDS. He was 37.
hattan. He was 35.
A l
te
·
d leadin
g auThe cause was AIDS-related pneuong- nn survivor an
monia, said a spokesman for the paper. thority on both conventional and experiMr. Parola joined the daily newspa- mental AIDS treatments, Giacomo was
per as a general news reporter in 1988. born on Feb. 13, 1956 in Troy, MI. He
1
• lt is a brother publication to Women's
attended U-Mass/Boston and Tokyo UniDaily, published by Fairchild
·cations. He became associate versity. From 1979 to 1982, he lived in
fubion editor in January 1990 and as- Japan, where he became an expert on Japate editor for designer and contem· nese language and culture.
parary sportswear in September 1991.
He was a professional translator and
He graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with degrees in thea- frequent contributor to numerous AIDS
ter and dance, and worked briefly with p1,1blications. He was also an accomplished
d · l
.
·
the American Dance Company before
· ·
·
joining the cast of a traveling produc- musician, artist, 1
mgmst an tire ess cru~
,.
tion of "Fiddler on the Roof."
sader for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights.
He was born and raised in Freeport, In recent years, he worked to further AIDS
L.I. He is survived by !tis parents, researchbyparticipatinginnumerousdrug
. ·
.
.
James and Madeleine, of Freeport; a
brother, David ; his grandmother, I trials, l~nng ~n AIDS, and con~ucting
Frances Siniscalchi of Cedarhurst, research mto httle-known expenmental
· ·· · L.I.; his companion, Stephen Achilles, treatments. He was an active member of
· and a nephew.
ACT UP/Boston and Men of All Colors
Together, also in Boston.
A brilliant, charismatic person,
Harrison Pierce
Giacomo's interests and circle of friends
Dec. 13, 1949-May 31, 1993
were vast. His great courage and unfailing
Harrison Pien:e died at 12:48 am
optimism were a source of encouragement
Monday morning, peacefully
and inspiration to his many friends and to
and comfortably
the professionals with whom he worked.
at home, in the ·
He is survived by his mother, Yolanda
loving arms of
(Gulli) Palazz.olo of Troy, MI; his partner,
his sister Janice
and husband
Stan Butler of Jamaica Plain; longtime
Brent. His 11month battle
with CMV RetSociology Professor, 47
initis and AfDS.
Arthur S. Parsons, a professor of
related wasting
sociology and a member of the Smith
is over.
C~llege faculty for the last 20 years,
Harrison was m and raised in 'lamdied Saturday at a nursing home in
pa, FL. He moved to Portland, OR in Northampton, Mass. He was 47.
1979, where, as an independent pro- • The college said the cause was comducer, he attempted to establish a gay plications of AIDS.
theatre. In 1985, he moved to San FranDr. Parsons, a native of Washington,
cisco, and worked for the San Francisco was a cum laude graduate in social
Opera, in various departments, for over studies of Wesleyan University. He reseven years. His most challenging and ceived a master's degree in city and
enjoyable position was Super Captain. regional planning from Harvard Uni[Harrison met Brent his lust day of work · versity a,,d a Ph.D. in sociology from
at the Opera Costume Shop. Harrison Brandeis University in 1973, the year
sang with the Gay Men's Chorus from he joined Smith, which is in Northamp1986 to 1989.
ton.
He is survived by his husband of eight
His research subjects included the
years, Brent Alden Karels; sister, Janice Unification Church, phenomenology
Pierce; mother, Marian James Pierce, and the work of Alfred Schutz, the
both of Tampa, FL. He is also surviv- sociologist. He was a frequent contribued by many loving co-workers and tor to sociological journals.
Dr. Parsons is survived by his comfriends, especially Douglas Couture,
panion, William G. Hungerford of
Larry Hunnicutt and Steven Rosen.
A memorial service is planned for Northampton~ his brothers, Roger
Friday,June4, 1993. Plmsecall 431-3720 Parsons of Monmouth, Calif., and Richard Parsons of Ojai, Calif., and hi
for details y
. stepmother, Janette Rainwater of Pall cific Palisades, Calif. ? .;; -q3>
friends, Maurice Mollan of Cambridge and
Gerry Kasmouski of Rockland; as well as
many other dear friends in Boston, Cambridge and San Francisco.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Bigelow Cltapel
in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. Memorial donations in Giacomo's memo!}' may
be sent to the American Foundation for AIDS
Research (ArpFAR): 733 Third Ave., 12th
flr., New York, NY 10017.
Arthur S. Parsons
;:· Happy
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6r
June 14, 1970
I miss you Tom Panagiotaros
December 5.1942 - Mav 27,1992
1945-.1992
President of
the Boston Record
�Brad Perino
Andrew Craig Pearson -
Bradford J. Perino, 36, of Washington
D.C., died Sllllday, May 2, 1993, at
George Washington University Medical
Center of complications associated with
AIDS, according to his friend, George
Bednar of Arlington, Virginia.
Perino held a bachelor's degree from
St. Louis University, a master's degree in
business from Loyola University in Chicago, Ill., and a law degree from John
Marshall University in Chicago. He was
admitted to the Illinois Bar and later
moved to the D.C. area to pursue his legal
Man:h 14, 1955-J1111e21, 1993
Andrew left 11a on the fU'II( day ofl
IUJIIIDel". Born in
\
-
career.
Perino was a lawyer with West Services, Inc., and had been an account
executive with· the firm for more than
three years. According to Bednar, Perino
enjoyed his career and his job and only
recently retired doe to illness.
Perino was very active in the D.C.
community, and he often volunteered his
services for events and organizations.
Some of these include the D.C. AIDSWalk, the Special Olympics, the
American Cancer Society, and the Whitman-Walker Clinic.
Perino enjoyed many outdoor activities
in the area, such as biking, hilcing,
walking, going to the beach, and · just
being outside, according to Bednar. He
also enjoyed traveling and gardening.
''Everyone who knew Brad misses his
kindness, generosity, and wonderful
sense of humor," Bednar said.
Perino was born in Hopedale, Ill.
He is survived by his parents, Dr.
Bruno J. Perino and Teresa Perino; a
•
.
.
Riverside, Calimrnia, Andy was
the fourth gen«·
ation of his &unily to call Rmf.
County
side
After
home.
graduating from
the Uni'Vffllity of
Arizona with a
Bachelor degree
in Business Administration, Andy 'W!ll1t to work for
Mountain Bell He eoJcJ.,ed his life as an
urban cowboy in Tuacon and was quite
cootent until he came to Ssn Frsm:isco
in the Fall of 1980 to celebrate Labor
Day weekend with friends in the city.
It was that weelrend that he met his life
partner of the past thirteen years.
Andy moved to the city by the bq in
the spring of 1981 and continued what
was to become aBUCCell8ful career in the
teleconmmni adioos field. He Mired•
Director of Information and 1echnological Semces from the Uni'Vffllity of
Penno, all of Pekin, Ill., as well as meces,
j
nephews, and many friends.
Perino's remains will be interred dur- Califomia.SsnFrancis::oinOctoberof
ing funeral services on May 7, at SL 1992 an ~ ~ on the
AIDS .00!11Plicataons that eventually
·
Joseph's cemetery in Pekin.
fmal ye.-s, Andy was an
A celebration' of his life will be held in .
from 3-6 p.m., inspirationto all.Hecootin uedtolivoe
D.C. on Sunday, May ·l6,
life to
in the Grand Salon of . the Pullman (Russia.the fullest. taking many trips
Europe, Hawaill, . "ting "th
friends. develop~ ~
Highland Hotel, 1914 Connecticut Ave., his
perfectwith his iunily
NW. For additional infonnation friends
Gordon at (202) inc his home environment. Andy is
are asked to call Howard
667-3520, or Mario Baldessari at (202) miaaed by the many people whoae I.ms
too~1:e
rm::ip
822-0423.
Contributions in Perino's name can be
made to the Whitman-Walker Clinic,
1407 S SL, NW, Washington DC 20009.
Donald J. Pletzke
Don Plet7lce, 46, of Atlanta, made his
transition on Sunday, April 25, 19<J3, at home
from complications of AIDS. He was surrounded by loving friends.
Don was born February 20, 1947 in Bay
City, Michigan and had made Atlanta his home
for the past ten years having moved here from
Knoxville, Tennessee. He was the companion of Gary Stuart.
Formerly employed as a paralegal for the
law firm of Kutak, Rock and Campbell, his
professional career included work as an advertising copywriter, editor and freelancer.
He attended Florida Atlantic University and
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Active in the Republican Party from I9661982, he was State Chairman of the Florida
dog Paws softball team, 1986; named to the
College Republicans in the late 60s.
Don was very active in the Atlanta gay HSL All-Star Team, 1989; Gay World Series,
sports scene and was known to his fans, friends 1989; Lambda Bowling League; Atlanta Team
and foes affectionately as "Bulletwoman" or Tennis Association (ATTA).
The body was cremated. At his request,
si,mply "BW." His activities on the sport scene
no services will be held. Donations may be
include die following: member of tbe Hotlanta
Softball League (HSL); founder of the Bull- made to Project Open Hand
°!:
hetouchedoverthe:,ears. His memory
is cherished by his survivors: pllfflltll,
Harriet and C.l Pearson; brothers,
Charles and Bill Pearson; cousins,
Carolyn and Ridwd Bobb, and Diane
Wambagb; 8llllt, Miriam Bobb; life~
ner, Tony Sanders; and Kelsey. A
celebration of Andy's life was held on
June n, 1993. Thoae wishing to honor
Andy's memory can make dooatioos in
hisnametoPr ojectlnform, 1965Market
Street, Suite 220, San Francisco, C.A
94103. Rest easy, Pepe. Y
"l'laer, i, -11 ,,.;,, ,,11ni1g lo rupolld lo
tM ai•gi•g Kloer 1114 tli, !DUI Rock.
So ,11, tlae All11, IM Hilpaaic, IM Jew.
Tia, A/ric11 11d Natw, Allericu, tli, Siou,
Tia, Catholic, tlae M111li11, tli, Frmla, tli, Gr11k
Tia, lriala, tli, Rabbi, tli, Print, tlae Sli,ikla,
The Ga,, 1la, S1r11lglat, tlae Preaclaer,
Tia, priciltged, the lw1111leu, the T,,cli,r.
Tia,, la,ar. Tia,, all la,ar
Tia, •J1••i!f.__of tu Tree:
S-/k"73 - Ma1111 At,:eloti
�In Loving Memory
of
)
Derek Mathew Pasnllli
I- ,,2 t?-t:c
nakdiedat
ageof27at ·
residence o
July 20 fro
complicatio
related
t
AIDS, follow
inga long
Boy'1Clil*lxeome eight years.
Four months after graduation from
high school, Pasnak enlisted in the
U.S. Anny and was honorably discharged ln April o f 1985. Thereafter,
he was employed byFoodmaker, Inc.,
JWRobinson's and for the last six years,
withSanDiegoTrustandSavings Bank.
His hobbies included travel, shopping,
reading, ceramics, swimming and mu-
*·Pasnak met his lifelong companion, Bob Walkonis, ln December of
1985. Their eight-year relationship
brought much joy and happiness to
them both. Both men were active with
Couples International Network, Inc.
and Couples/San Diego, serving on
their operating committees.
"Derek will be greatly missed by all
his loving family and friends and all
those whose lives he touched," say
ander Paulo, 33,
died of AIDS com-
plicalionsonJan.10,
1993, at Cedal9 Sinai Medical
inWestHo~
During the day9
leading up to his ·
death, he was surndcd by a large group offamily and friends
who will miss him dearly. A memorial service
was conducted at his Los Angeles home on
Jan.12. He Is survi-.ed by his parents HBcla
l
Regalado and Ed Paulo Sr. and his younger
brothers Roger, "Robert and Jeffrey, of Jacksonville, Fla.; brolh:r Raul of Long Beach;
pndparcnts Raul and Leo Regalado of Mi
ami; and by many friends, co-workers, doctom andminingstaff. ln lieu of flowcrs, dona
dons in his memory to AIDS Project Los.Ange
lcs or ProjectAngcl Pood would be apprcciat
ed.
~
�l.eslie Ann Pederson, at 51;
was educator, ~S e9unselor
Leslie Ann Pederson of Provincetown and Alford, an educator
and innovator of AIDS counseling
programs, died May 31 at her home
in Provincetown after a lengthy battle with lymphom a She was 54.
She was a 1960 graduate of
Goucher College'·in Baltimore, Md.,
James A. Patino
Aug. 24, 1944-Sept. 18, 1992
It bas been one year since our dear
fried Jimmy left
this earth to a
··· higher plain.
Jimmy was
born in El Paso,
Teus, and came
toSanFrancisco
: in 1970, where
; be worked at the
. Children's Hos,/ pita!
of San
itf Francisco for
many
the nightM in
my worked ham tD
but didn't work as a nurse,
stay in Central Services instead
The last four years of Jimmy's life he
spent in Hawaii with his good friend
and lover Larry.
Junmy leaves behind his family of
many years Larry, Dan, Richard, Linda, Dottie, David, David, and two sisters
and two sons in El Paso, Texas. •
We have missedJunmy this past year,
and hope he is much happier now. 'Y
Terry Albert Priefer
May 7th, 1957-Sept. 10, 1993
Terry passed pea:efully early Friday
morning in his
home with close
friends, after
fighting a long
battle with HIV
Original ly
from Ohio, he
served with the
United States
Army in Europe,
before III09ing to
San Francisco in
'lln. He worked
as a cootractor, doing fine woodworking Oil lDIJV of the banes in the bl!IY
r an apartarea. He
ment
were
Terry
He always found a way
will be missed by all. He is survived by
his father, three sisters, and one brother.
A special ''Thmk You" to VJSiting
Nurses and Home Hospice for support
and caring. Also, to the staff and doctors ofFort Mil~ Veterans Hospital. Interment will be at the National
Cemetery. For more information, call
(415) 2J9.6560. 'Y
,
Daniel Mac Pogrelis, UC.
OcL 20, 1951-April 27, 1993
Dan passed (IW1l!J at home in the arms
and did graduate work at Boston
University in education, counseling
and psychology. Ms. Pederson received her doctorate from Harvard
University in education in 1988.
Her career in education spanne
more than two decades. She was an
instructor in counseling and psychology at Boston University from 1966·
1970; an instructor of psychology at
Phillips Exeter Academy in Andover
from 1969-1971, and associate dean
of students there from 1970-1972. In
the spring of 1970 she was acting
dean of students at Goucher College.
In addition, she was head of The
Lenox School in New York City; a
member of the adjunct faculty at
Banks Street College of Education,
also in New York City, and she
taught at Cape Cod C.ommunity College.
From 1983 to 1989, Ms. Pederson
was a private educational consultant.
She led numerou s works hops on
women's roles and on death and dying. Her affiliations included Hospice Association of Cape Cod and
Cape Cod Community College. She
worked closely with the Provincetown AIDS Support Group as a consultant.
David Parmelee
Dave sailed into another life in the
of his lover of
five years, Ron
Emery. He is
survived by his
children, Eric,
17; Zoe, 14; and
Asa, 13. Dan
adored his children and was very
proud of being a
~~:~· also
proud of being
an openly gay Chiropracto r, educator.
and administrator - helping to found
Life Chiropractic College West in San
Lorenzo, CA; 1982-89.
After receiv ing an AIDS KS
diagnosis in 1989, Dan devoted his time
to non-profit arts administrat ion. He
served as President of the Board of ArtSpan/SF Open Studios from 1990-92.
He was presented a Certificate of Honor
from the SF Board of Supervisors n October '92 for outstanding service to the
people of the City and County of San
Francisco.
Dan will be missed by his family in
Wentzville, MO and his many friends
from college, AnSpan, and his two-step
partners. Special thanks to Ross, Susie,
Francesca, Kathleen, Anne, Jeff, Connie
and Dot (Ron's momt for helping to
care for Dan and allowing him to die at
home, as were his wishes.
A memorial will be held on May 15th
at Spectrum Gallery at 511 Harrison St.,
SF. from 4-7 p.m. Dan requested no
flowers. A memorial fund is being
established in his name to purchase a
bench for the AIDS Memorial Grove in
Golden Gate Park. For futher information please call (415) 824-1139. •
J
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Da
--RIChard E. On FetJruary
14, 1994 after a long lllneS$. Friends
mov COIi at Wlllloms Funeral
Home In Easthampton on Wed.
Feb. 14 2-4PM and 7•9PM. Funeral
Moss at Most Holv Trlnltv Church,Thurs. 1PM Eosthompton. followed bv bUrtol at Cedar Lawn cemeterv. Easthampton . Survived
bV his l>Orenls George and Coth@r·
lne Plagge of New Yori( Cltv, his
longtime companion Leonard Fischer and his extended famllv, LlndQ. Mov, Susan, Jennifer, PouL
Rene and Jovce. Memonol danol lOns m ov be mode to East End
Hosolee, The Wellness Prolect or
on AIDS orgonizotlon of vour
choice.
Kenneth G. Pickel
June 11, 1956-Jan.28, 1994
at•
Kenneth G. Pickel ended this part ot
37.
his life
At his side were
his lover, Mark
Silva, and his
parents, George
and Virginia.
Ken is also survived by his
sister, Vackie;his
nieces, Heather
and Emily; and
brother-in- law,
Michael.
"Pooltie, I miss you terribly; we all do.
Your ever-present smile, jovial mood,
positive outlook, hope and determination will live on forever. You spent your:
energy talking about what life had to of.
fer, from the simple to the grand, rathe
than what life may have taken away.
The gentle unassuming dignity with
which you lived your life is an inspiration to all who knew you. You touche
your family and many friends in very
special ~ with ~ur wonderful dinner. parties, hoh~ay b_run~hes,
metac~ously chosen gifts, witty JQkes,
and with the selfless love you bestowed upon all of us. You were always a
wonderful listener to our dreams and
concerns. The 10 years you and I spent
together are more precious to me than
simple words can express. You never
~uporcom plained,a ndthroug hit
all, at was you who took care of me. My
lover, companion , my best friend - 1
!will 1~ vnn fnl'.l'!VP!r~ M .. r1r
~ K. Ron Pollo-
early morning of
Vfu rOUJen
June 1st - free at
Ran u ' A ~ y Nobody'
last. By age 31,
SEATTLE , OcL 29 (AP) _ David
hisachievernents
were many. At Powers, who changed his name to AbCal he was Phi solutely Nobody In 1991 to run for LieuBeta Kappa, tenant Governor of Washington as an
director of Su- Independent candidate In 1992, died on
nea,=
1vescm
of Oil of us Whose 1
perb concert Tuesday in Oakland, Galif. He was 37.
lbe cause was complications from died with him. Ron lived life tullv.
series, and Poli
:~~ ~~w~n~~~~
Sci award win- AIDS, The Seattle Times said.
was tni1v
The name change reflected the cen- anct In thesuccessful . in his w<>r11
ner at graduamonv fnenCIShla>s he
admired not
tion. Following tral message of his campaign. that the I nurtured. He was
1
11 ~v~
b~~ ~ :S 1
~ 1
Juris Doctorate from Hastings, he Lieutenant Governor's office··was unhis
hte·s Pleasures. and tor Shoring
built a reputation as an ag- necessary and a waste of taxpayers'
quickly
gressive,p oiseddefen seattomey -an money. He drew 130,114 votes, about 7
0
wor1d a lighter hearted oloce 1
advocate so sure of the rights of his percent of the statewide total·
live, a wor1d t illed oertloDs with exclients, he struck fear in the hearts of
1
He is survived by his mother, Sally 1 ~s~I~~~
those who were unlucky enough to opMoody, and three sisters, Betsy La- 1 1 Cheers Ron! ..y-.,u ·Y.., ·
pose him.
But it is not for his achievemen ts on Doux, SUsan Schlegel .and Barbara
Powers. ~- -~~ - 'f,7 ,
'iiodl. ~°lune
paper that Dave is loved and (illlliliiljf.illiliallilllllll...LIII. aner O
beloved son. 1ov1n11
remembere d. His charisma - the un- ;;;g &Wf¥ ii'llth AIDS 1• Mastand most devoled uncle.
canny ability to enter a room and in- mv belOved Joey died In mv arms brother bv DCIR!fflS Bemk:e and
on April a. 19N ot 3 PM.
stantly become its center_ drew many at hOmesvrocuse. NY, FellnlarV 9. survtved
BHI Per1mol1. brother Roger
Born In
to read peo- 1959, ne 11vee1 htS life wttn llouncl· Per1marl. SISter and brother-in-low
to him. His intuitive ability
susan-J- and Fred Berson. and
1ess creative enervv. brlnellnll lc>V
·
·
n1ec1e5 Kellv and AIIISOIJ
p Ie and situations left fools speechless to 011 who kMW him. A Client at cherlShed HclPPV memories Of!
Berson.
l'le
and confident souls charmed. His The DlvlSlon Of AIDS servtcies..
~~~=--~our
creative energy at gardening, interior
lleu ot
design, drawing, and entertaining were Prevost. brother and slsW In-low w.-e IWkl.to Inuntied F
donOlianS
Paul and !Veit Prevost and niece
Nleolle of Mklrnl and 11V his Ille- tar AIDS.. cJo Soull1Shore Ha5PllolJ
his counterpoin t and his real pride.
Suite 1* Miami
He"'.. """me, hisl-of- years, ttme comDCll'lion Chartes sttmsan. a Alton Road.
Beoch. Flarlcla 33139.
His funeral wtll be April 13, 19N ot
-·~•
v,~
_..,
fight for what I believed in, how 9-.30am. st. Joseph's In The Vlllalle.
how to
WOSllllllllon Place. In
to laugh at what could not be changed, IMh A.ve otlloM!rS, cantrlllullons
nev Of
and how to find beauty and truth in should be mode to The cammunleveryday life. I will carry him with me tv Heollll Proled, 208 w. 13 St,
NYC lOOU.
forever.
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�Steve Padin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Steven Padin, 29, died on Saturday, parents in San Sebastian and Catano.
David Lee Phlipot, 44, diedo
"He was a fun, caring guy," WoolverApril 24, 1993, at the Bethesda (Md.)
complications from AIDS o
Naval Medical Center due to complica- ton said.
Ma rch 13,
Padin's hobbies included gardening.
tions associated with AIDS, according to
In addition · to Woolverton, Padin is
1993 at th~
his friend, Bill Woolverto n of Arlington,
survived by his mother, Cecilia Santiago;
C h r i s
Virginia.
both of
Br~wnli e
Padin lived in D.C. from 1990 until and stepfather, Victor Saldana,
1991, and worked at the Gay club Catano, P.R.; father, Camilo Anthony
Hospice in
Padin; and stepmother, Ilsa of San SebasBadlands.
Los Angehigh school tian, P.R.; two sisters, Debbie Cannizi.aHe joined the Navy after
les.
and served from 1983 until 1989. He was ro; and Nydia Maldonado of Beachwood ,
Survivstationed in Norfolk, Va., Newport, R.I., NJ.; and one brother, Tito Padin of
ing are his
and Bethesda, Md. Padin also lived in Union City, NJ.
His body was cremated in Puerto Rico
New York and other cities in the U.S.
Last September he moved back to and arrangemen ts for a memorial service
P-uerto Rico to spend time with his in early July are being made.
Frank Picon e
/
�Brian Pearson
TIMOTHY S. PATTON
/ / 9-9'8
Timothy Patton,
artist, designer,
of Cambridge, 35
_ Timothy Steven P atton of
Cambridge, an artist and form er com mer cial graphic designer, died Tuesday of AIDS at
Hospice at Mission Hill in Bos·
ton. He was 35.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, he
g rad uate d from Commons
House High School in Minneapolis, and attended Minneapolis
College of Art and Design.
Mr. P atton was an artist
and former commercia l graphic designer with Magenta Co.
of Boston. He was also a writer.
l
Brian Pearson, 43, died Feb. 9 at the
Hospice at Mission HilJ following a threeyear battle with AIDS. 9 ¥
Brian was born and reared in Minneapolis but was proud of the fact that he had
traveled to every one of the states comprising the continental United States and had
lived in several of them.
But it was Boston where he eventually
settled and spent the last 15 years of his life,
working in various jobs. For many years he
was a waiter at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in
Cambridge. He was a bartender at the nowdefunct Darts and other clubs. He worked
as a waiter at the Four Seasons Hotel. His
last job was as an account technician for
the Plymouth Rock Assurance Company.
His friends will remember him especially for his laser-sharp insights into life
and sarcastic wit that sometimes belied his
compassionate and caring nature. 'They
will remember the courage and dignity
Brian showed as he dealt with his illness,
handling adversity one day at a time, keeping his life simple and focused as he applied the principles of the recovery program to his everyday life. Even during his
last difficult days, be was more apt to be
concerned about how his friends were doing than himself.
Brian enjoyed playing the piano and
sewing, which he became quite good at,
making his own clothing as well as home
furnishings. He was an avid moviegoer
and had a complete collection of James
Bond films.
He was a gentle man who was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. He
chose to serve his country in a psychiatric
hospital and also took part in a conservation
program in the early days of the environmental movement
Brian leaves his parents, two brothers and
two sisters and many friends who will miss
his wisdom and the unjudgmental approach
he took while helping people with their problems.
Brian, we'll miss you and will try to follow
the advice you so often gave us: "Keep it
simple."
"Miss Joan"
Oct. 12, 1962-Feb. 1, 1994
. Died ~ ·
al·SlooneKettering Hospital in tne company
al his beloved companion. Steve
Dohnolell. and surrounded by
loving friends and family. · A
resident of New York Cltv and
Sundown. New York. Nell was
educated ot MorYvllle College,
graduated from UCLA. oncl
studied at the Alliance Froncotse,
Paris. A talented Interior designer,
ne represented tne Union-Notional
Furniture co. In tne New York
orea tor 32 years. His sense of
beoutv; his delight in nature oncl
tne arts; his religious faith; his
extroordinorv gift for hOsPtlality;
his unlimited generosity; In buovant spirit and weleomlng smile; his
unbounded cQPOcity for love ore
his legacies to family oncl untold
numbers of friends. Nell was born
In Morvvllle. TN. oncl was
predeceased by his parents, David
WIison and LIiiian Grey Webb
Proffitt. He is survived by his
brothers. Harwell and John Proffitt, and his sister, LIiiian Lvle. all
of Maryville. His East Tennessee
nerttoge was blended willl his genuine enjoyment for New York Cltv
and his passion for Deer RUii. In
Catskill MoUntalns hOme. A memOrlol service will be announced
in tne near future. Gifts In his memory to Sloane-Kettering cancer
center or tne Gov Men's Health
Crisis would be m~a_pp~oted.
r
t
PADILLA-LGl4 age JS. Died •
Aprl'I 19th peacefully ot hclii!
ofter a long and courageous fight
wtlll AIDS. Surrounded by tne love
oncl generostty of many frlenCIS.
Gifted sinller. performer and avkl I
gardener. AOored son. brother.
uncle and nepMW. Devoted
componlon.
friend.
beloved
Frtencls mov coll at Fronk E.
Campbel~ 1076 Mocllson Ava,ue
at 81 Street. Friday 4:J0.7:30 PM.
Funeral service Central PresbYter·
ion Churdl. 593 Pork A - al 63
street. Soturdov. 11!30 AM. Inter·
ment private. Oonottons In his memory mov be mode to The AclOB
Fund or God's Love we Deliver.
�Francis. Of
Samue( Perry, ·53, Psychf!ailalyst
Honored for AIDS Studies, Is Dead-
York Cltv
and Llttle Compton. R.L Dlecl on
Auoust 2Q. 19N at - 6. Beloved
husband of Yvonne Anne, he IS
also IUrVlved bv blS mother Allee,
brotherS Rlellard and MictlGtl, lister-In-law Eleonor, neDMW Mar1I.
niece Laurie and her hulband
~ - Former S e n i o r ~
ti:
:'ms~O::n:=.on;P.M.
at 3
resurrectk>n will be
By WO~FGANG SA~ON
held
on Frldov, August 26. at our Lodv
of Lourdff Church. 22094 S.W. 57th
Ave, Boco Roton. FL. The family
Dr. Samuel Wesley Perry 3d, a Man- · tested metliods of pain relief during
hattan psychoanalyst noted for his · debrklement - cutting away dead tiswill receive visitors at hOme lm- studies of the mental aspects of illness sue - he broached the issue of undermedkMIV IOIJowlng the service. In
Hell of tiowers. contrtbutlOns mav and injury, including burns and AIDS, medication by reluctant clinicians.
be mode In his memorv to the died on Tuesday at his home In Tenafly,
In his work on AIDS, Dr. Perry found
Comprehensi'tt AIDS Program
a ·need to document the psychological.
(CAP), 2222 W. AIIOntle Aw, De~ N.J. He was 53 years old.
ray Beach. FL 33445.
The cause of death was pan€reatic course of prolonged Infection and made
a record of adults tested positive for
cancer, said his wife, Anna.
Dr. Perry, the scion of generations of H.I.V., the virus that causes the Illness.
physicians, was professor of psychia- This led him to conclude that most
Joel S. Posner
try and associate chairman of research H.J. V.-infected patients were able to
June 15, 1994
at the New York Hospital-CorneJl Med- cope reasonably well over time.if given
lea! Center, where he had ~n con- 'prol)f:!r counseling. His commitment to
Joel s. Posner died at dawn on Jun
ts after a long, ducting his work since 1977. He .was such AIDS counseling earned him the
also in private psychoanalytic practice National AIDS Education Award from
courageous
the Public Health Service.
struggle with throughout his career.
He was the author or co-author of
He was a native of New Castle, Pa.,
AIDS and liver
cancer. He is sur- graduated from Pr~ceton University, nine books and more than 200 scientific Dr. Samuel Wesley Perry 3d
vived by his received his medical training at Co- articles and book chapters. He was
Ru th Iumbia University College -of Physi- recently elected to the editorial board
sister.
Grossman; his clans and Surgeons, and trained at the of The Archives of Psychiatry. This
,i· sons. Daniel. American Psychoanalytic Association. year he also received the Distinguished
Except for two years 'in the Air Force Research Award from Columbia's Psy1947-March 10, '94
Jonathan and
treating some of the first returning choanalytic Center, where he was a SepL 6,
Andrew; his
of the Vietnam training and supervising anityst.
American prisoners
daught e r ,
Russell
Besides his wife of 28 years, Anna
War, he did all his research first at
and Columbia and then at New York Hospi- Smiley Perry, he is survived by two
Laurie:
Joseph Phimany loving family members and tal-Cornell Medical Center.
daughters, Maren and Kimberly; a
fer passed
friends.
son, Daniel; his mother, Elizabeth
·
away March
To honor and share in his concern for
Brumbaugh Perry of New Castle; two
Studies on Bum Injuries
community, a memorial service will be
10 at the
His early studies centered on severe sisters, Ann Mayberry of Pittsburgh
held on July 10, 1994. Please call Bar- bum injuries and post-traumatic syn- and Susan Farmer of Del Mar, Calif.,
UCSDMedibara for location: (415) 982-0149. Y
drome affecting not only the victims and a brother, James 8., of Linwood,
cal C,enter in
but the attending staff as well. As he N.J.
San Diego
STUART DAVIS/VANCOU\lcR SUN
fromcompliWhat began as the weekly TV
cations of
diary of a Vancouver physician dying of AIDS has beAIDS.
come a film nominated for an Oscar as Best DocumenRussell was enlisted in the US
tary Feature. The Broadcast Tapes ofDr. Peter, a CableACE
. Navy and received an honorable
award-winning HBO-produced £Jm of Dr. Peter JepsonYoung's television AIDS journal (whose segments origi- discharge after completing several
?ally aired on. CBC's evening news from 1990 to 1992), WESTPACson the USS Carrier Sam1s a never-ending wonder to its producer, David Paperny. uel Gompers and serving in Viet"Dr. Peter, who died in 1992, would have been tickled nam. From there, he worked as a
night supervisor at Laurel Street
Dr. Peter: tickled
pink over the nomination," he says.
:Travel when he wasn't giving his
timeasalovingcaregivertoseveral
AIDS patients, as well as being a
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Services were held at St. Joseph's Cathedral in San Diego on
Monday, March 14, with private
interment at Fort Rosecrans Nation·
al C-emetery.
�John Preston, 48, Author, Editor
And Advocate in AIDS Causes
By WOLFGANG SAXON
John Preston, a writer and editor
and a leader of causes involving gay
rights and treatment of AIDS, died
yesterday at his home in Portland,
·
Me. He was 48.
He died of AIDS-related causes
said Melinda Mullin, IJis New York
publicist.
Mr. Preston wrote or edited more
than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction, and 29 of them appear in
Bowker's current "Books in Print"
directory. In San · Francisco in the
1970's he edited The Advocate a national newspaper published t~ice a
month and aimed at a gay and lesbian
readership. He began writing full
time in 1976.
Mr. Preston was born in Medfield
Mass., graduated from Lake Forest
College in 111inois and was certified as
a sexual-health consultant by the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Medical School. He also studied at the
United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and the Northwestern Lutheran Seminary in St. Paul.
Led Gay Community Center
In 1970 he founded Gay House in
Minneapolis, a gay and lesbian community center, which he co-directed
until 1972, when he founded Gay Community Services of Minneapolis. He
Felix Partz, 49,
Conceptual Artist
Felix Partz, a member of the threeman canadian art collaborative General Idea, died on June 5 at his home
in Toronto. He was 49.
The cause was AIDS, said A. A.
Bronson, the group's surviving member. Jorge Zontal, the group's third
member, died of AIDS in February.
General Idea, which was formed in
Toronto in 1968, exhibited widely in
North America and Europe and was
the subject of several retrospectives.
The group developed a witty, slicklooking form of Conceptual art that
borrowed liberally from advertising
and other art. It devoted the last
decade almost entirely to art about
AIDS and was especially well known
for its appropriation of Robert Indiana's colorful "Love" emblem, which
it changed to read AIDS.
Mr; Partz, whose original name
was Ron Gabe, tended toward the
iconoclastic. While still at the University of Manitoba School of Fine Arts
,In Winnipeg, his hometown, he made
photocopies of famous artworks for
his print-makin8 class.
I He is survived by his parents,
Perry and Olive Gabe, and a brother,
74/
·Roy, all of Winnipeg.
PRIEST-Feb. 20 • .tlamkl.."Harrv· Linwood
lii
Nie 38 yna, ~.~· PetllrsbUrg. FL.
Formerly of Mlddleboro. Funeral-
~~:. th~-~IJ1tl:kft~~~~"!~ ·.
d!IY. Feb. 23, at B a .m . Funeral
Mass In Sacerd Heart Church.
Centre St. Mlddleboro. at 9 a.m . Visiting
hours weclneaday 2-4 and 7-~.m. Dona- I
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Worcester, MA 01804. -r-,
was also an editor for several national gay publications.
Mr. Preston's work appeared in
almost every gay publication in the
United States and Canada and in
many European countries. He also
published in Interview, Harper's, The
Boston Phoenix, Maine In Print and
other periodicals.
His novel "Franny the Queen of
Provincetown," pubttshed in 1983
was turned into a play. Among hi~
books, some of them written under
pseudo~ms, were a number of erotic
novels that became cult objects.
His books included "Personal Dispatches: Writers Confront AIDS"
(1990); "The Big Gay Book : A Man's
Survival Guide for the Nineties"
(1991), and "Hometowns: Gay Men
Write About Where They Belong"
(1991).
Manuscripts at Brown
John Preston
'/~-ff
�Gary Peelor
John J. Prichard, 37, died Friday, July 8, 1994
at the San Diego,
California, home
of· his brother,
Tom Prichard,
and his brother's
partner, Elijah C.
Burt III. Prichard's death resulted from complications related to AIDS, Tom Prichard
said.
Prichard, born in Onawa, Iowa, on Oct.
24, 1956, was a bartender at the Washington, D.C., bar, Mr, P's between 1988 and)
1990, Burt said.
Prichard first moved from Onawa to
Durango, Colo., after graduating from
Onawa High School, according to Burt
After roughly a year in Durango and
another in Denver, Prichard settled for
four years, 1973 to '77, in San Francisco.
In 1977 he moved to San Diego, where he
worked as a micrographic imaging technician for U.S. Customs and as a bartender and banquet manager at the forme~
Intercontinental Hotel.
In 1985, Prichard moved to Longview,
Wash. It was here, Burt said, that Prichard was involved with his partner of three
years, Dan Cole. He also founded a Gay
narcotics-addiction support group while
working as a bartender and attending
business classes in Portland, Ore.
Another group Prichard founded, Burt
said, was an affiliate of ACT UP L.A. in
Port Hueneme, Calif., near Oxnard, with
only three members. Prichard resided in
Port Hueneme between 1991 and 1994.
Aside from his jobs and community
involvement, Tom Prichard said his
brother's passion was playing piano and
electronic keyboards. He added that
Prichard began playing the piano when he
was five years old.
Prichard is survived by his mother,
Elaine Pritchard of Onawa, Iowa; his
brothers, David, and Tom Prichard; and
Burt, all of San Diego.
A memorial service was held at Burt
and Tom Prichard's home on July 17.
Prichard's remains were cremated and
will be inten'ed next to his father's
remains in Onawa in September. _ _ .
p
Donny Plourde
Garrison Michael Peelor, 36,
a former Washington, D.C.,-area
resident, died of
AIDS-related
complications on
Wednesday, May
18, 1994, at his
parents' home in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to his close friend, Steven Brandt of
D.C.
Peelor, who was born in Pittsburgh on
March 29, 1958, moved to Washington,
D.C., after graduating from Pittsburgh's
Baldwin High School in 1976 and joining
the Navy, said Brandl
After leaving the military in 1978,
Peelor worked in the D.C. area in the
printing industry, his most recent positions being in job estimating and sales,
Brandt recalled.
While in D.C., Peelor, who was known
to friends as ''Tatie," belonged to the
Awards Club of Washington and the
Dupont Social Club, Brandt said, adding
Peelor served as a crucifier at SL John's
Church at Lafayette Square.
Brandt listed Peelor's hobbies as cooking, reading, collecting Dickens's Village
figurines, and, "most of all, shopping."
He said Peelor also knitted and that many
of Peelor's friends have sweaters and
blankets he made for them.
Peelor is survived by friends in the
D.C. area, as well as family in Pittsburgh.
SL Margaret's Episcopal Church, 1820
Connecticut Ave., N.W., will be the site
of a memorial on Saturday, July 23 at 4
p.m. For information, call (202) 3281868. A funeral was held for Peelor,
whose remains were cremated, on May
21 at in Pittsburgh.
Donald Simon Plourde. 43, died Friday, Joly & 19'J4, of AIDS-related complications in his hometown of Lewiston.
Maine, according to his friend. Charles
Wynott of The AIDS Project in Portland,
Maine.
1bougb he spent most of his life in
Maine, Plomde spent six years in Wmb.
ingllll.
KU>-0! Revere on April 23rd. Rk:h·
. Beloved son of Otis and Cathllrlhe
e· ~Keonl . Dear brother of Robert
"Bob" and his wlfe Debora . Deer u ncle of
Charlotte Vanessa Penachlo. Loving c ompanion of Stephen Bruno, all of Revere. Also
survived by many loving aunts, uncles and
cousins. Funerar from lhe Paul Buonflgllo
Funeral Home 128 Revere St., REVERE, on
Thuraday, April 27 at 8 a .m . Funeral Mass In
St. Anthony's Church at 9 a .m . Relatives and
friend s are kind ly Invited. V isiting hours
Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. In lieu of~owers,
donations may be made to Trlnltv
r111 Cyress St., Brookline, MA 0::1'146.
ment will be In Woodlawn Cemetery.
H7f,
In Matne.
em1led - · - :
directing an education advocacy project.
earning him the Govern<r's Certificafe of
Excellence. Plourde also received the
Portland West Neighborhood Planning
Co1D1cil's Friendship Award in 1992
acccxding to the Ponland Daily News, '
Plourde graduated from the Uniwrsity
of Maine in Farmington in 1973. At U.M.
he served in several student positions,
including president of both the Student
Senate and die Uniwrsity of Maine
Organimtion of Student Govenunents,
Wynott. said.
At the University of Southern Maine,
~ourde COfDpleted postgraduaae studies
m the field of learning disabilities in
1976, Wynott added.
Other ~ n s Plourde gave lime
t o ~ the Androscoggin Valley AIDS
Coalition, the 'PWA Coalition of Maine
'
and Equal Protection Lewiston.
Plourde is survived hy his parents,
Alice and Simon Plourde ' Qf Lewiston;
brothers, Nonnand, Raymoncl, Richard,
and Roland Plourde, all of the LewistonAubura, Maine area; and close ftjends,
Jon Piefer and Charles Wynott, botb of
'
Portland.
A memorial service was held fm
Plourde on July 13 at the First
Universalist Church, of which Plourde
was a member, in Auburn, Maine.
Wynott said Plourde asked that people
wishing to make a donation in his name
make them to the Fll'St Universalist
Church, 169 Pleasant SL, Auburn, ME
994A11g 11st 25, 1
04210. Donations beyond the cost of the
me~ service will be given ao AIDS
Like a flower that is
,
, _.
. _,
just beyond your reach. charities.
GARY JOSEPH PILON
6,
J11{Y 1 1956 -
Gone too soon.
Born to amuse,
inspire and delight
Here one day,
Gone one night
Like a sunset dying with
the rising of the moon.
Gone too soon.
Gary will be forever loved and missed
by all his family.
.J,OWiD
~ passed away
ea¥&9JhAfi snon\ndcourageous
struggle with Non-Hodgkin's ~pbom~
may have taken John's body from this
world, but his easence will forever be
. his brief
with tlae h e ~
ner,
stay. Conaauiaa lifeat'e
He- J
Russell Oliddea;.......
oily
Jen; brother, Bruee; and •
and Debbie; plus num
around the country. John was born 47
years ago in Utica, New York. He aened
~ a ~ t i n the U.S. Air Force dur·
mg .his tour of duty in Vietnam, and later lived and worked in New York~
Key West, Detroit and Loa Ange1ea.
John was most recently employed aa an
account executive for AG.S.& R. in
Chicago. It was in Chicago that John
ma~wMm~come saed ~
are indeed the last love of my Ji1e." 'I'(
�Alan W. Perreault
Alan W. Perreault, 41, of Boston, a
caterer,diedOnThursday, July21athome
following a fearless struggle with AIDS.
Born in Holyoke, he lived in Atlanta where he studied catering - and in New
York City where he lived before moving
here last year. An AIDS activist, he worked
diligently with AID Atlanta and upon his
arrival in Boston, became a volunteer and
member of the AIDS Action Committee
and member of The Boston Living Center.
Bay Windows profiled him this year as
one of the first people to move into the
Joseph McAllaster House for people with
AIDS, located in Boston's South End.
Alan enjoyed life and believed that a
man should be judged by the way he lived
his life. He also said that " he would live
until his work on earth was finished," and
he remained mentally sound, spiritually
grounded, and at peace with the world
until his death .
He leaves his parents, two brothers, two ·
sisters and many friends and associates. A
memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on
William Purring
?
.
Kyle S. Petersen, 36
H<me_
trainer
~-6 -1'"(
Kyle Scott Petersen of Ipswich, a
horse trainer, died Saturday morning in his home following a long battle with AIDS. He was 36.
Born in Waltham, Mr. Petersen
became interested in training horses
while growing up on his family's
farm in Sudbury. After attending
Sudbury public schools, he graduated from Norfolk Agricultural School
in Walpole in 1976.
Mr. Petersen trained and competed horses in New Orleans and on
Boston's North Shore. He was a
member of the American Horse
Show Association.
He also worked as a beverage
manager in New Orleans aboard the
sidewheeler Natchez and more reSaturday, July 30, at the First Church j
cently at T.G.I. Friday's in Boston
Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot Street in 1
and Danvers.
Jamaica Plain.
I
Mr. Petersen leaves his parents,
Memorial contn'butions may be made
Gordon C. and Gloria M. (Moore)
to The Boston Living Center, 140
Petersen of Concord; a sister, Robin
Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116.
D. of Ipswich; a brother, Gordon C.
Jr. of Windsor Locks, Conn.; and
two nieces and nephews.
J
John W Purcell, 37
.
April IS, 1964 - Alla, 22, 1994
.
.
Billy passed away at a local hosArchitect.forme . _1 C°::~_}d
!JY.
pital after a seven-year baale with
John W. Purcell, 37, an architect,
AIDS. His life
was filled with died Thursday at New England Deainner pain thanks coness Hospital in Boston of compliMarch 9, 1931 - September 7, 1994
to family disinter- cations caused by AIDS.
est and conseMr. Purcell was born in SpringOur dear friend, Kenneth, passed away the
quent alcoholism.
Two trips to field, Mo. He attended Concord pubmorning of September 7th, after a long illness
Europe and sev lie schools and graduated from Law- .
complicated by AIDS.
eral trips
to rence Academy in Groton.
Hawaii and with
He was born in Manchester, N.R and graduatChris
Wes
He later attended Fleming Coled from St Anselm's College in 1953. He served
helped him, and lege in Florence, Italy, and the Parhe was probably sons School of Design in New York,
during the Korean War and
the most hand before graduating from the Parsons
established residency in San
some kid we ever knew. He was easy
to get along with, and his passing School of Design in Paris.
Francisco in 1959. He was
comes as a shock to those who knew
After graduation he worked for
emplo}'e(i by the Home
him.
architectural firms in New York and
Insurance Company and
Both of us will miss him deeply - p
Wes in particular - and our hope is
aris.
retired as Personnel ·
that he bas inner peace now. God
Mr. Purcell leaves his parents,
Consultant in 1989. He has
bless ·you, Billy. We know you are E lmer M. and Marguerite M. (Lundbeen a volunteer with The
happier and safer now. You will gren) of Concord, and four sisters,
always remain in our hearts, and I'm Elizabeth Dreckshage of Blue
Most Holy Redeemer
glad that we bad that last cigarette
Support Group and a vital
withyou. Ourlifewashelpedbyyour Springs, Mo., Melinda Byrd of
being with us, and we tried very hard Woodbine, Md., Laurie LaConte of
participant in neighborhood
to mate up for your troubles. 'Y
Winchester and Amy Vorenberg of \
organizations.
Brian Keith Porcher
Waltham.
He was a man of endearMarch 21, 1953 - March 4, 1995 •
A fu neral Mass will be said to- 1 ing qualities, d~tinguished character and a loyal
Brian left this eanh for a new jourmorrow at 10 a.m. in Our Lady Help and devoted friend.
ney at 7 p.m. March 4. He left peaceful- of Christians Church in Concord.
. Kennet~ is. survived by his partner, Joseph, his
ly from his home
Burial will be in Sleepy Hollow
s1Ster, Mal')Orte, a nephew and grand nephew. all of
at the Hospice of · Cemeterv. Concord.
Kenneth J. Patterson
Central
Iowa's
Kavanagh House,
surrounded by his
newfound friends
in the Midwest.
Phyllis,
Jeffrey
and David. We
wish Brian the
best of all possible
journeys. and will
remember
him
fondly while "discovering the real you" from the letters
be left behind. Bon voyage, Brian! 'Y
Richard Poole
1945 -1996
(f- S - ?
------J.------"Richard - born in Australia,
raised in Washington, and spent much
of bis adult UR in San Francisco. He was
a founding member of the Freewheelers
car dub. belonged to San Francisco
Hmtage.~attmded the San
Francisco~ and local theatre, and
~ ~ ~ llllltaurantS. He
la,es niab(friffl4.t'alid'fiuniy IDeRI-
Manchester. Marjorie and his close friends w'ere
with him during the last weeks of his life.
His friends request contributions in his memory
to the Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group,
4321 18th St. A gathering of his friends is being
planned. For detailed information, please call Peter
Bessol at 861-1330.
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�Michael Peters, Choreographer For one
Of 'Dream Girls,' Is Dead at 46 ·~ s ta+e
a
9+'
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His film credits include choreogra-'
phy for "Sister Act 2: Back in the"
Habit," "What's Love Got to Do With
It," "Sarafina!," "The Mambo
Kings" and "The Five Heartbeats.••
He directed the television special
"New Kids on the Block" and set"
ments of "Knots Landing," "Fresh '
Prince of Bel Air" and "A Differen\
World."
He is survived by his mother Rt-·1
becka Peters; two aunts, Ruth' Seft
and Hatti Sieffert, and an unclt!,
George Ross. A memorial service
to be held on Sept. 17 at the Perforni,:
ing Arts Center in Van NU_YS, Calif.
By JENNIFER DUNNING
Michael ·Peters, the Tony Awardwinning choreographer and director,
:lied on Monday at his home in Los
Angeles. He was 46.
The cause was AIDS, said his publicity agent, Simon Halls.
Mr. Pet~rs won a Tony for his
choreography for "Dream Girls," the
1981 Broadway musical based on the
story of the Supremes, _
and two
Emmy Awards, for choreographing
"Liberty Weekend Closing Ceremonies" and "The Jacksons: An Ameri. can Dream."
Art of the Video
t~ooper:
.
A
1
death came
,
w1·thoU t
is j
support 0 f
his
peers
JJean A. Pamb1d
Nov. 20, 1959 -Aug. 17, 1994
Dean, or Dino as many friends
called him, died peacefully at home
due to AIDSrelated complications. He will be
dearly missed by Tim Poling was
his family and
close friends.
a well-liked cop _
Dean was born
and raised here in
- until he got AIDS
San Francisco.
He
traveled
across countty to by Dick Cady
Florida
and The Indianapolis Star
ended up in New
Orleans.
Dean was very active, outgoing,
VERSAILLES, Ind.
and never stayed in one place long. was the all-American Boy,
[g -sprrf teenager
He enjoyed all kinds of music - from
from small-town Indiana whose world was built
disco and ABBA to Barry Manilow,
who he got to see at a concert last .around family, friends and sports.
Bright, good-looking and attracted to the macho
December with a close friend. Dean
also belonged to a club, The Pink world of law enforcement, he was supposed to rise
Flamingo. where a bunch of his
proudly through the ranks of the Indiana State
friends went camping every year.
During his last year, he was won- Police.
derfully cared for by his loving mothHe was supposed to get married, have kids and
er, Grace Pambid, who will miss him
live a long and happy life.
the most. A service was held at SL
But fate rewrote the script. Instead of a wife and
Paul's Church on Sept. 3.
Dean will perhaps be most kids, he was attracted to men.
re~mbered for his incredible laugh
Instead of living to a ripe old age, he died after
that made you want to laugh with
him, too. As Grace said to Dean, only 30 years, one month and 28 days of life.
"You may be gone but not forgotten."
On
7§ J
Poling became the first known
Love. 'Y
Indiana
if'fte trooper to die of AIDS. He was also
quite likely the first Indiana trooper to die virtually
alone, without the much-vaunted support system
that cops point to with pride.
The oldest child and only son of George and Janet
Lowell; his grandmother, Jeanette MorPoling, he grew up _in Versailles, the second biggest
gan of Boston; and several aunts, uncles,
town in little Ripley County. So.!jtlly middle-class,
cousins, nieces and nephews. He was
patriotic, loving and religious without being
the son of the late Vincent S. Pouliot.
especially fervent, the Polings were stitched
Funeral services will be held at the
together further by a passionate interest in sports.
Long Funeral Home, 1979 MassachuFrom a young age, Tim knew what he wanted to
settsAve., Cambridge, on Saturday, May
do: go to Indiana University (IU) and become a
6, 1995 at 1:00 'p.m. Donations in
state trooper.
Robert's memory may be made to HosDale Prather
pice at Mission Hill, 20 Parker Hill Ave.,
1944-1995
Boston, MA 02120. c'Y - ,/J- 9'..S
Mr. Peters was also among th6
first to establish a name for the chor
eography of music videos, in the process helping to raise their produclio
values and claims to being seriou
culture.
works of popular _
His work ·with Michael Jackson on
the "Beat It" and "Thriller" videos,
in which Mr. Peters also danced, was
a sophisticated blend of musical theater and pop values. Mr. Peters was
also vocal· in pressing publicly for
more acknowledgement of choreographers in film and began a campaign last year to push for an Oscar
for choreography.
Mr. Peters was born in Brooklyn,
and performed wjth modern-dance
choreographers and company directors in the 1960's and 70's, among
them Talley Beatty, Alvin Ailey, Ber·
nice Johnson and Fred Benjamin. He,
also created dances for the concer~
stage before his first major breakthrough in theater in 1979 in the
Broadway musical "Comin' Uptown," an all-black version of Dickens's "Christmas Carol," which
starred Gregory Hines. He directed
his first Broadway musical, "Leader
of the Pack," in 1985.
Mr. Peters also choreographed and
directed videos for Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel, Pat Benatar
and Earth Wind and Fire, whose
world tour he also directed.
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RobertJ. Pouliot
Robert J. Pouliot, 31, of Cambridge
died peacefully at the Hospice at Mission Hill in Boston.
Robert was a cook for different establishments throughout the Boston area.
He will be missed by his mother, Eileen
(Morgan) Pouliot; his partner of five
years, Tim "Hawk" Giroux; his brothers
and their wives, Steven and Darlene of
Chelmsford; David M. and Lynne of
Derry, NH; and Vincent P. Pouliot of
Dale Prather. a longtime residenl of
San Francisco. died of AIDS complications al his sister's home in Texa.~ on
June 23. Dale moved to Cathedral Cily
several years ago. A service will be held
in Texas. and the family asks tblll ;my
remembrances be sent to a local AID
organization. 'Y
�Robbie Pierce
Robert Lawrence Pierce Jr.,
52, a former resident of Washington, D.C., died
Saturday, June
11, 1994 in Weisburg, Indiana due
to a heart attack,
according to a
friend of many
years, Bruce
Maxwell of D.C.
Pierce moved to D.C. from the Virgin
Islands in 1975. He wolked here for
American Security Bank as a teller from
1975 to 1977; at Merrill Lynch from
1977 to 1980; and as a passenger service
representative for Amtrak from 1980 to
1990.
Pierce enjoyed cooking, free-lance catering, and entertaining friends at dinner
parties and bridge games. He sold homemade r;anned goods, including jams and
jellies, and pillows.
Pierce lived in Sunman, Ind. since the
summer of 1991, according to Maxwell.
He is survived by a "myriad [of]
countless friends who adored him for his
ability to bring love and laughter into
every life he touched," said Maxwell
Pierce was born May 2, 1942 in
·Chestnut Hill, Pa., and Maxwell saidl
Pierce was a descendant of Eli Whitney
and President Franklin Pierce. He lived in
both Devan, Pa. and Clark Summit, Pa.,
in the early 1970s, where he trained and
rode showhorses and taught tennis. After
moving to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, in
1974, he worked at a fashion boutique.
In addition to Maxwell, Pierce is
sl.ft'vived by a sister, Penny Grist and
niece, Joanna Grist, both of Vashon
Island, Wash.; and a brother and sister-inlaw, David and Patti Pierce of Key West,
Fla.
Pierce's remains were cremated and
the ashes were buried Aug. I at the
Oakwood Cemetery in Muskegon, Mich.
A memorial service is planned for him on
Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m., at All Souls'
Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathe-
Douglas A.
Pagliotti ·
~
Jeff Perham
After a
:-Oct.19,ltM
~r.!!'! battle
of three years apinst AIDS, Jeff
passed away at
Kaiser Hospital
OD October 19. If
life is a joumcy
and its purpose to
create love and to
September 27, 1994
DouglasA. Pagliotti, production stage manager for San Di- IX lfE)10KY OF GARY K. PASK
ego's Old Globe Theater, died
1951 - 1993
of complications from AIDS on
So far ,11,·ai· am! )'l:t ,,, near to me.
Tuesday, September 1:7, at his
Your unndcrful. Jlf.:acdul iaec I"-"'·
\'on hml tu·lcj1c 11h,n 1:..t c,tl!ed mu hume
San Diego home. He was 36.
.\nd. like'"" ,aid. I 1111uld find 11 hard ;1l1Jnc
Cremation was planned and
1\'c arc hound h, 11ur sunplc preciou, rn11,
li onl1· l ]od would shlfw me hn11.
a memorial service will be con. Tlf p,ek up and 11101, on 11ith life.
ducted at the Old Globe The\\ hen uil,n th.: pam iubat\>o,rrham a knife.
atre on Monday, October 10 at ~ s;ud. 1hall 11111..1 ma. llld- !lliol )"" hft\..! m,c.
\I c uc stopped-- each odu 10 he '"'
4:00 p.m.
1b our ___, Gary v,ho
Mr. Pagliotti was a native of pasttd away Aug 22, 1993:
Santa Barbara. He began workOur prayers couldn't keep
ing at the Old Globe Theatre in
you with us, for God had
1980. He managed over 150
other plans, but we are now
product.ions, including the world
your life line, and your love
premieres of "Jake's Women,•
is alh·c and well in our
"The Snow Ball,• "Up in Saratohearts and souls, and will
ga, • "Rumors,• "The Cocktail
remain with us always. For
Hour,""IntotheWood s,""Suds,"
we will pass it on to our
and "Emily.• Mr. Pagliotti had children and grandchildren,
worked with some of the most and you will never die - just
notable artists in theatre today, grow stronger and stronger.
including Neil Simon, Stephen This is our gift to you, just
as it was your gift to us.
Sondheim, James Lapine,
George Abbot, Adrian Hall,j
Your loving.family,
Craig Noel, A.R. Gurney, Terbrother Da'Vid,
sister-in-law Darlene,
rence McNally, Sada Thomp-;
& nephew Christapher.
son, Marion Ross, Blair Brown,
Paul Winfield and Marsha Mason, among others.
He was production stage
manager of the Globe's Broadway revival this year of •oamn
Yankees.• Off-Broadway, he
was product.ion stage manager
lllckJ J. ........
of "The Cocktail Hour,• which
achieve growth,
then Jeff's life
was exceptionally
rich, albeit too
brief•
Jeff is survived
by bis panncr-inlife of 13 years,
Larry Stebbins; bis panmts, Toni and
Bob Pyatt; brothers, Bob and Steve
Perham; and lbcir respective families.
Jeff was a successful real estate
agent associated with Herth Real
Estate for the past five years. Jc
dedicat.cd himself to bis clients, who
were well-served by bis professionalism and commitment
Jeff was a dedicated volunteer at
Shanti Project and could be seen OD
Ward SA of SF General delivering
~tmas trees he bad purchased' to
patients.
A memorial service will be held
to celcbratc Jeff's life at the Stem
Grove Club House at Sloat and 19th
Ave. on November 7 at 7 p.m. Friends
may wish to make a donation in Jeff's
name to either the Godfather Service
Fund at 584 Castro St Suite 225 or
Coming Home Hospice, c/o VNH,
1390 Market St. Suite 510, SF, CA
94102.
Three lifetimes, my Valentine. T
Randy J. Peterson
Feb. 12, 1951 - Nov. 16,19M
A bright light went out when
Randy left for the final journey of bis
life.
Randy's
boundless energy
and passion for
life were evident
in everything he
did from work to
play.
For many years
Randy could be
found at the
Trocadcn> danc-
Jan. 11. 1917 - Oct.18.1991
·~
ing the night
Rick died in Napa, Calif., of com' ·\; \
away. In the early
les' Doolittle Theatre.
plicalions due to AIDS. His sister, Tcny,
·
'80s be began
of Merced was at bowling in the gay leagues. and bowl·He carried me through the
his side. Rick is ing in SF bas never been the same. He .
last 14 years of my personal
also survived by founded and co-chaired a yearly nofour
life,• said Old Globe Theatre
brothers: tap tournament which eventually
Jimmy of Merced became the San Francisco No-'Illp
artistic director Jack O'Brien.
and Larry, Steve Invillllional Tournament (SFtnTI').
dral Ave., NW.
·He was the linchpin of what
and Randy of Mar- attracting bundRds of • • fnla
Memorial gifts can be made in Pierce's clearly is one of the finest stage
shall, Mo.
around the U.S. and Canada. The
Rick's parents roumamcnt helped raise tbouuDds of
name to the Whitman-Walker Clinic, management departments in the
, died when he was dollars for local AIDS charities.
1407 S SL, NW, Washington, DC 20009. country.•
eight years old. He
Randy is survived by bis pareal8.
had lived in San Jane and Pete Pcterson; bis sisler,
DIED: John Helm Pratt, 84, federal judge,
Before the Globe, Mr. PaFrancisco since he Lori Sparger; bis brother, Tom
August 11 in Chevy Chase, Md. Pratt
gliottiwasonthestag emanage- -----''------"---' was 14. He will be Peterson; and many, many friends.
wrote an influential 1971 decision
remembered by Randy you live in our memories and
ment staff of the Denver Center
that ordered the Department of Defense to restore the security clearances of two gay meu·who lost jobs
with civilian defense contractors after
their clearances were revoked because of their sexual orientation.
rs
,'
I
was also producedatLosAnge-
Theatre Company. He also
worked at the SL Louis Repertory Theatre, the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, and at
the Hartford Stage, Hartford,
Conn
his longtime friend and guardian, M. L.
Warren, and many others who reached
out to Rick to help him lllnng life's
often rough path.
. Friends who wish to ta!'e part in a
hmc of remem~ for Rick arc welcome to gather at Pier 7, Embarcadero
and Broadway, on Saturday, October
28, at 3 p.m.
.
May he rest m peace. T
in our
hearts.
Please join together for a mmiorial celebrating Randy's life at the
Swcdenborgian Church in San
Francisco, 2107 Lyon St. at
Washington. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at
1:30 p.m. In lieu of f1owcrs, donalions in Randy's name may be made
to the San Francisco AIDS
Foundation. 25 Van Ness Ave., Ste.
660. San Francisco. CA 94101. T
,
�In Memory Of: Larry Poitras
J:tma •cnnerty 1
on
,
01
w~
April to complications from a long baale wilh AIDS. Larry
had lived on Beacon Hill for the past ten
years. He died al the Hospice al Mmion
Hill where he had lived since his last
birthday,January 11.1993. His family w~
al his bedside al the time of his dealh.
Larry had mostrecenllyworted in AIDS
lale'MCh al Fenway Community Health
until his retirement for health~. and
previously been a surgical nurse al Tufts
N.E. Medical Center. Larry aumded the
Pim-Gray College. Portland. and previously. Westbrook High School.
Larry's love for humanity and music
waeevidenced by his long-term membersbipin the Boston Gay Men 'sChorus, with
whom he appeared on stage more than 50
times in Boston and around the countty
overaneight-yearperiod.Larryalsomainlaioed a victory garden in Fenway for
many of his Boston years.
Larry leaves his parents, Edward and
Lorraine(Gaudreau)PoitrasofWestbrook,
his brother Richard, sister Rachel Huard.
and three nephews, Dillon, Kyle and Jason: dear Boston friends. Jim Anderson,
"TO THOSE I LOVE"
Richard Arsenault, Bev Fishman, and
Glenn Poulin; Greater Portland friends
Bill Lane and Ray & Mary Morrill; and a
large, close knit family.
A memorial service was held on Sunday, April 18.
Donations in Larry's memory may be
sent to Fenway Community Health Center, 7 Haviland Street. Boston 02115; and/
or The Hospice at Mission Hill, 20 Parker
Hill Ave., Boston 02120.
William F. Phinney Jr.
(
Worked for animal society; at 49
s--/r-9..r
William F. Phinney Jr. of Attleboro, a prosecuting officer for the
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, died
of complications from AIDS yesterday in the home of his parents in Rehoboth. He was 49.
Born in Attleboro, Mr. Phinney
served in the Army during the Vietnam War and received special training in law enforcement at the Barnstable County Police Academy in
Hyannis.
He was a member of the law-enforcement division of the MSPCA
for 25 years until his retirement due
to illness in 1993.
He leaves his parents, Sven and
Barbara (Grant) Boostrom of Attleboro; three sisters, Cheryl Tansey of
Rehoboth, Patricia Tansey of Warren. R.I., and Carol Dufresne of Rehoboth; a brother, Leonard Dufresne of Eastham; two stepsisters,
Christine Boostrom of Cranston,
R.I., and Karen Boostrom of El Sanbrante, Calif.; and a stepbrother,
Kenneth Boostrom of Dighton.
A funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. tomorrow in Sperry &
McHoul Funeral Home in North
Attleborough.
If I should ever leave you
whom I love
To go along the Silent Way,
grieve not,
Nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk
of me as if I were
beside you there.
{I'd come· I'd come,
could I but find a way!
But would not tears and grief
be barriers?)
And when you hear a song
or see a bird
I loved, please do not Jet
the thought of me
Be sad... For I am
loving you just as
I always have...
You were so good to me!
There are so many things
I wanted still
To do • so many things
to say to you...
Remember that I
did not fear... It was
Just leaving you
that was so hard to face ...
We cannot see Beyond...
But this I know:
I loved you so • 'twas heaven
here with you!
Isla Paschal Richardson
IN MEMORIAM
Bert Palmer
9 Novembn 1995
From your family &. friends you
made to f,;cl like family.
"Let's play some cards"
"Vnnenamu"
I
�In Mem ory
Of Ron Pad illa
Mark your calendars for Su nday, November 13 when update
presents a benefit for Auntie Helen's Fluff 'n Fold, from 4:00 to 7:00
p .m. at No. 1 Fifth Avenue (3845 Fifth Avenue). The benefit is in
memory of Ron Padilla, marketing director from update, who
passed away last August of complication s from AIDS.
For eight years Ron contributed to update in advertising and as
marketingdi rector. Ronsb.lckw iththepapert hroughmany changes
and difficult times.
As well as his activities at the paper, Ron started his own
promotion and fund raising company, Coyote Productions. Beginning with such thin~ as •pin the
Hole on Nicole· and "The Truly
Tasteless Comedy Hour" at The
Hole, he was often called •coyote Ron.• He later produced the
popular ·shut up and Laugh·
shows at Oub West Coast and
two ·successful comedy road
shows, ·Road Kill Comedy" and
•1n Search of Live Chickens,•
which were well received in
clubs from San Diego to Detroit
Coyote Productions arranged for
artists to perform at many local
shows and fund raisers.
Gary Cheatham, president of
the board of directors at Auntie
Helen's, said of Ron, ·1 want to
acknowledg e lovely Ronnie Padilla (and lq}date) for all his support to Auntie Helen's over the
past six years. Ronnie literally
Ron Padilla, numeellffB direcbrought thousands of additiontor of update unlfl be passed
al dollars into the San Diego
awaym ~ will bemnem- AIDS Community.
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bered wUb a benefit for Auntie
The evening will be hosted
Helen's on November 13 at No.
by Update's Queen Eddie, with
1 Flftb Avenue. I 9? 'f
special guest hostess Coyote
Mom Janice. There will be a $3
cover charge at the door, or bring a bottle of liquid chlorine bleach,
dryer sheets, non-chlor:ine bleach, or Lysol spray disinfectant for
Auntie Helen's Fluff 'n Fold and get in free.
A variety of food, auction items and entertainmen t will be on
hand throughout the evening. Country/western signer Randy Riggs,
singer Carol Curtis, the Dreamgirls, comic Lynda Montgomery and
other local talent will be performing.
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'WIF P, Dupont. Jr. of Natick. Beloved son of
. rank & Marlon (Bridaes) Primevsra o f Natick. Dear brother of Onda McCarthy of Natick. John Primavera & his wife Karen of ME
F'!l"k Primevara. Jr. & his wife Julie of Fra'. ·'
m1nghaml ,Joanna Richards & her husb and
Joer of M n,a. Also survived by 2 nieces & e
nephews. Relatives & friends are invited to
attend the Funeral from the John Everett &
Sons Funeral Home. 4 Park Street (at Natick
Common) NATICK, Thursday mornlr,g at
9 :45St. folPl6wedatrlc:k "by a Mass of Christian B' rial
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s 0 hurch at 10:30. Visl!!ng
hours Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9. Interment, Dell
Park Cemet!ilfY. Natick. El!pressions of syrnPlllhv may be made in Glen's memory. to
~Aldf.~-~nMCo Am mittee. 1a.4 Clarendon
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John Joseph
Pedrick, 4 7, of
Washingt on,
D.C. died Thursday, October 20,
1994 at Whitm an - Walker
Clinic's Curtis
White House of
AIDS-rela ted
complicati ons,
according to bis
friend and fonner roommate, Merritt
Becker of D.C.
Pedrick was born SepL 6, 1947 in
Baltimore, Md., where he lived until
moving to D.C. in the early 1980s. He
studied social work at the University of
Maryland in the late 1900s.
Pedrick worked for 20 years as an
income maintenance caseworker at Prince
Geage's County Department of Social
Services. He also helped to develop the
Hyattsville Emergency Assistance Office
and worked in homeless shelters in the
county. Pedrick retired in 1992.
Pedrick' s "true vocation" was design
gardening, according to bis close friends
Jim Johnson and Lesley Zork of D.C. His
gardens were always unusual, full of
mystery and color, and they appeared to
always have been there, they said. In the
neighborhoods where Pedrick lived, such
as E~clid s ~ ands Street,~. ~e
took 1t upon himself to care for, mamtain,
and beautify the block, organizing a crew
of youth to plant and care !or trees and
bushes every Saturday mommg.
"John was very design-oriented - he
loved to help Lesley and I decide what to
wear," Becker recalled. "He was also
quite spiritual. He was an astrologer and a
tarot card reader, and he had a friendly
gh~t named Pansy who would help him
find ....-r1nn
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Pedrick was ~ long-tenn survtvor o
lilV who k<:Pt himself ~eal~y for _many
years by taking lots of VItamlDS, gomg to
therapy, and using acupuncture, Becker
said.
Pedrick is survived by many loving
friends and family members. A memorial
service for Pedrick will be held Sonday,
Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at the home of Lesley
Zork, located at 1845 R St., NW. Pe·
drick •s ~ams were ~~ted and h"
IS
~es will be scattered m various gardens
ID D.C.
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PURVIS-Henry Jomei-,. age 34,
died of AIOS In ht5 l'l<>me1n
Monhotlon, December 26. 1995. He
wos the most beautiful and loving
son. ·brother, uncle, and friend.
Honk will be missed so verv much
bv his adoring fom,lv and friends.
He leaves behind his lover, Poul
Teixeira; parents, Judith and
David Jones; sister. Marv Ann
Vanderpool; sister and brother-Inlow, Goll Purvis and Guv Bowman;
brother and s1sfer-1n-law, Kermit
and Terrv Purvis; three nephews
and one niece. we will keep his
memory alive.
MICHAEL PAJ<IS, according to
his friends Michael. 36, died at ff.
home from HIV complications Feb.
22. He was a well-known waiter
including at Charlie Trotters. M;re
recently, he was a substance abuse
treatment counselor. He was a
founding member of Pink A_
ngels
street patrol, and active in Radical
Faeries for several years. He was
also involved in
Test Positive
Aware. He is
survived by his
parents. siblings.
and many other
relatives and a
supportive circle
of friends A celebration of his
life will be held
Sat.. March 9. 4
p.m. at Unity
Church. 1925
Thome.
_
Victor Pimentel
•
of Somerville, 50'
Welf:are supem·sor
Victor M. Pimentel of Somer\·ille, a retired welfare supervisor, died Saturday at his home
from complication s of an AIDSrelated d~sease. He was 50.
.
Born in the Azores, Mr .. Pimentel came to the United
States several years ago.
He was a supervisor with the
Department of Transitional Asistance in Somerville in the
division of Medicaid for 15 years
before retiring in April 1996.
He i survived by his longtime
companion, Scott McKnight oii
omerville, and four brothers, An
tonio, Fernando, Jose and Nuno
all of the Azores. .
A funeral en·1ce was held
yesterday at the Bostonian
Chapel · of the Long-Hurley
Home for Funerals, Cambridge.
Arrangemen ts by Long-Hurley
Home for Funerals, Cambrid .
�Steven R. Plouffe
Wayne Comell
Parter, a native
of Washington,
D.C..
died
Wednesday; December?, 1994 at
his Silver Spring,
Maryl~d residence from complications associated
with
AIDS, according
to his devoted friend, Steven Brown of
D.C. He was 41.
Parker attended D.C. and Prince
George's County public schools, graduating from Bladensburg High School in
Bladensburg, Md., in 1973. He then
enrolled at the University of the District
of Columbia to study architecture design.
From February 1984 until his death,
Parker worked for American Security
Bank. now Nations Banlc, where he held
an administrative position in the real
estate departmenL He also worked pan
time in the evenings for Suite Services,
Inc., as a maintenance worker.
Parker's interests included photo~
phy. graphic arts, interior design, and
travel.
"Wayne was a softspoken, articulate,
handsome, and charismatic young man
with a beautiful smile and an intriguing
personality," Brown said.
In addition to Brown, Parker is smvived by two brothers, Ellis and Stanford
Parker of Silver Spring, Md.; devoted
friend, Marques Adkins of D.C.; and a
host of other friends and relatives.
Funeral services for Parker were held
Dec. 12 at Pope Funeral Home in Forestville, Md. Parker's remains were interred
at Moses Cemetery in Lothian, Md., the
same day.
Contributions in Parker's name may be
made to the Whiunan-Walker Clinic,
1407 S SL, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Marc Joseph Pellegrini
Mardi 12, 1956 -April 'ZI, 1996
Son, brolher,
uncle and friend
left us wilh a legac
of memories. His
kind and gracious
spirit will remain
forever ...
Family and
friends, we deeply
appreciate your remembrance, comforting geslures and warm support dur
ing his confinemenl. We gra1efully acknowledge your kind expression of
sympathy.
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. Marc was previously employed al
Viacom. Contributions in his memory
to 1he AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden
Gate Park would be appreciated.
Thank you for sharing in his lifetime. With love, Marianne, Carlo and
Ron Pellegrini and Family
Steven R. Plouffe, 33, a lifelong resident of Lowell, died of AIDS at the home
of friends on Dec. 3.
Bom in Lowell on May 5, 1961, he was
the son of Norman Plouffe and the late
Pauline Plouffe (Auger). Steven held degrees in Biology and Nursing from the
University of Massachusetts.
He worked most of his life as a registered nurse, specializing in critical care.
Steven was an active member of the
American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses (AACN), a past-president of the
Merrimack Valley Chapter of AACN and
a member of the AACN Horizon Symposium Planning Committee. Steven was
also active in the development of Julie
House, a Catholic Charities home for persons with AIDS. Along with his love of
nursing, Steven enjoyed gardening, music and he was an avid athlete. He participated in the Provincetown Swim for Life
and was the Team Leader for the MVC
team for the yearly AIDS walk, From All ·
Walks of Life.
Surviving Steven is his father and stepmother, Norman and Kathleen Plouffe;
bis aunt and uncle, Eileen and Alan
McKenzie; his godchildren, Lisa · and
Renee McKenzie; all of Lowell. Steven
Amanda Louise Peletz
May 15, 1995
Amanda Louise Pelett died May IS
al her residence in Kcnlfield of AIDS.
She was born in San Maleo and spent
lhe mosl recent years of her life in
lllclln PrlllCe
Aug. 18, 19IO - Oct. I. 1991
Richard Prince grew up in Texas.
He moved to San Francisco in 1978.
Richard loved
San Francisco, and
bad
will be remembered and missed by his coworkers who showed such acceptance
and love, and by his family of friends.
A memorial mass was held on Dec. 10,
at St. Mary's of the Assumption in Dracut.
Over 200 friends and family attended in
memory of Steven.
Steven wished that in lieu of flowers
donations be sent in his name to the AIDS
Action Committee, or the Catholic Charities '. Julie House in Lowell.
friends
lhroughoul Texas
and California. He
had a babil of
making
people
laugh
wi lboul
even trying. A 101
of limes he could
make
someone
who was sad forgel lbeir problems
for a while by
cracking lbem up.
Richard is greally missed by bis
molber, Peggy, who loved him dearly
and was always lbere for him; all his
family ; and his San Francisco friends
Ray, Michael and many more. We ~
you are al peace, Richard. We all miss
and love you. - Your friend. R- Clark 'f'
Gucmeville. San Francisco and Marin
Counly. She was a dancer, writer, yoga
inslructor and AIDS activist, participating in lhe lnlemational AIDS
Conference (Amslenlam 1992) and lhe
Quan Y-m Healing Arts Center.
Amanda auended Cryslal Springs
High School in Hillsborough and graduated from Alhenian High School in
Danville in 1974. She was a 1978 gradUale of Sarah Lawrence College in NY.
Amanda is survived by her adoring
daughler, Emma Wilson of San
Francisco, and her loving panner,
Matthew O'Connor of Sebastopol. She
is also survived by her mocber, Shirley
Peletz; her father, C.M. Pelett; her sisier, Nan P. Hearst; her brolher, Stevm
Peletz, all of San Francisco; and her
brolher. Michael Peletz of Hamilton.
NY.
Services will be held Salllrday, May
'E1, a1 2 p.m. al the Muir Woods Park
Communiry Assn. Clubhouse, 40 Ridge
Ave. (off Panoramic Hwy.), Mill Valley.
A polluclt supper will immedialely follow. In lieu of flowers. donations are
requeslCd to Enuna L. W"dsoo, 1911
Punslon Ave., San Francisco. CA
Julian Pretto, 50;
Owned Art Galleries
..._<'-~~-9'S
Julian Pretto, an art dealer known
Joe his devotion to young artists, died
on Monday at St. Vincent's Hospital
in Greenwich Village. He was 50 and
lived in Manhattan.
Toe cause was AIDS, said Re~
Pierre Allain, an artist whom Mr.
Pretto represented.
Mr. Pretto was born in Chicago,
grew up in Ogelsvey, Ill., and was a
graduate of the University of Illinois.
After working at the Richard Gray
Gallery in Chicago, in 1968 he moved
to New York, where he worked for
Richard L. Feigen & Company and
Sperone Westwater. Starting in the
early 1970's, and Into the early
1990's, Mr. Pretto opened a number
-of small galleries in SoHo, TriBeCa
and the West Village.
· Long before anyone used the term
micro-gallery, Mr. Pretto specialized in showcasing works by unknown artists, and sometimes saved
inoney by living in his galleries. He
gave many emerging artists their
first solo shows, among them Allan
McCollum, Maureen Gallace, Julian
Lethbridge, John Ztnsser, cary
· mith and Mr. Allain.
s
. He is survived by his motber, U~
sula Lawrence of Deltona, Fla.; twO
·sisters, DoMa, of Spring Valley, UL,
and Rose, of St. Augustine, Fla.;
a brother, John, of Pensacola, Fla.
andl
�Paulino Plasenci
Dro E. Proudian, 38, Director
OfPetrossian's U.S. Operations
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By ROBERT McG. THOMAS Jr.
jLevantate a escuchar tu luna.
tus perros. tu belleza y tu violencia!
Escucha tus campanas. tus asaltos , tu \}ar\}anta, tu pecho.
Escucha tu sonido, tu fue\}o. tu sueiio y tu despertar.
jEstas sonando a(m!
Amandote, queremos tenerte a nuestro lado.
Escuchandote.
-escuchandote.
-escuchandolo todo.
Escuchando, de ti... la vida otra vez.
-Ricardo Acosta
con amor- Mario, Samuel y tus ami\}os de HOLA
J. Thomas Powell, 50, known to
many as ''Tommy" and a co-founder of
the Nashville Council on AIDS _Resources, Education and Services
(Nashville CARES), died January _24
of AIDS-related lymphoma, accorcbng
to Xenogeny News. Powe11 helped
found Nashville CARES in 1985. At
the Council's 10th anniversary celebration held in December 1995, he received the first Annual J. Thom~
Powell Award. He is survived by ~s
companion, Lee Gannon. Memon al
contributions may be made t
Nashville CARES, 209 10th Ave.
South, Suite 160, Nashville, _ TN
37203. (Xenogeny News) <i'
Dro E. Proudian, who brought an
aptitude for elegance and a taste for
caviar to his job as director of American operations for Petrossian, the
French specialty foods company,
died on Wednesday at Cabrini Hospital. He was 3S and lived in Manhattan ..
His companion, James Walden,
said the cause of death was complications from AIDS.
Until his illness forced his resignation in 1992, Mr. Proudian had spent
five years educating American palates to the subtle Caspian distinctions between beluga and sevruga,
primarily at Petrossian's plush flagship restaurant on Seventh Avenue
and 58th Street.
If prospective customers winced
at caviar's champagne prices - beluga was selling yesterday at $62 a
French ounce (30 grams) - Mr.
Proudian's task was to remind them
that there was more to Petrossian's
than caviar, specifically Norwegian
smoked salmon and foie gras. ·
In addition to overseeing the restaurant, Mr. Proudian supervised
the expansion of the company's
American wholesale and retail operations, including the development of
its boutiques, like the ones at Bloomingdale's and Nieman Marcus.
A native of Beverly, Mass., who
grew up in Westbrook, Me., Mr.
Proudian was New England to his
Armenian core. The grandson of Dro
Kanayan, the president of the first
Armenian Republic in the 1920's, he
was born in 1956. nine vP.J:irs after his
Donald Parker
Nov. 7, 1959 - Jue', 1995
j
Do~ died peacefully June ~ al 11!5
j home ID • Lemon Grove, Cabf. His
.fatber, Richard Parter _Sr.•_ also of
Lemon ~ was by bis side. ~
your UDbmely loss bas creaaed a big
void in the lives o_f those who had the
pleasure of knowing ~ou. The lesson
you were here to teach ~ one Wt: should
all take to heart and put iDtO actiOIL
Don was an active speclalOr of the
Gay Softball League. He formed a
cheerleading squad called "The
Tantrums." They performed lo_ud,
obnoxious, upbeat cheers to the delight
of those IISSC:'°b~ His spirit and. radiant personality will be grady missed.
We love you, Dool
Don . is survived by two sisters.
Daisy Planchy of West Plains, Mo., and
Sara Parter of El Cajon Calif.; two
brothers, Richard A. Parker Jr. and
Edward E. Parter of Balon Rouge, La.;
811d 12 nephews PC! aif,ces. No funt:ral
services will be held, but a ~
of life in Don's honor is pend1Dg.
Donations in bis memory can be made
to Project, <>I>c:n ~ iii San J:rancisco
or Mama s Kitchen ID San Diego. For
more details call Michael at (415) 65
1012orRicbardParterSr. at(619)
4249. •
family had completed a peripatetic
exile by settling in the United States.
After attending Loyola University
in Montreal and the University of
Southern Maine in Portland, Mr.
Proudian, who had become fascinated with the restaurant business during summers as a restaurant worker
in Ogunquit, Me., opened an afterhours dance club there in 1978.
He later served as an entertainment consultant to the 1980 Winter
Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., then
completed management training
with the old Sheraton Royal Biscayne Hotel in Key Biscayne, Fla.
As director of sales and marketing
for the luxury Grand Bay Hotel in
Coconut Grove, Fla., from 1983 to
1987, Mr. Proudian, a stylish man
whose flair for luxury made him a
fixture on the European and South
American society tennis circuit,
caught the eye of Christian Petrossian, who brought him to New York
to manage the American operations
of his family's Paris-based company.
Mr. Proudian, whose position
made him a widely quoted industry
spokesman, never forgot his flinty
New England roots.
Anyone contemplating buying fish
eggs at $1,000 a pound, he once said,
was certainly entitled to a taste.
In addition to Mr. Walden, he is
survived by his parents, Paul and
Olga Proudian of Watertown, Mass.;
two brothers, John, of Nahant, Mass.,
a~d Paul, of ~ray, Me., and a sister,
Nma Hovsepian of Westford, Mass.
Rev. Dr. William L. Pugh D
August 31, 1995
Bill Pugh passed away unexpectedly 00 Thursday, August 31. He i~ survived by bis life panner. KevlD R.
Morrissette; two children. Amy and
William· Lois Pugh, his fonner spouse:
mother, 'Nancy Davis; father and stepillllllba-. Joe and Carole Pugh: nl bis
siblings, Joe, Charlie and Mary.
.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama. B1U
grew up in Atlanta. Georgia.. ~ true
renaissance man. he was a mus1 an,
c1
artist. a craftsperson. a scientisc and a
philosopher. He graduated from
Georgia Institute of Technology with a
B.S. in biology. He earned an M.S. in
medical microbiology from the
University of Georgia, and an M. Div.
and D. Min. from Emory University.
Bill moved to San Francisco from
Atlanta in 1987 and bad most recently
worked for the University of California,
San Francisco. He was also volunteer
staff clergy at MCC/San Francisco,
where he put much of his spiritual and
artistic talents to work.
A memorial service will be held on
Saturday, September 9, at 10 a.m. at the
Metropolitan Community Church of
San Francisco, ISO Eureka Street in the
Castro. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made in bis memory to
MCCISF. •
�I
Rochelle Pittman, 57, Aavocate
For H.L V.-lnfected in Canada
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Richard Parks
1'57-1995
Ex-Sao Fnnciscan Richard Parks
died May IS of AIDS complications in
Greenville,
Georgia. He was
surrounded by his
Chuck
lover
Dowell, his sister
Brenda and his
parents.
Richard was
born in Atlanta
and, after college
and military service, did graduate
work and received
a degree in horticulaure. He lhen set up in New York City
as a desiper of Ooral arrangements.
His busi11181, Nature's Quest, included
JacqUeline Onassis and the gay disco
Saint u clients.
Ricblrd later moved to Los Angeles
BIid fmm there to San Francisco. Once
bele. after regrouping by working for
•st Ah Sam. Richard resurrected
Nature's Quest and qujckly gained a
talion for himself as one of the Bay
's outslallding floral designers.
Richard loved eieaance, friends,
. and fun. He bad many friends
and IDOk pleasure in hosting gourmet
dlnnen that
wen, truly
gala ClCCIISions
He will be missed. - and rememben,d
. with love and affectioll by all. Good'1 bye, dear Richard. "f'
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By CLYDE ff. FARNSWORTH
TORONTO, June 2 - Rochelle
Pittman, whose legal battle in a
tainted blood scandal led to a con·
tinuing national inquiry into the
state of Canada's blood supplies,
died Wednesday at her home in Toronto. She was 57.
The'cause was complications from
AIDS said her son Tom Pittman.
Mr~. Pittman is credited with
putting a human face on the struggle
for redress waged by the more than
1,000 people in Canada who contracted H.I. V., the virus that causes AIDS,
through tainted blood and blood
products.
"She made a difference in a lot of
people's lives," said her lawyer, Ken
Arenson. "She got calls from perfect
strangers asking her how to deal
wi~ this or that problem."
Her husband, Ken Pittman, a store
chain executive, died in 1990 of
H.1.V.-related pneumonia without
knowing he was infected. He had
received a tainted transfusion after
cardiac surgery at Toronto General
Hospital in 1984.
Dr. Stanley Bain, the family doctor, knew that Mr. Pittman was in·
fected but never told the couple because.' as the doctor later testified,
he feared the information would
send Mr. Pittman into a depression.
He also said he had mistakenly believed that the couple was no longer
having sex.
Five months after her husband
died, Mrs. Pittman, who had worked
as a jewelry saleswoman in Toronto,
was told she also had the virus.
At a news conference in January
1992 at the Ontario legislature, Mrs.
Pittman, a tiny, stylish, retiring
woman, announced the start of what
became a rocky three-year legal battle for redress.
In March last year an Ontario
judge awarded her $375,000 in compensation. Dr. Bain, a former President of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, was held 40 percent liable. Toe Canadian Red Cross
and Toronto General Hospital split
the remaining amount equally.
In addition, the same institution
Dr. Bain had headed found him
guilty of misconduct and suspended.
him from the practice of medicmel
for two months.
In her decision, an Ontario judge,
Susan Lang, wrote that had Mr. Pittman been told, he might have lived
two more years and avoided Infecting Mrs. Pittman.
For Canada it was a heartwrenching story, followed in all Its
intricate twists on newspaper fron
pages and on national television. At a
news conference at the time of the
award, Mrs. Pittman observed tha
while she was happy with the judgment, "No amount of money can
compensate me and my family for:
the loss of a husband and a father.
Nor will .it change the fact that I wil
likely experience the same fate."
Her son Tom said that over the
last four to six weeks her health
went into a significant decline. "Last
Thursday she announced she didn'
want to fight any longer. She wa.
determined to have the end come
quickly. But she lingered unti
Wednesday. Th~ last day she was
a sort of coma.
He said she had been reconciled tq
the cruelty of her fate. "Anger an~
bitterness were there, but they didn' '
consume her in the end. She rose
above that...
Mrs. Pittman is survived by he
four children: Tom, of Toronto;
Mrs. Kelly Blackwood of Kincardine '
Ontario; Mark Pittman of Newmar
ket, Ontario; and Mrs. Kathy Fenton
of Toronto; her mother, Mrs. Evelyn
Borden, of Toronto; a sister, Mrs.
Gail Stanzel of Toronto ; and a brother, Dave Winaut, of Liverpool, Nova
Scotia, and six grandchildren.
Joseph Del Ponte, 39
Public relations executive .
Joseph Del Ponte, a public relations executive and the former director of marketing and corporate communications at New England M ·
cal Center, died Wednesday in New
York Hospital-Cornell Medical Ce
ter of complications from AIDS. He
was 39.
Mr. Del Ponte was a native of
Boston but had lived in Manhattan
for the past five years.
He graduated from the Universi-
ty of Paris, the Sorbonne, in 1977
and the next year from Harvard,
magna cum laude. He received a
master's degree in journalism from
Columbia. His thesis dealt with the
psychological impact of AIDS on the
concerned healthy friends of those
who have AIDS.
Most recently he had worked as
director of communications for the
Edward Alphonse Poskus Jr. Gay Men's Health Crisis Center in
New York. He wrote stories on
Nov. 8, 1947 - July 18, 1996
r - - - - - - - - - -1 AIDS for many publications. His acEd "Kyto Rhy" count of being tested for HIV ~
Poskus Jr.• 48, died peared on the op-ed page of the New
at his home in San
York Times, signed only with his
Francisco on July
testing number.
18 after a valiant
Other public relations jobs he!
struggle with
held were for the Boys Club ~f.
AIDS-related lympboma. Born in
Brockton, Mass., he America, Columbia-Presbyteria
moved to San Fran- Medical Center Fund, and th
BI'OQklyn Hospital Center.
cisco in the late
Mr. Del Ponte leaves his broth
~Os, where he found his second home
and extended family.
James, of Somerville.
An honored and active member of
The funeral will be said at 10 a.
the artist community, Ed found true
tomoITOW in St. Clement Church i1'
love in the beauty he created. From
large-scale ceramics to a simple ~
arransement, he never ga,e it up until it Somerville.
was perfected. His innate genius and
creativity brought passion, commitmen
and style IO each endtawr hti midertook.
.Ed is survived by-bii mcdher.~
Poskus ef Soutli £asbul, Maif.;father,
Edward Poskus QfWoburn, Miss.; and
his brother, Stephen, of Carftbad; Otlif.
who was present at the time of his passing.
.
�San Francisco AIDS activists
mourning the brutal Decemr 3 murder of internationally
nowned Cape Town South
·can gay and AIDS activist
egge, a 52-year-old PWA, the
onner director of services for
S Support and Education
rust (ASET), was found stranled to death at his home.
Police suspect that Pegge's
may have been a rough
sex partner, according to rerts.
Pegge was a senior health offiial in the South African Departnt of Health for almost a
decade before his 1977 appointment as the National Director of
CRO, the South African Na·ona1 Institute of Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation.
In 1990, Pegge, a social worker who had been working with
people with HIV and AIDS since
the beginning of the epidemic,
founded ASET in order to create a
national infrastructure to serve
marginalized South African populations at risk for AIDS and HIV.
Pegge established the first
South Africa anonymous test site
and a medical and social services
clinic that provided STD and
AIDS treatment, including home
care for the tenninally ill, and a
subsidized phannacy.
A prolific author, Pegge also
published more than a dozen articles about counseling people with
AIDS and sexual minorities in
local and international journals.
"Many people in San Francisco have known John for years as
he relentlessly engaged in connecting Bay Area groups to the reality of HIV in a third world setting," said ACT UP/Golden Gate
spokesman Nadine Lurie in a
press statement.
Activists say tl:te scope of
Pegge's efforts was staggering
and included prevention programs, safe sex workshops, preand post- test counseling, guidelines for physicians, consent and
confidentiality issues- and advocating and creating access to
clinical trials and expanded treatment options.
"John acted as 'the' national
resource regarding HIV and AIDS
in South Africa and was one of
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Stevin Plii£6in
9vfarcF,. 18, 1950 - June 30, 1985
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tlie viiuI or lo you liave to come ~ 'You.did on a Swufay mornina, on {j"'J
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fait{iful aevotu. J'm lidding you to OIIT aate at Ull
litJht at tlit au{ oftlit tunnel. '})on 't you dilre rtincar•
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""'*"1saryJ
pJL1jd. .feterseo. 54, credited as
the first openly gay men in the en- being the first person to suggest viatitire country," Lurie said.
to people with AIDS, died
He worked closely with Bay cal options
April 29 of AIDS-related complicaArea AIDS service organizations
including Mobilization Against tions at Lenox Hill Hospital in New
AIDS, The Healing Alternative York City, according to the New York
Foundation, ACT UP Golden 1imes. A resident of Manhattan's
Gate (Link Committee), and Pro- Upper East Side, Petersen educated
ject Inform.
people with AIDS on viatical settlePegge was the South Africa ments, which allow people to sell their
coordinator of the annual Interna- life insurance policies for cash. He
tional AIDS Memorial Candleof ACT UP's insurance
light Vigil, according to MAA was a member
committee and worked with several
spokesman Ben Carlson.
"He was very dedicated and he organizations to distribute financial inwas a hell of a guy," Carlson told . formation to people with HIV/AIDS.
the Bay Area Reporter. "John was Shortly before his death, the Viatical
responsible for getting Archbish- Association of America honored him
op Desmond Tutu to speak at the by establishing an award in his name.
Cape Town observance of the He is survived by his father, David Pecandlelight vigil. He was respon- tersen, of
Hills, Calif.; sister,
- sible for getting (South African
of Largo, Fla.; and
president) Nelson Mandela to Sharon Shinsky,
o
issue a statement in support of the grandmother , Glenna Langston,
Dayton, Ohio. (New York Tunes) ,~
"
observance."'t
Jun foue you.
&;;;~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . r z . , ~ ~:.._Micliad
Oct. 31, 1967 - Oct. 19, 1996
Jimmy Pyle, a former resident o
BaJtimore. passed away peacefully on
October 19 at his
home in El Sobrante, Calif. He
was very much
loved by his famimany
and
ly
friends. He will be
remembered for
wonderful
his
sense of humor,
for
compassion
others and loving
spirit. He will be
missed dearly by
alJ who knew him.
The beloved son of Judith Unkan of
.Reisterstown, Md., Jimmy is survived
by his four sisters, Janice Davidson,
Terry Gamier, Wendy Pyle and Cindy
Browder, and his brother, Sidney Pyle
Jr.
A memoriaJ service was held October 28 in SaJisburg, Md. His loving
mom cared for Jimmy at his home since
April, and she wishes to give special
thanks to Dr. Jason Tocamoto and
Nancy Yamabata R.N. for their superior
care. Contributions may be made to:
University of CaJifomia/AIDS Clinic,
400 Parnassus, P.O. Box 0378, San
Francisco, CA 94143. 'f'
Laguna
. John Pappageorge, 32
Trainer at Bosum Athletic Club
(Q - I 7-9.J
John N. Pappageorge, a personal
fitness trainer, died of complications
from AIDS Saturday in his home in
Boston. He was 32.
Born in Manchester, N.H., Mr.
Pappageorge graduated from the
University of Massachusetts in Lowell, where was was a member of the
track and field team and an AllAmerican hurdler.
He was a personal fitness trainer
at the Boston Athletic Club and also
in Manchester, where he also maintained a home.
He was an organizer of the
Workout for Hope in 1992, which
benefited the fight against AIDS.
He leaves his parena., Nicholas
and Lorraine (Hudon); two sisters,
Andrea Levesque and Louise; ; and
a brother, Thomas. All are of Manchester, N.H.
A memorial service will be held
at 7 p.m. t.omorrow in Arlington
Street Church in Boston.
�William J. Pearce
Pavel Prucha
July 27, 1953. July 27, 1995
~:J!: ~
~i~~= C:;?~0
San
Francisco
State University.
He
continued
learning throughout his life. Bill
had a passionate
interest in teaching
English as a sec-
-
ond language and
loved
working
with his students
at the Audubon
School in Foster
.
C1ty.
Among his many
interests were collecting old comic
books, opera. music, and bodybuildi_ng.
Bill was a volunteer at Metropolitan
community Church of San Francisco.
where he'd been reorganizing the
Pastor's library. He will be remembered
by his many friends for his wit and love
of life.
Bill is survived by his mother and
stepfather, Hope and Edward Herndon
of NovalO; his brolber Steve Pearce of
Fremont; and sister Carol Pearce of
Sunnyvale.. al
.
.
Memon services w1 11 be beld
Saturday, August 12 at 1 p.m. at
Metropolitan C ~ t y Chun::h. 150
=~
~:.!!Y ::U:~
=.
~
1
0
Pearce Memorial FIIDd for AIDS programs. Y
11
ony
Pl
'k
e~I
~ug. 21, 1~~ - Aug. 20, 1995
The Amennd1ans were wrong The
camera doesn't steal a man's so~; it
si mply measures
his degree of
alive~ess." - T.
Plewik (Drummer
31, 1979)
Tony Plewik's
.. a I i v e n e s s .,
·resided in his an.
Tony, a photojournalist, documented
political and social
events from the
~~~~~;sM1:r:~
the present. His
images of familiar faces give us pause
for thought as we realize all that we
have lost in the last couple of decades.
Tony was the originator of the annual Dolores Terrace Block Paray, and
encouraged his friends and neighbors 10
share his appreciation for San
Francisco's cultural riches. He shared
his house in South Lake Tahoe with
friends and enjoyed many a family
reunion amid the splendors of nature.
Tony died on August 20 at Coming
Home Hospice the day before his 48th
binhday and 48 days after the demise of
his longtime companion, Michael Rose.
~s smile is an indelible memory, and
his photographs will remind us of the
days before AIDS curtailed our freedom
and robbed us of many of our most creative people.
All donations can be sent to Visual
Aid (777-8242). Sleep well, my love.
May the sun gently wann your brow. Y
Kenneth Edward Pierpoint, 38, died
Monday, June 5, 1995 at his home in
Palm Coast, Florida of AIDS related
comp1:nnt1"ons, according to his close
friend,
of Washington,
Pierpoin"t was
Nov. 27, 1956 in
Catonsvllle, Md., and grew up in suburban Maryland.
·
He graduated from the Ba It1more
County public school system and
Catonsville Community College. Pierpoint also attended the University o
Maryland, Towson State University, an
the Maryland Institute of Art.
Pierpoint worked as a self-employed
graphic artist while also working to re
build and restore old homes and cars.
Many of his clients and business contacts
were from the Washington area. ·
In 1990, Pierpoint and his . forme
lover, Michael Catino, founded Catin
Services Inc., a computer software com
pany. They moved to Palm Coast i
. ,
March I 993, shortly before Catmo s
death in May of that year.
In addit~on to Ivsky, Pierpoint is surv1ved by his lover of one and a half years,
Hugh Wharry; parents, Marie M. and
William E. Pierpoint; brother, Keith W.
Pierpoint; all of Palm Coast; sister, Jane
M. Hare of West Friendship, Md.; his
G
Sh h rd B be
d
~rm~
ep e. '
a ; ~ man
friends m the Balt1more-Washmgton area
and Palm Coast area.
A memorial service was held June 15
in Palm Coast where his ashes were interred.
A IocaI
.
.
memonaI service w1·11 be he Id
Friday, July 21, at 6:30 p:m., at St
Thomas Parisb at 18th and Church
·
streets, NW, m u, h"
nas mgton.
Jan. 14, 1963 - May 31, 1995
The familiar figure of the
blond, longhaired, beautiful boy
on his skateboard rolled
out of our lives
on May 31.
Born
and
raised in San
Francisco during
the
"Hippie Era,"
Pavel embodied the best of
the '60s values of loving, giving, caring and sharing (and a
few of the '60s vices!). Pavel
would be pleased if you would
carry on those values in loving
memory of him. "Even a smile
or a dime makes a helpless person feel human," he would say.
Our unending gratitude to St.
Mary's Hospital Care Unit 4South, where those very special
people gave amazingly loving
care and comfort to all of us.
Pavel will be greatly missed by
sisters, Yvonne and Jana; his
relatives, especially Colleen,
Gena and Colin; longtime special friends, Artie, James,
Sandy and Wayne; and his
friends in the Castro.
His mother Robbin, who was
proud to be Pavel's best friend,
his father Miro, and his soulmate Stan, who tirelessly cared
for and comforted the love of
bis life, were with him when
Pavel skateboarded off on bis
last, and best, ride.
.
Rober t Marcus Pellet ier
Rob Marcus Pelletier died on May I0
at his home in the Fenway surrounded
by his close friends. He was 44 years
old. He had only recently returned to
Boston from Hollywood, Florida where
he maintained a home. U
Marcus worked for many years at
the Deaconess Hospital and also at the
Joslin Diabetes Center. Co-workers and
friends shared thoughts and stories on
his life at an informal remembrance
gathering held at the hospital shortly
after his death.
Marcus had many interests in addition to his medical background. He loved
traveling, furniture building and refinishing, carpentry, art, making floral arrangements, gardening, gourmet cooking, dancing, interior design, spending
hours at his personal computer and,
primarily, people. With all of these interests he shared freely of bis lgiowledge and truly gave of himself to others.
In accordance with bis-wishes no
funeral service was held. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered .at
Fire Island in August around the time of
his birthday.
Donations may be made in bis name
to his school, Cranbrook Academy of
Art, 122 North Woodward Avenue,
Bloomfield, Michigan 48303.
�LARRY PEPPE
John Alan Peters
(1962 - 1995)
Lawrence Pep pe, 33, of 76 Co ttage St., East Boston , died o f
complications due to AIDS on Thursday, June 8. Most recently he
worked as a hair stylist at Phase One Hair Design on Glo ucester St.,
Boston.
In 1992, he bought a ho use that needed extensive work.
Spending most of his sp are time for the next 2 1/2 years rebuilding,
he became too ill to comple te the renovatio n . Larry
Lived there brie tly before
having to move back to his
family's ho me and the care
of his family.
Befo~ his illness, Larry
loved to go to the clubs and
bars. Never into drinking o r
drugs, Larry went out to socialize with his many friends
and especially dance. Music
was a very big part of his life.
He loved Mado nna. You
could say that she probably
changed his life. Larry spent
most of the 80s and early 90s
gathering Madonna paraphernalia, leaving quite a sizable collection of her work.
He is survived by his parents, Patricia and Joseph Peppe,
brothers Joseph and David, all of East Boston; and friends Phillip
Babin of East Boston and Robert Bonin of Weymouth.
Services we re held in East Boston on June 11 and 12.
Donations may be made to the Boston Specialty and Rehabilitation
Hospital, 249 River St., Mattapan, Mass. 02126.
I!!~r. ·.
c;; J';
cola
~.:a ;~wi[ skills
12/5/41 - 9/5/95
John died peacefully in his sleep the morning of September
5th, after a long battle with AIDS.
A retired USAF Captain and San Francisco Deputy Sheriff for
many years, John was a Bay Area native born in Oakland.
Preceded in death by
his parents Rosemarie
and Jack Peters, John is
survived by his partner
of nearly 17 years Jack
Hambly. John will also
be lovingly missed by
his sister Mary, Aunt
several
Louise and
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
John's interests were
many, especially cruises, electronics and vintage autos. He was a
member of the Golden
State Peace Officers
Theatre
Association,
Organ Society and the
Art Deco Society.
Known for his
grace, wit and charm.
John will be missed especially by friends Rocky, Buddy, Joe, Ken.
Bob and Ray.
Private services have been held.
A celebration of John's life will be held at Kimo's Penthouse,
Polk and Pine Streets on Saturday. October 14th. from 3-5 p.m.
Contributions in John's memory may be made to the AIDS
charity of your choice.
and talents, a man
.;: dedicatedJ o community. He was deeply involved with
~ ..~ong,;egJtj.on Bet Havorim, a board member of SAME, a
;. ~m~,~f.µte Atlanta Gay Mens Chorus and worked as
•i a th£!t'apisl One of the things I miss most about Gary is
meeting him for breakfast at Brother Juniper's or at R.J.
Thomas where we would talk about love and share our
'{~ ' personal issues and then he would move on to how
:tcroperate ll successful community organization by
·•
, ~a,solid b ase.
;,,; build:.....
,,;; r Gary~ his own very solid base. I saw it all the time
I knew h@t: His base was one of faith. Certainly faith in
. . Goci w~ the largest part of it, but he also had faith in
. .· • . . , · . people:He~lie~ed. When he had to have brain surgery,
.
Wheri his death WAA; mevdable, he trusted his fi1ith to guide him
4, §d tt .~ lsaw;it. I he4ni ~ $1iy it.
y
' \;:: ;;, As h~ggle for a base fq;r,m own spiritual center, I see Gary or hear his
·~.OJds ~d ~ ~ f o r the p~vilege of knowing him, for the lessons made
. ,. /
• SQ clear m his short li!e.
++.~~-
Channon Phipps died Sept 19 of complications
from hemophilia and AIDS in Laguna Hills. He was
20. During his short life, Phipps had more than his
share of hardships, the first occurring in 1985 when
local
- his
Orange
County elementary
school barred
from
him
classes when
ii was leamed
he had con, tracted HIV
from tainted
blood products. In 1986,
he won his
court battle to
to
return
school. In
1993, his aunt
and legal
guardian, Deborah Franckewitz, was convicted of
stealing $52,000 from his trust fund, for which she
served nine months in jail. Then, in 1994, Phipps
found himself in trouble with the law when he pied
guilty to possession of methamphetamine. It was his
second dru9:related offense. He is survived by his
</S
fiance.
�(
by Lou Chibbaro Jr.
The head of the Library of Congress's
legislative division and four subordinates
have been named as witnesses in a bitter
probate dispute between the son of Frederick H. Pauls, a senior library official
who died of AIDS last January, and
Pauls's male lover.
<'I.S
At the center of the dispute is Pauls's
estate, including a life insurance policy,
which combined is said to be worth more
than $500,000.
In a lawsuit filed in the Prince William
County, Virginia, Circuit Court, Christopher E. Pauls alleges that his father's companion of nine years, Randall D. Andrews,
·committed fraud by persuading his father
to change his will nine days before be died
on Jan. 25. Christopher Pauls has also
charged that Andrews was responsible for
his father's decision to remove Christopher as a beneficiary from the father's life
F,reclaid IL Pauls and Randall D. Andrews in 1991.
insurance policy.
"The message to be learned here," said
The son charges that his father was suf- fered from dementia. He charges that
fering from AIDS-related dementia at the Pauls's son and others supporting the Cathcart, " is that you should always pretime he changed his will and insurance son's lawsuit are raising the issue of de- pare a will. If you do, your lover will at
policy and thus was incompetent to make mentia as a means of voiding Pauls's will least have a fighting chance. If you don't,
for their own financial gain.
you're likely to lose everything."
such changes.
Named as a key witness in the suit is
Pauls's will has been filed in the public
Andrews denies Frederick Pauls sufDaniel Mulhollen, director of the Con- document section of the Prince William
Robert W. Perkins Jr.
gressional Research Service, which con- courthouse. It declares that all of his posMarch 22, 1944 - Sept. 18, 1995
ducts research for members of Congress.
sessions and assets, with the exception of
Robert Perk.ins passed away on
Frederick Pauls, who died at age 54, bis books, shall go to Andrews.
September 18. after a courageous I 0was a senior specialist in American govAndrews, 37, has worked as a producyear battle with
emmental affairs and had worked closely tion assistant in the same department at
AIDS.
Born in Bay City,
with Mulhollen for more than 20 years. the library as Pauls since 1988.
Michigan, Robert
Pauls worked at the library since 1965.
"[U]pon mature consideration of all the
graduated
from
Sources familiar with the library said circumstances surrounding my life and
Michigan State
University, then
that if the probate dispute goes to trial, impending death," Pauls 's will states,
completed masMulhollen is expected to testify on the "and having due regard for the relationter's and doctorate
state of Pauls's mental capacity shortly be- ship which exists between my son and
work in psychology al Wayne State
fore he died.
myself, and to avoid any misconception
University.
He
Kevin Cathcart, executive director of concerning my decision to not make a beworked
for
the New York based Lambda Legal De- quest in this will to my son Christopher
Michigan Social
Services and was a
fense and Education Fund, said disputes Edward Pauls, I hereby give and devise
founder of Wayne County Community
between surviving lovers and blood rela- and bequeath to my son Christopher EdCollege.
tives of Gay people who die of AIDS have ward Pauls nothing of my property and
Robert moved to San Francisco in
1978. From the late '70s, he was active
caused great anguish for both sides. But money."
in the gay rights movement and the
Cathcart said disputes over wills are much
Christopher Pauls has asked the court to
California Democratic Party; one of the
less common than cases where the de- declare the will invalid. He states in his
first Shanti volunteers; and a charter
member of the Alice B. Toklas Society, ceased Gay lover had not written a will.
Continued on page JO
the NAMES Project, the
Ayurveda
Center and the Berkeley Mac Users
Group. One of his major loves was ballet.
Robert was instrumental in changing the American Psychiatric
Association's definition of homosexuality and was proud to participate in several Washington gay rights marches.
Preceded in death by his lover,
John. and many other friends, Robert is
survived by close friends. JoEllen and
Doug Miner; Bridget and ~ Parks;
former wife. Carolyn Perkins; plus
many friends and colleagues in San
Francisco.
A celebration of Robert's life will be
held on Saturday, October 7, al Kairos
House from I to 4 p.m. 'f'
Edmund Price
You've probably seen him clogging with
Southern Stampede, delivering meals with
Open Hand, bowling in the Dixie League,
or partying at HoeDowns or Burkhart's.
Grant Park resident Edmund Price, 39, died
of AIDS ("the anachronism," he called it) on
May 3. He left behind a supportive family
and countless friends. 1 L.
�disarray and he was uncertain whether his
"Clearly, s~methi~~ i~ -very wrong with father was receiving proper medical care.
awsuit that his father, suffering from AIDS
Pauls said he and his wife, Tiffany Pauls,
dementia based his decision to change the that death certificate, satd Andrews.
Dr. Peter Hawley, medical director of the left the house abruptly shortly before
will on "false statements" by Andrews that
the son had been going through the house Whitman-Walker Clinic, "':hen told of~ Otristmas after Andrews interpreted his acthat his father and Andrews shared, "pick- wording of the death certificate, called It tions· as being hostile and then called the
police, accusing him of threatening to asing out the property he wanted when·,Mr. "puzzling."
..Dementia is a symptom, not a cause," sault Andrews.
Pauls died."
He called Andrews allegations "outraHe has also asked the Federal Employee said Hawley. "It certainly does not cause
. .
(FEGLI) office, respiratory failure."
geous, disgusting lies."
Group Life Insurance
Hawley said AIDS dementta ts almost al"I never ever meant to take anything
which administers life insurance policies
for federal workers, to put a hold on the dis- ways caused by the HIV virus, which can away from anybody," Pauls said. " .. .I didn't
persing of his father's policy until th~ court damage brain tissue. Hawley said Pauls's just come out there and try to take away my
death certificate lacks sufficient infonnation dad's control. I talked to hospice care .... I
case involving the will is resolved.
that Frederick Pauls suf- to conclude whether the virus damaged the tried to organize his medications, I tried to
Andrews denies
.
fered from dementia. He ~a(d Christoph~r part of Pauls 's brain that controls respirato- help take care of him."
Upon his return to New Mexico, Pauls
auls and at least _five ~ffic1als at the Lt- ry function. He said the most common
rary of Congress, mcludmg Mulhollen, are cause for respiratory failure in AIDS pa- said, he spoke to his father by phone severiding with the son because of their person- tients is pneumonia.
al times a week between Christmas and
Andrews said he and Frederick Pauls be- within days of his death.
al animosity toward him or because of a
came outraged when Christopher Pauls,
"We talked a lot. My phone bill will
personal financial interest.
A court document prep~red_ by CJyisto- during a Christmas visit, contacted a lawyer show that. I called him all the time, almost
pher Pauls's attorney 1denttfies the Library and tried to open legal proceedings to de- every other day," said Pauls."
of Congress officials who are slated to testi- clare his father incompetent. Andrews said
Christopher Pauls said his father never
fy on Pauls's behalf as Mulhollen, director Christopher sought to obtain the power of gave him any indication he had decided to
of the Congressional Research Service attorney to take over his father's affairs.
write him out of his will.T
According to Andrews, Christopher
(CRS); Paul Dwyer, CRS specialist in
EdWanl PDW81'
Amer!can national_ ~o~ern~ent;_ Judy rauls wanted his father to co-sign _a bank
June 28, 1958 - Oct. 15, 1996
Schneider, CRS spec1al1st m leg1slat1on and note to help him purchase a house m New
Ed Power died very suddenly after
budget issues; Lillie Thompson, CRS re- Mexico. He said he feared Christopher was leaving a movie complaining of indigestion. The cause
search production _coordi?ator; and Doris plotting to take over his father's affairs with
of death was neithe aim of bilking him of all his money.
Bilal, CRS production assistant.
ther HIV nor suiFrederA short time later, said Andrews,
Andrews said Frederick Pauls told him
cide but unknown
natural causes.
he had named Thompson, Schneider, and lick Pauls asked him to call his lawyer so
In 1978, Ed
Bilal in a previous version of his will and that he could make changes in his will.
moved lo San
Andrews said the attorney and two
had decided to remove them as beneficiafrom
Francisco
neighbors, who witnessed the signing of the
.
Boston for parties
ries in his latest will.
and street politics.
Thompson, reached by phone, declined will, considered Pauls to be mentally comIn 1982, Ed began
of the other four_ CRS petent when he signed the document.
to comment. None
to work with the
Andrews, who worked as a production
AIDS Foundation.
officials returned calls to the Washington
During the bathassistant at the CRS for the past eight years,
Blade seeking comment.
house wars of
a number of CRS officials, including 1984, be fought against closure ~ was
Christopher Pauls states in his lawsuit said
that on Dec. 14, 1994, Dr. Daniel Water- those named as witnesses against him, have called a murderer one too many nmes.
After the foundation, Ed went to
man, one of Frederick Pauls's D.C. physi- Jong "resented" the fact that Frederick Pauls
hired in the same de- Hastings Law School. In 1987 Ed
cians, diagnosed Pauls with having AIDS arranged to have him
joined the law 1if!D He~er. ~
dementia. The suit states that longtime partment.
White and McAuhfe. His dedication
"No one has ever said I did not do my paid off in 1994 when Ed was made a
friends who visited Pauls at his home arid
partner.
during a recent hospitalization "observed job," said Andrews. "But certain people
Ed was a member of the board o
toward me Project Open Hand. Through many ofi
have always had a resentment
my father's incoherent mental state."
its difficulties, he steadfastly kept
In one court document. Christopher Pauls because of my relationship with Fred."
organization afloat. In addition, he did
summer of 1994, his fatheli In a telephone interview from his home countless hours of free legal work for
said that in the
called him in the middle of the night to in Albuquerque, Christopher Pauls said he PWAs.
Three years ago Ed met Rodney, a
warn him that "the country was being in- loved his father and never held any resentsomehow
ment against him or Andrews because of street kid with a heart that in love.
vaded from the south, that I was not safe in
hadn't gotten totaled. They fell
their sexual orientation.
They went off to Egypt together, but
New Mexico."
back. Rodney died in
The suit notes that Frederick Pauls "I'm outraged that Randy is trying to tum only Ed came few months later, Ed's
said Pauls. "I Alexandria. A
signed the new will on Jan. 16, 1995, nine this into a Gay rights issue,"
mother died.
respected my father's lifestyle choices."
Ed's life was nOl long, but he lived
days before he died on Jan. 25.
it hard and well. Contributions can be
Christopher Pauls said it was Andrews
the suit, "the cause of his
According to
sent in his name to Project Open Hand.
death listed on the death certificate is ·respi- who first told him his father was suffering
Pauls, Anratory failure due to dementia, secondary to from dementia. According to
drews "begged" him to come to their home
auto immune deficiency disease."
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who in Triangle, Va., saying his father was "losAndrews insists that other doctors
/'
treated Pauls considered him to be of sound ing his mind."
When he arrived at their home, Pauls
mind. He said a hospital release fonn issued
upon Pauls's release from Potomac Hospi- said, he found his father disoriented. He ~
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�obert Plenon, 41, an openly Gay/
man who in 1992 campaigned as
· Democrat for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council, died March 21
,
of AIDS-related complications, according to the Los Angeles Times. An
urban studies professor at the University of Southern California and Los
Angeles enthusiast, he wrote several
travel guides for the L.A. area and
founded the Neighborhood Place Project, which ·conducts walking tours o
communities in California His works
include Coastal Communities Walking
Tours, and The Beach Towns: A Walk- ,
er's Guide to L.A.'s Beach Towns.
held a Ph.D. in social ethics from the
University of Southern California,
where he served as professor and director of the University's Los Angeles
Semester, a program emphasizing
urban field research. ?t:"
most
PLOWRIGHJ
will remember
Richard Plowright for his
elegant black and white
photographs of male nudes with
r"'l!~~~--------Thesword,
~::S~uscleman with the
the cowboy with the wooden horse and the man behind the
window frame. These photographs
were very much a part of the
sane in the late 1980s and were
displayed at several galleries,
most recently the O'fonner A
Gallery on Church St.
ral of these photographs won
prestigious awards and some were
acquired for the National Archives'
permanent print collection.
In 1990, Richard gathered his most
popular homoerotic images together
in a book entitled Himage.
In the early l990s, Richard became
ill and was unable to carry on the
very hectic pace he set for himself.
Always enthusiastic, Richard
hoped to complete another book
detailing fountains in Canada.
Some of the preliminary photography he had done for the project
· is excellent and one has become
his most popular still life: Cosmic
Clusters. The hope to complete
this project came to an end with
Richard's death on Sep 13 at the
Wellesley Hospital.
Richard was born in Woolloomooloo,
in Australia, in 1940.
!He once said: "I work mainly in black
and white and have a reputation for
dramatic lighting. A somewhat
unusual approach I use is to locate
the prop first and then find the
model. Geometric.al shapes are
June 27, 1954 - October 14, 1995
often found within the completed
or final image."
Taylor passed .rway peacefully in the company of his family and friends on Saturday, October 14th. Taylor had an innate
e operated a casting and modelling
ability lo reach into the hearts and souls of all he knew. He is remembered by those who love him as a man of vision, who
agency, Mu5'1e To Go. He often
embraced life fully and enriched the lives of those around him. His lust for life knew no bounds. he was a master at all he
donated his work to charity and
attempted, whether it was working at his company or producing a large scale party or event, working on his farm, building
AIDS research, but many of his
his cottage in Canada or llama backpacking with his closest friends. He managed to make everything he did entertaining
images were sold to private collecand a special occasion. He was a mentor and an inspiration to many and will be loved and remembered by all.
Taylor's affection for farming and raising animals began al an early age in his family's backyard in the city of Pasadena
tors. And he contributed coveis for
where he spent his youth. In the early 1970's he moved to northern California where he worked as a manager in the rock
two of Margaret Laurence's books:
and roll induwy. His involvement in the production of The Band's "The Last Waltz" inbuduced him to the world of
The Stone Angel and The Fire
television and video production. Taylor was instrumental in creating and managing One Pass film & Video. Inc. from
Dwelle13.
1976 to 1986 and is recogni7.ed for pioneering creative, state of the art video technolog; in the Bay Area. Taylor's business
The large body of work which Richard
sense and strategic vision were critical to his company's success, it was his ability to recognize and nurture creative talent
left is a valuable resource and inspithal set him apart as one of the great leaders in the television and mm production industry.
ration to those interested in 1he
Taylor settled in the Bay Area in 1975. and. although he always raised chickens. enjoyed agriculture and his antique farm
homoerotic image. At this time, the
equipment. it was not until 1988 that he became a full time rancher, having discovered his love for llamas while filming them
National Archives, the Museum For
in a television commercial. Along with the help of his partner. Gary, he quickly became a charismatic, driving force within
Contemporary Photography and the
the llama community.
Tuylor's compassion, generosity, and sparkling wit reached far and wide and he devoted countless hours to supporting
Canadian Lesbian And Gay Archives
causes thal touched his heart. Among his friends in the gay community. Taylor will be remembered for being a strong supare looking at preserving various
porter of independent gay filmmaking, for his fundraising effort which benefitted the SF AIDS Foundation and the
parts of Richard's work.
American Cancer Society and for pulling the Hamburger Mary's Roat in the Gay Parade with his antique firetruck.
A memorial will be held in Richard's
Taylor is survived by his beloved partner of 19 years, Gary Sanders: his father, Mason Phelps: his mother, Peggy Phelps: his
honour, at which some of his black
brother, Mason Phelps, Jr.: his sister, Evans Davidson and her three children. Miles, Erin, and Megan Michelson: and his
and white prints will be shown and
many animals.
a slide show of his colour work will
A park bench will be placed in honor of Taylor in the AIDS Memorial Grove of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Tax
be presented. It will be held at
deductible donations can be made to the AIDS Memorial Grove / Tuylor Phelps / cfo Unda Rich. 201 South Lake Ave. #408,
8:30pm on Mon, Oct 16 in the
Pasadena, Ca 9110!.
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East Room of the 519 Church
In celebration of Taylor's extraordinary life, a memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 5th at 11 :30 am.
Street Community Centre. All are
Contact Unda Rich al 81~796-5211.
wekome.
Hel
TAYLOR PHELPS
�&ary
David B. Panella, 44, died Sept. 22 in
the Hospice at Mission Hill from complications due to AIDS .
David was beloved by those who
knew him well. Unpretentious, tenderhearted, zany, faith-fillt;d and loyal
describe this beautiful bu.man being.
David hailed from Ohio where he
received a B.A. in drama from Kent
State University. Through the years he
wrote and appeared in several Haley
Production shows and plays. He made
us guffaw repeatedly.
David worked with mentally retarded
children and adults most of his life. He
had a keen appreciation for natural
beauty, a love of history and a near
reverence for royalty.
His absence is felt profoundly by
those who knew him. especially by his
loving partner, Walt Thoms; his folks,
P~t and Amy ; sister Linda; life-long
fnends Dayne Ripellino and Charlie
ken.
Owen; and innumerable others whose
life he graced.
Donations may be made in David's
name and memory to the Hospice at
Mission Hill.
Joey Perkins
On Sunday, Sept. 24, Joey Perkins
passed from this earth after a long and
courageous battle with AIDS. Cf ..S
At his side and left behind were his
closest friends Warren Montgomery and
Patti Maccini of the South End, Joseph
Drago of Beacon Hill, and Ken Bush of
Somerville. He is also survived by his
loving dog, Reeva, a6 well as many
friends from the Blackstone Park "dog
group," where he was affectionately
known as "the mouth of the park."
He is also remembered by the attendees of the Jesuit Urban Center's Last
Tuesday dinners, which he attended on
a regular basis. A sweet man, with an
extreme love and respect for nature and
all its beauty, Joey loved to hike and
camp in the mountains of New Hamp-
shire and in the Blue Hills with his dog.
An advocate for holistic medicines, he
survived AIDS for so many years with
the help of his homeopathic consultant,
Rebecca Koeppen, as well as wjth acupuncture and an organic diet, having
abandoned the "standard" drugs that
were administered to him and so many
others years ago. Joey changed many
people's lives over the years and always
much for the better. He shall always be
remembered and adored for his mischievous ways, his "twisted" sense of
humor, his honesty and his giving, caring ways. He shall not be soon forgotten
and is ruefully missed.
Donations may be made to the Jesuit
Urban Center in his name.
Robert J. Pouliot
Robert J. Pouliot, 31, of Cambridge
died peacefully at the Hospice at Mission Hill in Boston.
Robert was a cook for different establishments throughout the Boston area.
He will be missed by his mother, Eileen
(Morgan) Pouliot; his ·partner of five
years, Tim "Hawk" Giroux; his brothers
and their wives, Steven and Darlene of
Chelmsford; David M. and Lynne of
Derr,, NH: and Vincent P. Pouliot of
Patock
&apt. 3, 1
- Qct.28. 1995
tiiey aren' t sure what happened. but
~-""""'!l~---. --------1 late Thursday night. Oct. 26. Gary Patock was beaten
badly and was
forced 10 leave his
body. This was an
understandable dec1s1on,
because
you can't be on the
earth when your
container is bro-
Lowell; his grandmother, Jeanette Morgan of Boston; and several aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces and nephews. He was
the son of the late Vincent S. Pouliot.
Funeral services will be held at the
Long Funeral Home, 1979 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, on Saturday, May
6, 1995 at 1:00 p.m. Donations in
Robert's memory may be made to Hospice at Mission Hill, 20 Parker Hill Ave.,
Boston, MA 02120. S -S - 9.S
Some people
use the words
"hate crime" to describe this. They
are wrong. because you can't "hate" somebody you
don't know, and these people didn' t
know Gary. He was very tall. and
strong, and really gentle and
quiet. .. some might say a bit too serious
(career and all, you know).
While on earth Gary loved David.
Now, armed with memories of their life
together, Gary will no doubt counsel
David from within the quiet of David's
mind, saying things like '1bink carefully about that" and "Are you certain you
wanl that?"
It is nonnal that we resist letting go.
We're angry and frustrated and sad. Oh.
we are sad!
When we finish crying, and when
we stop resisting, we can lei Gary li~e
on with love in our hearts and peace m
our lives. 'Y
Steven J. Powsner former president of the board o directors at the
Lesbian and Gay Community Services
Center in New York City, died of
AIDS-related complications on November 20, according to Benjamin
Stilp, the Center's spokesperson. He
was 40.
In October 1985, Powsner was
elected to the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center's board
of directors
and served
on
the
board until
October
1988. He
rejoined the
board in
January
1991 and
was elected
president of
the board in
January 1992. He served in that capacity until December 1994. .
Powsner was born Nov. 19, 1955 in
Brooklyn, N.Y. He was educated at
New York University and New York
University School of Law. In addition
to his lover of seven years, Ben Munisteri, Powsner is survived by his
parents, sister, and a niece and
nephew.
�~
Jeffrey Pendleton, drag
advocate, dies at 28
by Sheila Walsh
Jeffrey Brent Pendleton, ·a ubiquitous
local Gay activist and female impersonator whose stage name was "Odessa
O'Hara," died in Washington, D.C., on
Monday, November 6, 1995 of AIDS-related complications, according to a friend
and caretaker, Thomas Vanderbilt of D.C.
The former male stripper-turned-drag
queen produced many drag shows and
competitions including the 1993 Ms.
Stonewall Pride Pageant in New York.
According to Vanderbilt, Pendleton also
organized a number of charity events and
public forums to increase the visibility of
drag performers in the Gay community.
Pendleton had a way of igniting controversy and grabbing headlines. In 1990,
he put together an event called the
"Washingtonian Awards" at Tracks that
turned into a beer-pouring, flower-throwing brawl between drag queens and
members of ACT UP.
In 1991 , he formed a group called
Drags United to address discrimination
against female impersonators. He threatened to stage a protest at D.C.'s Gay
Pride event, alleging that "drag [was]
being ignored."
The protest never happened at 1991
Gay Pride, but Pendleton resurrected the
group in 1993 when Gay Pride organizers
canceled the Miss Gay Pride Pageant, an
annual Pride event that had usually .been
held at a club several weeks before Pride
Day. Just before the Pride Day, Pendleton
dropped his call for a boycott, citing a
"fear of violence." Instead, he asked peopie to wear black ribbons to the event
commemorating the role of drag queens
at the Stonewall riots.
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Inaddition, Pendleton was a member of
the Mid-Atlantic organizing committee for
the 1994 Stonewall 25 March on the United Nations. He and others called for
Stonewall 25 officials to add equal rights
for transgendered people to the march
platform. The steering committee voted on
the proposal twice; it failed both times.
As an activist. Pendleton enjoyed severa) victories. In 1994, he was honored at
a White House ceremony by First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton for his volunteer
work at the Whitman-Walker Clinic. He
was one of the few honorees invited to
speak. As usual, the activist used his moment in the limelight to advocate for one
of his causes. This time, he urged Clinton
to serve as cochair for the annual
AIDSWALK and to attend the event.
In Sept~~ber f~4~ ~endleton hel~
change a no pets policy at the Whitman-_waiker ~l!nic's S~hwartz Housing
Services. Clinic officials had asked
Pendleton, a Schwartz resident since
1991 , to get rid of his t~o ca~. :4-tter
Pendleton appealed the policy, Chmc official s changed it to a11ow Schwartz residents to .own small pets. Vanderbilt has
been takmg care of the two cats, Neeper
and Tober, since Pendle~on 's death.
Born May 6, 1967 m T~oma P~,
Md., Pendleton became bee? interested m
~g at a young age: Acco~mg to Vanderbtlt, he began playmg with makeup and
clothes by the time he was 12 or 13.
y
----if age 17, Pendleton hitchhiked to
Florida before finishing high school. According to Vanderbilt, Pendleton later
earned his GED. For a while, Pendleton
attenc!ed cosmetology school but became
increasingly involved in the drag competition circuit.
Pendleton returned to Washington in
1989 after a lover died of AIDS-related
· complications. He soon learned he was
HIV antibody positive. Pendleton continued his organizing work. In 1992 and
l993, according to Vand~rbilt, Pendleton
organized hundreds of people to raise
more than $10,000 for the annual
AIDSWALK, sponsored by the Whitman-Walker Clinic.
Cheryl Spector, a local Gay activist
who was a friend of Pendleton's, said
that ~endl~ton "neve~ stopped fighting
for his beliefs and his life" and "constantly pushed the envelope on [the no
pets) policy and other issues."
What was Pendleton's driving force?
"I think he just liked pushing," said
Vanderbilt. "He really enjoyed the drama,
the attention. I think it stemmed from the
oppression he received in his childhood
~at caused him to rebel in adulthood. He
Just pushed and pushed and pushed. He
wanted to be on the cutting edg~."
Ralph Hoar, another r neni:I, sard
Pendleton was one of a kind.
"Jeffrey was a pissy, pushy drag queen
and he made a difference," said Hoar.
'1bat was the magic of Jeffrey Pendleton. If people were more concerned about
committment than approval, the . world
would be a different place. That's how
Jeffrey Jived his life."
In addition to Vanderbilt and Spector,
Pendleton is survived by his parents,
Peter and Vivica Higgins of Maryland,
brother, Marshall Pendleton, and two sisters, Shannon and Nancy Hjg_gins.
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Brant C. Pollard, 43
Was counselor to the disabled
(~./1' 7/'fC
Brant Charles PoUard of New
Bedford, a counselor to the disabled,
died Monday in Mariner Healthcare
of Southern Massachusetts in New
Bedford. He was 43.
Mr. Pollard was born in New
Bedford. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry at
Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
and did research for the gypsy moth
program in Belchertown during his
summer breaks.
The manager of the textile dep artm en t at Morgan Memorial
Goodwill Industries from 1987 to
1994, he had previously been a guidance counselor at Kennedy Memorial Children's Rehabilitation Center
in Boston· and supervised diasabled
adults at Center House in Boston.
He leaves his parents, Randall B.
and Gwendolyn E. (Slyfield) of New
1
Bedford; two brothers, Gregory H.
of New Bedford and Jon D. of Lakeville; a sister, Carol E. of New Bedford .
A funeral service will be held at
12:30 p.m. Friday in Grace Episcopal
. Church in New Bedford.
�Marc Pare
Marc Pare, a
resident of Falls
Church, Virginia,
died Satl!rday,
November 25,
1995 of complications associated with AIDS,
according to his
friend, Steve
Richards of
McLean, Virginia. He was 37.
Pare, a native of Quebec, was bo
May 20, 1958. In 1985, he emigrated to
Falls Church, Va. from Montreal with
his lover, Hy Ludmer.
Pare graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a master's degree in
urban planning. After moving to D.C.,
he worked as a planner for the District
government. As part of his job, Pare supervised redevelopment sites around the
city, including those for the Pennsylvania Avenue Redevelopment Authority.
He retired in 1993.
According to Richards, Pare enjoyed
cooking gourmet French cuisine, playing classical piano, and designing
stained glass. He was very active in Adventuring, a Gay outdoors group, and La
French Connection, the Gay French language group. He also had a fondness for
travel, especially to Mexico and the
Caribbean.
"Marc, nicknamed 'Cheri' (or ' dear' )
by his close friends, will be sadly
missed by his family and friends. We
will remember his beautiful smile, affectio~~te nature, keen wit, deeply-felt
op1ruons, and his ability to make those
close to him feel loved and cared for"
'
said Richards.
In addition to Ludmer and Richards
Pare is survived by his wife Zsu Zs~
Pare; children, Tara and Eva~ Pare, all
of Falls Church; parents, Jean-Claude
a~d Germaine Pare of Montreal; and
fnend, Veronika Ludmer of Falls
Church.
Bruno Pittini, SO, Hair Stylist
To Rich, Famous and Beautiful
9S
ByENIDNEMY
and Donald Sutherland.
" We are creating not pret-a-porter
but haute couture," he was once
quoted as saying.
When Mr. Pittini ended his relationship with Mr. Dessange in 1991,
he opened two salons for a time that
carried his own name, at 746 Madison Avenue, near 65th Street, and in
Paris. Like most of tfle men and
women in his profession, he was
known by his first name, but becoming a client of Bruno was indeed
haute in the hair business. A decade
ago, his cuts were already $85, and
by 1994 his price had risen to $250.
He returned to Paris in 1993.
Mr. Pittini was born in. Lyons,
France, in 1945, of an Italian father
and a French mother who was a
couturier. His parents had hoped he
would become an engineer, but his
future was spelled out when he began cutting his sisters' hair as a
·
child.
He became a hairdresser in Paris,
achieved a reputation as a stylist
and developed a fast and unusual
cutting technique. The technique,
cutting hair as though it were fabric,
was said to have been influenced by
his mother's profession. He soon had
an appointment book filled with
names like Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve. Miss Deneuve and
Mr. Sutherland attended the funeral
services in Paris on Nov. 13.
Mr. Pittini is survived by three
sisters, Denise, Eliane and Arlette,
all of Lyons.
Bruno Pittini, who for years was
one of the most important men in the
lives of some of the world's most
glamorous women, died in a hospital
in Garches, a suburb of Paris, on
Nov. 9. A hair stylist of renown on
both sides of the Atlantic, he was 50
and lived in Paris.
The cause was complications from
pneumonia, a spokesman said.
For 25 years, Mr. Pittini was the
creative force behind the 360
Jacques Dessange beauty salons
around the world. He met Mr. Dessange in 1964 and within five years,
was his star hair cutter. Although he
ended his connectiot with the Dessange organization in the early
1990's, at his death he had rejoined it
and was the international creative
director of the group, now grown to
'
more than 600 sa lons.
Mr. Pittini opened Bruno Dessange, the New York salon, in 1984,
in partnership with Mr. Dessange,
bringing with him from Paris three
young men, including Frederic Fekkai, now at Bergdorf Goodman and
considered one of the city's leading
hair stylists.
In the black and white high-techlook salon, Mr. Pittini, wearing a
blue outfit and a hairband, styled the
hair of Jodie Foster and Jessica
Lange, gave Raquel Welch a gamine
look, created a short crop for Rachel
Ward and wielded comb and scissors
on male stars like Dustin Hoffman
When they were both faced with AIDS,
their resolve strengthened and their love
for each other and their dose friends
became more genuine and unconditional.
As Michael became paralyzed, they
adjusted and continued to experience the
pleasures of living. They both spent a
Thanksgiving in the hospital and joked
about the different ways that turkey could
be prepared.
Once, when Bill was in the hospital, I
helped bathe Michael and put him to bed.
In lifting him from the wheelchair to their
extremely high rice bed, we both end~ up
RCOPOUUN
ay 12, 1959 - July 30, 1996
You are our Angel
and our Light..
They both appreciated life and experienced
this disease together and gained strength
"'-''
~~~ ~ -.. ·-~+ :,i:w;., t love.is the strength to face our fears and a
·
have little left, we always have love. I miss
, y strength is in love .
._ iflarris. Board President, AIDS Suroival Pro;ect
�Jeff Patterson
Jeffrey Lynn
Patterson, 33, a
former resident
of Washington,
D.C., died of
AIDS-related
complications on
Monday, January
22, 1996 at his
San Francisco
home, according
to his partner,
Kevin Kenneth
Kirk, also of San Francisco.
Patterson was born April 10, 1962 in
Lafayette, Ind. He graduated in 1985
from Purdue University in Indiana with a
bachelor's degree in construction engineering. After he received a law degree in
1991 from the Catholic University. in
D.C., Patterson worked for MCI
Telecommunications, the Office of Independent Counsel in the U.S. Department
of Justice, and the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission, all based
in D.C. Patterson moved to San Francisco in September 1994 to work as Community Liaison to Mayor Frank Jordan
st Generation
lty Kenedy Slllitb
Editor David Schonauer
writes that
"Photography
is better because of them,
and that is
worth celebrating." But
no words tell
as compelling
a story as the
photographs .
themselves.T
diverse as Glamour. Self and Paris Match. 'Ibey
were straight, Gay, female, male, American,"
British, French, German. Many of them never met
It's doubtful any of them ever imagined their work
would ever appear together, as part of a collection.
Other than their profession - photography many of them had little in common with the
others.
Except for one important thing. And, in its
March/April 1993 issue, American Photo magazine has brought their work together in a special
article, for a special reason: These pbo~
pave all died of Alll$.
A decade ago ,
American Photo -
(D).
His affiliations and activities included
the Human Rights Campaign, Bay Area
Non-Partisan Alliance, San Francisco
AIDS Foundation, American Bar Association, and 1983-84 president of Delta Tau
Delta Fraternity, the Gamma Lambda
chapter at Purdue.
In addition to Kirk, Patterson is survived by his mother, Cassie Patterson;
brother, Sam Patterson; sister and brother-in- law, Ann and Dick Morehouse, all
of Lafayette, Ind.; and friends, Brad
Tracy of Indianapolis, Ind., and Patrick
Ward of Washington, D.C.
Patterson was buried in Union Cemetery, Clarksville, Ind. Funeral services
were held in Lafayette. Donations in Patterson's memory may be made to the San
Francisco AIDS Foundation, 25 Van Ness
Ave., San Francisco, CA 94103.
J../3
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Separately, tbeir wort bas appeared in galleries,
in private ~ in advatisemenls, in newspapers, bf coffee table books and in publications as
and Hughes Autexier
back then, a relative
newcomer in the photographic ma ga zine
world - was routinely
lambasted by readers
for its sexist advertisements, its foibles in exploiting women, its occasional political incorrectness.
But the magazine's
consciousness has gradually been raised, its
conscience enlightened,
by photographers themselves, many of whom
have undoubtedly been
victims of the same sort
of sexism and subtle
p rejudic e ov er th e
years.
co llection
The
American Photo has
pulled together, titled "Photography' s Lost Generation," contains work by fashion photographers,
photojournalists, portrait photographers, photo essayists. It includes some names most people w~
recognize, like Robert Mapplethorpe and Bill
Connors. IL includes some photographers whose
work most people will recognize, even if the
names aren't familiar. It includes some of the work
they produced for money as well as some of the
work they produced for their own pleasure. It
includes a gripping series of photos documenting
the epidemic's
grim toll.
I
�Felix (Feliciano) Parroquin
MARK JAMES PIPER
1959 - 1995
Mark died at peace on May 26.
December 1994 - Mark was seriously ill. All that was on his mind was to
be at the Stride. That was Mark, always wanting to do and give.
Mark, my long-time friend, started running with me the summer before the
second Stride. He was running well and much faster than I. That year's
Stride was his first race. It was a verrrry cold, windy day. The wind
nearly knocked us over as we rounded the comer from West Newton Street
on to Huntington Avenue. The pain of chronic asthma, aggravated by the
extreme cold, slowed Mark down, but he did finish. The asthma fairly soon
put an end to his running, but not to his involvement with Frontrunners and
the Stride. Mark immediately became a compulsive volunteer.
Mark's vibrant energy and enthusiasm was always contagious. He moved
from volunteer to volunteer coordinator. Mark's creativity slowed only when
be slept - and that's doubtful. A number of our race course aids sprung
from his head and hand: the map for the complicated Pride course that
started by the Anderson Bridge in Cambridge, the colorful arrows for the
volunteers to direct the runners, the "direction arrow Christmas trees" for the
Stride, the pockets on the back with maps showing the volunteer where to
stand,.... He made each one of these himself. Then he organized a whole
"Piper contingent" of volunteers: his mother, brother, aunt, cousin, neighbors,
and friends. If you look around this year's Stride you will see them all,
working as usual, imparting a little of Mark's energy, helping to reach our
goals.
Mark was a natural at bag delivery. I can't forget the first bag he and I
delivered . We both had serious trepidations. Why? Who knows! We were
somewhere, secretly in our emotions, hoping that the addressee wouldn't be
home. Then we could just leave the bag on the doorstep and go. The
slowly opening door left us face to face with a very ill, and clearly lonely
young man. Overwhelmed
someone had remembered him! Mark
instinctively established an immediate bond . Soon we were all laughing and
crying together. Mark's spirit and the spirit of the Yuletide Stride are
forever one and the same to me - reachirut_out and unconditional giving.
·
PIPER- Mark J . of Carver. May 26, son of
Thank you, M ark . We mlSS YOU .
David G. Piper Sr. of Lakeville and Carol A.
....t.Moore) Piper of Carver. Brother of David G .
~ i er Jr. and his wife Kristen of Carver.
C~eryl Piper of Duxbury and William J . Piper
of Carver. Grandson of Margaret M . Piper of
C Carver and Madelyn R. Moore of Carver. Uncle of David G . Prper Ill and Craig Hannula.
• Friend of Jeff Jaffarian . FuneraT from the
;;? She_pherd Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Rte.
.-.: 58 CARVER CENTER on Monday, May 29 at
~ 9 a .m . followed by e Funeral Mass ,n Our
Lady of Lourdes Church, Carver Square at
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iif 8:1: C:g~ gl
June 9, 1965 - Dec. 24, 1995
Felix came to San Francisco from
Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1991. Here he discovered himself
fully as a gay person, and lived out
his last years in the
freedom this city
offered him. He
was an elegant,
polite, loving and
lovable
person
who made friends
easily and gracefully. During bis
long and valiant
struggle
with
AIDS, his friends
cared for him with great dedication. He
died, peacefully at home, in the anns of
bis lover.
Felix had the great gift of knowing
how to live one day at a time. He enjoyed life fully and, even under very difficult circumstances, made the best out
of what fate had to offer hilJI. It was bis
insatiable joy for life and his skill for
living in the present that made him such
a remarkable person.
He leaves his lover, Mirek, and a
number of very close friends in San
Francisco. His large family in Mexico,
as well as many of his school friends,
stood by him during his illness. We
shall all miss his childlike joyfulness,
sweetness and serenity. Adi6s, nuestro
querido amigo! ~
Michael Ray Dal Porto
Oct. 7, 1960 - Jan. 2, 1996
We were able to enjoy his laughter,
humor, and energy for life. Michael
fought to the very
end. and we are so
proud of his determination to battle
his illness. We will
miss his impersonations of Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin
and
Robin
Williams, and bis
special gift of
making us laugh.
He had an eye for
detail and a huge
hean for the less
fortunate.
We will miss you. but you're in our
hearts. Michael is now with his life
partner, Mark. who we lost last year.
Michael's last wish was to have his
ashes mixed with Mark's and scanered
at sea. His family honored llis wishes. I
know you are safe and happy again because you're back with Mark and he'll
take good care of you .
Michael is survived by his loving
and supportive family an Belmont; his
friend of many years, Samuel Young;
and his many friends who were pan of
his extended gay family.
Donations can be made to his fa.
vorite charity, The Belmont House, a
ho pice at 730 El Camino Real, Belmont. CA 94002. Michael's parents reside at 1180 Broadway, Belmont, CA
94002.
I love you. Michael. - Sam Y
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�Roger G. Pierre
Philippe David Pelletier
Feb. 12, 1949 - ~ug. 31, 1996
Phil Pelletier died at
home at 10 p.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 31 .
His sister and his
close friends had
maintained a long
vigil and were with
him at the end.
After a long and
valiant fight against
his disease, he did
"go pntly into that good night."
Phil was llonl in Salea\-Ma&, dv
son of Joseph Pelletier and Made Claire
Cote. He attended St John's Prep School
and, moving to the Bay Area in 1970,
graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a
B.A. in French. He had a successful career as an administrative officer with the
Social Security Administration and
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission .
Phil was preceded in death by his
lover, Michael, as well as by his friends,
Mort , Ron and Dan, for whom he was a
tireless caregiver. He is survived ·by his
loving sister, Nina, and by the many
people to whom he was a dear and loyal
friend. Those of us who were privileged
to know Phil are left so much the poorer
by this loss.
There was a memorial for Phil on
Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Swedenborgian
Church in San Francisco. Donations
should go to Project Lnform or Project
Open Hand.
March 24, 1950 - Jan. 31, 1996
Roger G. Pierre has made his transition to Spirit World. He died of AIDS.
At the time of his
passing. he was
home, surrounded
by his family from
Nespelum, Wash.,
and his SF family
of friends.
Roger
was
born
into
the
Colville Confederated Tribe. He was
raised by his greatgrandparents, who
taught him from
an early age the
Traditional Medicine ways cif his people. He went to the Chilocco Indian
School in Oklahoma and various colleges in California, Kansas and Washington. Before moving to SF in 1989, he
worked for Colville Indian Health Services.
In SF Roger worked as an alcohol
and drug counselor, helped stan the Indian Center of All Nations, served as a
board member for the American Indian
AIDS Institute, and was an active participant in and the Elder of a Talking
Circle for Native American Two-Spirited People.
In so few words, it would be impossible to say all the ways in which Roger
touched the lives of those who knew
and loved him. He is greatly missed,
and we find solace in knowing he has
joined Spirit World and is now with us
as an Ancestor. Y
Gregory E. Pitts
Gregory E. Pitts died in the early
morning hoUis of March 15 at home in
Woburn with his parents by his side. He
was 25.
f'Greg graduated from UMass/Boston
in 1992 with a Bachelor's Degree in
English Literature. At the time of his
death, he was writing a sci-fi fantasy
novel. He volunteered for Positive Directions, From all Walks of Life and
was a former member and volunteer of
the Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian .Youth (BAGLY). BAGLY was
the place Greg met friends that he would
keep for the rest of his life.
Greg is survived by his parents, Terry
and Beth Kreamer; sister and brotherin-law, Tammy and Scott Law; and.
newborn niece, Jessica Law.
A memorial serv ice and reception
was given on March 18 by Greg's parents. The service brought together his
traditional family , gay family and
friends. Together, we mourn his death
and continue to celebrate his Life.
Donations may be made in Greg's
name to Positive Directions or the AIDS
Action Committee of Boston.
Cap Pattenan
May 20, 1947 - Feb. 20, 1911
On February 20, as the bells of
nearby church tolled noon, Cap passe
quietly away. ff
spent his last day
at home Surround
ed by those mos
dear to him aru
suffered no pain.
A native o l
Margate, NJ., Ca(
moved to Sllll
Francisco in 1974
His dynamic per
s_onality, pragma
tism and foresigh ,
helped him excel
in hotel manage
ment and- real estate trading from
'
which he retired in 1985.
Cap's excitement at living never
waned. Despite extremely adverse circumstances that paralyzed bis hands
and fe;et IO years ago, he boldly lived
on, with strength and vision. 1be consummate adviser, Cap instilled knowledge and peace in the heans of many·
'
his wisdom lives oo.
Preceded in death by Donn Robbins, his partner of 20 years, Cap is survived by John Vlahi~. to whom Cap
was mentor, compamon and friend. His
courage and love will be forever with
us.
Donations in his honor can be made
to Family Link, 317 Castro SL San
Francisco, CA 94114. Y
'
J
, . . ., Puckelt
June 20, 1950 - Feb. 2, 1996
Tommy passed away on the morning of Feb. 2 of AIDS complications.
He was raised in
Paducah,
Kentucky, and his
southern
charm
was highly appreciated
by
his
friends.
Tommy decided to make San
Francisco
his
home. Upon arriving here, he exclaimed, "I was
like a kid in a
candy store." He
loved the city for its diverse people,
which was one of the main reasons be
settled here.
Tommy was proud of the fact that
he remained sober and clean. He celebrated his fifth year of sobriety and was
well-known in recovery circles. He
practiced his sobriety with discipline
and also reached out to those wishing to
recover.
Tommy started his recovery through
Walden House. After graduating from
there, he decided be wanted to become
a part of this wonderful family and became an administrative assistant there.
Tommy was surrounded by bis
Walden _
House family and bis friends
when he departed this life. His smile
will always be remembered. A memorial service will be held Feb. 9 al 7 p.m.
at Walden House, 815 Buena VJSla, SF.
�THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -Actre ss and
activis t Ilka Tanya Payan, a
former city official who announced she was HIV-positive
at a 1993 news conference,
died April 6 of AIDS at her
Manha ttan home. She was 53.
Payan was a membe r ofthe
city Human Rights Commission when she went public with
her condit ion, saying she
wanted to end the "ramp ant
ignora nce" surrou nding the
disease. For the rest of her
life, ~he became a leadingvoice
for women and Latino s living
with AIDS.
Payan, an actress , newspa per colum nist and lawyer ,
came to New York from her
native Dominican Republic in
1956. She's known to Spanish-sp eaking audien ces for
roles in soap operas , films and
theate r; she also appear ed
with Raul Julia in an HBO
film, "Florid a Straigh ts."
She was a column ist with
the Spanis h-lang uage New
York paper El Diario, and her
law practic e focused on immigration issues. Mayor David
Dinkin s appoin ted Payan to
the Human Rights Commission in 1992; she spent two
years in that job.
Payan was also superv isor
of the Immig rants with HIV
Projec t for the Gay Men's
Health Crisis . Just two
month s ago, she was feature d
as the keynot e speake r at the
Quilt Projec t meetin g in San
Francisco. In 1993, she appeared on a United Nation s
panel in observ ation of World
AIDS Day.
Payan, at her 1993 news
confer ence, said she contracted the virus in 1981 from
an artist, but didn't learn of
her condition until 1986. She
kept it a secret for the next
seven years until her news
conference.
Asked why she came forward, Payan replie d she
wanted people to know she
was "an individ ual with a serious medical condition that
has compromised my immun e
system - not someone with
religious, moral, social or ecoJ
nomic class disorde r."
She is surviv ed by a daugh
ter, Genev ieve Gabri ell.;!
Gazon , of Manha ttan; anll\
three sisters : Luisa Payan, of
Manha ttan; Mavra Payan, o
Orang e City, Fla.; and Lil
Palau, of Kailua -Kona, Hawaii. There were no plans for
a funera l, but a memor ial service was planne d for a later
date. T 'f't;
/
Gary Michael Parizek
(a.k.a. Royal Baby)
June 10, 1941-A ug.25, 1996
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The son of Lester J.
and Regina Parizek
of Iowa City, Mike
is also survived by
his sister and
brother-in-law,
Marilyn K. and
William J. Reid of
Dallas, Texas; his
brother and sisterin-law, Robert ).
and Diane Parizek of Albuquerque,
N.M.; the Rev. James Parizek of Davenport; John W. Parizek of Chicago; two
nieces; and six nephews.
An Iowa City native, Mike graduated from Regina High School in 1960
and attended the University of Iowa for
two years. He has lived and worked in
San Francisco since 1965.
A lifelong Catholic, Mike was involved in helping the sick, the elderly
and the homeless. He will be greatly
missed by his family and friends in both
Iowa City and San Francisco.
·
A celebration of life will be held at
the 301 Club (301 Turk) on Saturday,
Sept. 7, at 4 p.m. The event will be host·
ed by the GDls, of which Mike was a
member.
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English-teacher-turned-financialwiz ~ C A PAL died August 7
H EL .M.
of a ug overdose. He was 4 7 and
had had AIDS for many years. With
colleague Steven Gluckstern, Palm
made a fortune in reinsurance, the
practice of sharing financial risk
with primary insurance companies. In 1988, Palm and Gluckstern
founded Centre Re, a Bermudabased reinsurance company with
assets now topping $9 billion. Palm
retired in January, devoting himself to reading and dipping into
the deep pockets of his eponymous
foundation to donate millions to
AIDS and gay groups. (He famously matched David Geffen's 1995
$2.5 million grant to GMHC.) A
music lover with two pianos in his
Manhattan penthouse, Palm also
gave to the Metropolitan Opera
and Carne!!;ie Hall. 9c?
Jim Prevatte
Alan Perweiler
Alan E. Perweiler, 34, died from
Jimmy Wayne
;.6JI)S-related complications on Wednes- Prevatte . Sr., 51,
day, Ju.Iy 10, 1996, at his home in D.C. died at his home
His partner, James Gibbs, was at his side. in Lorton, VirPerweiler was born in Allendale, New ginia, on Sunday,
Jersey, on June 19, 1954, where he grew March 3, 1996,
up. He moved to D.C from New York due to complicaCity in 1990 and worked for the next six tions associated
years as a desktop publisher for the Jones with AIDS and
Day Law Firm, said Gibbs. More recent- paralysis, accordly, Perweiler had become a certified mas- ing to his partner
sage therapist
Michael Messick,
Perweiler enjoyed growing bonsai aJso of Lorton.
trees, listening to opera, and seeing
Prevatte was born in Wilmington,
Broadway musicals in New York City, N.C., on Jan. 18, 1945, and spent most of
said Gibbs.
his life in the D.C. metropolitan area. He
"He lived life to the fullest," said manied at the age of 18 and eventually
Gibbs. "He was a very real person, very ~sed _his two children as a single parent,
smart. I was captured by his smile." Per- said his close.friend Don Bilbrey, also of
weiler also enjoyed riding his mountain Virginia.
bike through Rock Creek Park and visitPrevatte lived with his children in Tening Great Falls in Virginia.
nessee briefly before moving back to the
Perweiler was predeceased by his fa- D.C. area in the mid-1970s. He worked
ther, George Perweiler. In addition to in Virginia as an accountant until he was
Gibbs, he is survived by his mother, diagnosed with bladder cancer in the late
Sylvia Perweiler,, •
Allendale, N.J.; 1970s and could no longer work, said
brotblu ~ h,:weile, of D.C. and Bilbrey.
Prevatte was diagnosed with AIDS in
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and became paralyzed in 1990
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both of D.C.; and many other relative~ w e un ergomg ~. epidu"!1 proc~dure
at. a Northern Vir~wa hospital, Bdbrey
and friends.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m said. Through this period, he found
on Saturday July 27 at Westminste; strength and peace through his spiritualiand the support of his friends, said BilPresbyterian 'church,
1 St., SW.
Contributions in Perweiler's name may
be made to Food and F · ds P.O B
. Jun always found some quality to his
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1325 Mas~achusetts Ave.~s~\ bed,'_' Bilb.rey said. Prevatte _
enjoyed a_t
Washington, DC 20005; or the Whitman- tendmg ~rvices at St. Augustme Ca~ohc
Walker Clinic, J407 s St, NW, Washin _ <?J1ur~h m Northw~st, D.C., especially
g hstenmg to the choir, Messick said, and
ton DC 20009
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gained comfort from his Yorkshire terrier,
Eve.
"Jim · fought hard and he suffered
long," said Messick. "Now he's finally
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John rhomas Patterson
John Thomas Patterson of Boston, a
tutor, graduate student and lawyer, died
October 9 at Brigham and Women's
Hospital of AIDS-related complications.
He was 45.
Mr. Patterson was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Amherst
College in 1973 and earned a master's
degree in history and a law degree at
Harvard University. After leaving
Harvard in 1982, he practiced law in
New York City with the law firms of
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae; and
Haythe and Curley. Mr. Patterson returned to Boston in 1988 to enroll in a
doctoral program in legal history at
Harvard.
Mr. Patterson was a teacher and advisor to a generation of Harvard under- ,
graduates, beginning in the mid- l 970s.
He served as head teaching fellow for
several Harvard courses, most recently
core courses on the Warren Court and
the Critical Legal Studies movement.
For the last eight years, he was a tutor at
Mather House, including three years as
a resident tutor.
He leaves his mother, Mildred R.
Patterson of Needham; his brother, Jeffrey H. Patterson of Los Angeles; and
his two aunts, Elizabeth H. Riggins of
Haddonfield, NJ and Gretchen G .
Duncan of Philadelphia.
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�Donald Pintacura
Publisher of the Western Express
October 2, 1943 - July 13, 1996
The Phoenix community has lost a very dear friend. Donald
Pintacura, publisher of the Western Express, passed away July
13 to complications of AIDS.
Pintacura, 53, was best known in the Valley for his work
done with his 15-year-old newspaper for the gay and lesbian
community. Together with his partner Rob Speir, he began on a
journey to bring news and information to people to help build a
sense of'"community" where none existed before. "Rob and
Don taught us all about pride, long before it became an annual
event," Lin Haring and Steve Schemmel wrote shortly after
Spei(s passing in 1990.
Pintacura and Speir were instrumental in developing many
gay and lesbian community support organizations. Leaders of several non-profit organizations
said.they remember him best by his generous donations of advertising space within his
publication.
The road to Pintacura's final life's work is a long and
diverse one. Donald was born in Chicago, but moved with
his family to San Jose at age 12. Pintacura began his career
early-on in the banking industry where he became his
bank's youngest branch manager. Later, he moved to Las
Vegas where he managed casino cashiers.
Working as a casino "pit boss" is how Pintacura met
Speir. Eventually, Pintacura's friends say, Speir persuaded
Donald to become more involved in the gay community
movement. That's when he moved to Phoenix and they
founded the Western Express. After Speir's passing,
Pintacura continued with the paper, with a dedication in the
masthead of each issue to Rob-the lost love of his life.
As of this writing, Pintacura's family and friends have
indicated the Western Express will pass away along with its
founder. There are no plans to continue or sell the business.
Pintacura is survived by his father, Sam Pintacura, brother Alan Pintacura, sister Carol
Montalvo, and nieces Antonette and Kristen Montalvo. His family is planning a memorial
service for Donald at Alateu Pate in Los Gatos, CA, where he will be laid to rest next to his
mother.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be sent to Phoenix Body
Positive, 4021 30th Street, Suite 102, Phoenix, AZ 85016.
A local memorial service is being planned in Phoenix by friends of Pintacura. Details of a
future service will be announced in the Echo.
1
�May 18, 1969-Aug.12, 1996
(
The parents who gave you life were there for
you in your death. At home beside you, comforting you as you breathed your last breath. As a song
your spirit has shifted from.one movement to the
next. We came out together, disa~ often and
loved each other very much. I'm sure gain,11)
you, little laltier. Julie.
Given the chance
by OIRISTINA CASH
There was this red-headed kid
who walked into SoVo some years
back and asked if he could write for
us. He said he had dropped out of
law school and decided that what
he really wanted to be was a journalist. I don't remember the details
exactly. I was busy, as usual, too
busy to take the time to explain to
yet another enthusiastic face that
just deciding you want to write is
not enough to get your name in
print-for most people anyway. But
I liked him-immediately. And I
needed some help. I told him I'd
start him out doing our calendar of
events. Hhe did okay I'd give him
more to do.
His name was
You'll
find his obituary on page 4 of this
imle. He was Tl when he died last
month.
A lot of obituaries pass over my
desk, too many to remember over
the last nine years. Most are 20-40,
most died of AIDS. Some people I
knew and some I did not Usually, I
sigh deeply, shake my head and
give the obituary to the typist After all, it's work that has to be done.
Its destination is the pages of the
paper and certain things have to be
done to get it there.
But when Craig's obituary appeared on the front desk a few
weeks ago I could not pass it off so
quickly, just label it as work that
needed to be done. I could not depersonalize this one, couldn't protect
myselfwithbusyness.Idon'tknow
why, except I loved Craig Pate, and
I was looking forward to seein~ him
again. And it seemed particularly
cruel for this young man to die just
when new drugs may have been
able to extend and/or improve his
life.
Craig worked with me for a
year or so. Then he left to go to
school at the University of Florida.
He wanted to be a journalist, he was
determined to be one. In late 1994
he got his Master's degree in Mass
Communications. Then he got really sick and went home to
Wauchula, Aorida to let his parents
care for him in his final days.
Craig didn't talk about being
sick to me, he just went on with his
work and his pJansas if no end date
was in sight I recently learned &om
his sister, Julie, that when he was
diagnosed in 1992 he only had 42 tcells. She said he rarely talked about
his illness and, like many. people,
isolated himself toward the end of
his life as he grew weaker.
I remember that his privacy
bugged me from time to time. I
wanted him to share more of himself with me. He did in little bits and
pieces, but mostly he just laughed
at me. For some reason he seemed
to find me very funny. Not many
people have that impression of me,
and since I like to think of myself
as possessing a sense of humor, I
really liked having him around.
And m0&t people, unless they are
close friends, don't have the nerve
to laugh in my face. But Craig had
the nerve. He wasn't afraid, of me
or anyone else. I doubt seriously if
he was afraid of death either. I also
doubt that he ever truly accepted
it: But how many people could at
the age of 'l7?
Craig's death, and so many
deaths in thepastfewmooths,seem
all the more wasteful in light of the
new drug combinations and almost
daily breakthroughs in research.
Along with feelings of elatioo and
renewed hope many of us are harboring a deep anger, a natural and·
understandable anger. There are so
many we loved who are gone; no
new medicine can bring them back.
What if they had lived just another
yearorsixmooths?Could they have
been cured? lived a year or two or
a decade longer?
We don't know but, oh, if they
had only been given the chance.
�AIDS activ ist
"Josie" Polit ano of
Falm outh dies at 69
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She and her husband John acted as loving
surrogate parents to many lesbians and gay men
by Loren King
Bay Windows staff
Josephine A. (Cognato)
Polltano, an AIDS educator, advocate, tireless volunteer and_ surrogate mother to many lesbians,
gay men and people with AIDS,
died of a heart attack Aug. 24 at
Falmouth Hospital. She was 69.
For the past d.ecade, ·Mrs.
Politano was a fixture at AIDS
forums, events and fundraisers
such as AIDS Action Committee's
annual Walk for Life. She participated in the Walk each year with
her husband of 44 years, John
Politano, and an extended family
of gay'men and lesbians who were
embraced by the Politanos.
Her activism began in 1985
when her son, Johnny Politano, Jr.
Continued on page 21
was diagnosed with AIDS . He died the
following year, at age 25, after his parents had cared for him at home. The
Politanos assuaged their grief by speaking out on AIDS education and compassion. "It was a time when AIDS was still
very threatening'to a lot of people. Doctors and nurses would not go into rooms
with gowns and masks," recalled Joan
Balfe, volunteer coordinator at the Upper Cape Network (UCAN). where Mrs.
Politano worked as a volu'!leer for many
years.
Mrs. Politano also became active with
PFLAG {Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays) and served on the
board of directors of the Southeastern
Massachusetts Names Project. The
Politanos met with political leaders across
the country and were the subject of a
Parade magazine cover story.
But it was as speakers and educators,
traveling to schools and church groups,
that the Politanos had their greatest impact, particularly on parents of gay chit(iren or children with HIV/AIDS, said
Larry Kessler, executive director of
Boston's AIDS Action Committee.
"They had a following in the gay comunity around young men, but they
helped many parentc; understand thatthey
ouldandshouldstandbehindtheirkids,"
aid Kessler. "That was something exraordinary. A lot of parents looked at
hem and said, 'If they can do it, we can
do it."' Kessler said the Politanos were
such effective speakers. whether at the
State House, before the television cameras or addressing a roomful of high
$chool students, because they each had
their own styles that complimented one
nother.
,
••
:y
~~
: . ~ re capable of reaching
;
who otherwise might not ha_ve allowed
~
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bothered to~are. Mr. Politano, an impos~;,"'
h
ing figure who was often described as
having the look and demeanor of a long- ~
shoreman, contrasted with his wife - a ~
_
tough but loving blue-collar mother out
~
of central casting. "The Dad (John
~
Politano) is more dramatic. But he leaned W,
heavily on her for support," said Kessler. ~
"She was a rock who gave him energy. ~~
When they spoke, they each had their
own center and balance; they ~
complimented one another."
~
Mrs. P,olitano was educating the pub- ~
lie about AIDS right up until her death.
She did a radio interview for an AIDS
/ -'telethon, "A Day of Cour~e," on Au.,.F
/
gust 21 from her home d•te chest
~
pains that gripped her most ohhe day.
/~
From the telephone in her den, she urg~
f,
the audience not to forsake people with
/ II'
AIDS. "I'm hoping that the people out
~
there, like my husband said, will bear th~
pain in our hearts and be just as good to
other people as you possibly can," Mrs.
.,,~
Politano said in a weakening voice.
/ I
About an hour after finishing t~e inter')"
view,herhusban dcalledanambul ance.
Mrs. Politano died two days later.
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Born and raised in Chelsea, Mrs.
.,,/'
~
Politano later lived in Gloucester. She
~
had a singing career in the early 1950s
~
and recorded a few records before she
./ .
got married in 1954. She and her hus/.
band moved to East Falmouth in 1972.
~
In the eaFly 1960s, the Politanos
~
adopted their son, Johnny. Two years
/'
afterJohnny' s dea~. a nurse friend called
~
Mrs. Politano and asked if she would be
a foster parent for an infant whose mother
~
was a drug addict with AIDS.
"I immedi.ately said yes,'.' Mr~ .
Politano told the Cape Cod Times m
J992. "Ten days later we had him. Paul
,,,
brought life back into the house."
~
They later adopted Paul, now I 0, who
has tested free of the AIDS virus.
The Politanos have a larger family of
~ ,
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us were toiling away in the back of Harvey
Milk's camera store, working on his State
Assembly campaign. Dick towered over
everyone, especially with his big poof of permed, bleached-blond
hair. He was 20 years old and couldn't have weighed more than 120
pounds. It was as if a snowy egret had landed among us sparrows.
The magic of those days was that while we were dead serious
about making history, we never took ourselves too seriously. Late
at night we often felt as if we were pulling off one huge, delicious
prank. Harvey gave us all nicknames; Dick's was The Polish Princess.
Harvey didn't win that June. Dick went to art school, I started law
school, and a handful of us, including Harvey and Dick, met in
December to start what is now the Harvey Milk Lesbian/Gay/
Bisexual/Transgender Democratic Club. Since Dick was the only one
who thought to bring a pen, he was elected the club's first secretary.
The next big step was Harvey's 1977 campaign for a seat on the
city's Board of Supervisors. None of Harvey's supporters wore a tie.
Everyone needed a haircut and many needed a bath. Dick's effete,
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seemed out of place, but 1t was
soon understood that he had
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aides. Dick was at the center of the campaign to defeat State l
Senator John Briggs' Proposition 6 later that year, which would
have banned gay teachers from California's public schools. (Dick
would later be a powerful force in '80s ballot initiatives as well,
stopping the statewide LaRouche and Dannemeyer measures that
would have quarantined people with HIV.)
When Harvey was assassinated on November 27. 1978, Dick's
tears had to wait. In the swirl of a crisis, with emotions out of control and the eyes of the world on us, young Dick Pabich, the former
glitter queen who had never organized anything bigger than a campaign celebration, was a solid rock of strength and competence.
Dick and I started the first gay political consulting firm, Rivaldo
Pabich & Friends, and while there and even after its 1982 close, we
collaborated on many projects: Harry Britt's campaigns for supervisor and Congress. Carole Migden's for supervisor and Assembly.
Domestic partner initiatives. Willie Brown for mayor.
When AIDS caused Dick's health to fail, his powerful sense of
duty wouldn't let him step aside completely. He organized Brown's
Summit on AIDS and established the Mayor's Office of HIV/AIDS
Policy in 1998 as an unpaid volunteer. As his final act of community
service, he poured his waning energy into ensuring that Harvey's
long-delayed dream of a gay community center would be realized.
I want to give thanks to Dick's family. With their unconditional
love and support, he was able to accomplish so much good and
change the course of history for the benefit of us all. Dickie was
my teacher in the meaning of life, my loyal friend and my clever
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Pacheco, Anthony L.; Pacheco, Glen Joseph; Parkard, Stephen E.; Packer, Stephen; Paddy, Patrick; Padilla, Louis; Padilla, Ron; Padin, Steve; Page, William Troy, Jr.; Pagliotti, Dougas A.; Painter, Chuck; Pair, Joseph Michael; Pakis, Michael; Palazzolo, James G.; Palazzolo, Paul J.; Palladine, Donn; Pallaron, Ronald K.; Palm, Michael; Palmer, Brett; Palmer, Christopher; Palmisano, Charles; Palmguist, Edward Scott; Pambid, Dean A.; Panagiotaros, Tom; Pancoast, Marvin; Pandolfi, Gary L.; Panella, David B.; Panfiglio, Paul; Paoletti, John; Papeany, David; Papp, Anthony; Pappageorge, John; Paraboschi, Philip I.; Pare, Marc; Paredes, Daniel; Paris, Dean S.; Parizek, Gary Michael; Parker, Charles T.; Parker, Darroll; Parker, Donald; Parker, Joseph H.; Parker, Wayne Cornell; Parker, William; Parkhurst, David C.; Parks, Richard; Parks, Steven B.; Parmelee, David; Parola, Robert A.; Paroski, Paul; Parroguin, Felix; Parroguin, Feliciano; Parry, Stephen J.; Parsons, Arthur S.; Parsons, Carl A.; Parsons, Steven P.; Partz, Felex; Pascheck, Joseph; Pascoe, Roger; Pashalides, James; Pasinski, Glenn; Pask, Gary K.; Pasnak, Derek M.; Pasquarosa, Arthur F.; Passariello, Neil; Passer, Dennis V.; Pasternack, Charles; Pasternak, Denis Francis; Pate, Craig M.; Paterson, Steven J.; Patino, James A.; Patock, Gary; Patterson, Brian; Patterson, Cap; Patterson, Jeffrey Lynn; Patterson, John Thomas; Patterson, Kenneth J.; Patton, Timothy Steven; Paul, Mark Joseph; Paulin, Greg; Paulin, W. Guy; Pauls, Frederick H.; Paua, Augusto Dela; Paulo, Edward A.; Payan, Ilka Tanya; Payne, John; Pazik, Tom; Peabody, Frannie; Pearce, Michael W.; Pearce, Phil; Pearce, William J.; Pearson, Andrew C.; Pearson, Brian; Pearson, Gerald; Pearson, Joseph, II; Peck, Christopher; Peck, Thomas; Pederson, Leslin Ann; Pedrick, John; Peduto, Stephen A.; Peelor, Gary; Pegge, John; Peinado, Ricardo J.; Peirce, David R.; Peletz, Amanda Louise; Pellegrini, Marc Joseph; Pellegrino, David A.; Pelletier, Philippe David; Pelletier, Roger; Pelletier, Robert Marcus; Pemberton, William; Pemberton, Willie J.; Pena, Fred, Jr.; Pena, Ernie; Penachio, Richard J.; Pender, Peter; Pendleton, Jeffrey Brent; Penland, David R.; Penner, William A.; Penniman, Donald H.; Peppe, Lawrence; Perednia, John D.; Perez, José; Perez, Roxanne, Perham, Jeff; Perino, Brad; Perkins, Anthony; Perkins, Joey; Perkins, John D.; Perkins, Keith; Perkins, Robert W., Jr.; Perlman, John Robert; Perna, Tyler J.; Perniconi, William; Perweiler, Alan E.; Perrault, Alan W.; Perreault, Alan Walter; Perrine, Lee C.; Perry, Alan A.; Perry, Bud; Perry, Jim; Perry, Jon; Perry, Joseph; Perry, Norman; Perry, Samuel W.; Peterman, Tommy D.; Peters, Anthony; Peters, Edward J.; Peters, John Alan; Peters, Michael; Peters, Richard; Peters, Robert R.; Petersen, David; Peterson, Alan; Peterson, John M.; Peterson, Kyle S.; Peterson, Nels S.; Peterson, Randy J.; Peterson, Jerry; Petri, Pay; Petriconi, Mike; Petrikas, Lou A.; Petronio, Louis; Petrosky, Thomas D.; Petta, Tony; Petty John, Rodger; Peyton, Bruce; Pezza, Steven; Pezzuto, Ernest; Pflugradt, William; Phaneof, Paul R.; Pheifer, William; Pheifer, Michael F.; Phelps, Donald; Phelps, Taylor; Phifer, Eric C.; Phifer, Russel Joseph; Philpott, Melvin H., Jr.; Phillippe, William McKinley, Phillippe; Philbin, Stevin; Phillip, Bill; Phillips, Bob; Phillips, Dwight Lee; Phillips, Jeffrey; Phillips, Ricky J.; Phillips, G. Stephen; Phillips, Victor; Phinney, William F., Jr.; Phipps, Channon; Phipps, Michael; Phlipot, David L.; Piccola, Gary; Pickard, Kevin; Pickel, Kenneth G.; Pickens, Kermit; Pickett, James Caroll; Picone, Frank; Pidutti, Paul Sterling; Piedfort, Julio A.; Pienning, Peter; Pier, Nathaniel; Pierce, Carl; Pierce, David; Pierce, Harrison; Pierce, Lester; Pierce, Robbie Lawrence, Jr.; Pierpoint, Kenneth Edward; Pierre, Roger G.; Pierson, Pat; Pierson, Robert; Pierucotti, Frederico; Piescott, Jerry W.; Pike, Allen C.; Pilcher, Darryl S.; Pilon, Gary Joseph; Pimentel, Victor M.; Pineiro, John G.; Pineo, Dennis j.; Pintacura, Donald; Pinto, Alfred Campagua; Pinto, James D.; Piper, Clark Irving; Piper, Mark J.; Piper, J. Richard; Pisano, Joseph; Pitcher, Daniel L.; Pittini, Bruno; Pittman, George Carlyle; Pittman, Rochelle; Pitts, Gregory E.; Place, Ralph K.; Plagge, Richard E.; Plasencia, Paulino; Plastik, Ted; Platakis, Llias; Plate, Heidi; Platos, Stanely; Platt, Arthur; Plauche, Paul; Pletzke, Don; Plewik, Tony; Poem by Maya Angelou; Plotezyk, James M.; Plouffe, Steven R.; Plourde, Donny; Plowrights, Richard; Plumb, Steven; Plost, Michael R.; Plye, James Anthony; Pocock, Eugene F.; Poe, Wayne; Pogrelis, Daniel M.; Poiret, Jean; Poitras, Larry; Poling, Timothy George; Politano, John; Politano, Josie; Pollard, Brant C.; Polston, Yvonne; Pomerleau, Brian E.; Pomodoro, Carmelo; Pond, Larry; Ponte, Joseph Del; Pontelilo, James J.; Poole, Beauregard; Poole, Richard; Poore, Richard C., Jr.; Porcher, Brian Keith; Porrello, Joseph; Portley, Gregory J.M.; Porter, Thomas; Porto, Gary J.; Porto, Michael Ray Dal; Portolano, Frank X.; Portor, Bruce; Poser, Gary; Poskus, Edward Alphonse, Jr.; Posner, Joel S.; Post, Sheldon; Postl, Michael James; Potter, Edmund; Poulin, Marc O.; Pouliot, Robert J.; Powell, Bill; Powell, J. Thomas; Power, Edward; Powers, David; Powers, George J.; Powers, Harry; Powsner, Steven J.; Poxton, John M.; Pozner, Neal; Pradlin, Jimmy L.; Prather, Dale; Pratt, John Helm; Pratt, Pamela; Pratt, June E.; Prelschel, Warren; Prestera, Matthew; Preston, John; Pretto, Julian; Prevatte, Jimmy Wayne, Sr.; Prevest, Joseph Louis; Price, Celia Colli; Price, Edmund; Price, Phillip Lee; Price, Rick; Prichard, John J.; Priefer, Terry Albert; Priest, Harold H.L., Jr.; Primevara, Glen M.; Prince, Richard; Pritchett, Mark Allen; Privat, Pascal; Proffitt, Richard Neil; Prokasky, Steven M.; Proser, Timothy; Prosser, William B.; Prosser, William L.; Protovin, Richard M.; Proudian, Pro E.; Proulv, Raymond L.J.; Provencher, Gordon; Provenza, Salvatore D.; Prucha, Pavel; Pruitt, Evelyn; Pryor, William Patrick; Puckett, Tommy; Pugh, William L, II; Pullen, Baxter; Purcell, John W.; Purdom, Robert; Purring, William; Purvis, Henry James; Putnam, Bruce H.; Pye, Cliff; Pabich, Dick; Obituaries; AIDS (Disease); Scrapbooks; Gay community; Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
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Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books
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This collection was originally titled the Robert John Quinn AIDS Memorial Books, by the compiler Robert John Quinn. As The History Project began digitizing the obituaries, we realized Robert John Quinn's methodology in collecting the obituaries was unknown, nor could it be verified. <br /><br />This collection includes more than 7,000 obituaries, many of which specify that individuals died of AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses. However, there are obituaries included in these scrapbooks for victims of hate crimes, of individuals who died of other illnesses or accidents, and some obituaries where the cause of death is not included. Sexual orientation, gender identity, and HIV/AIDS status, if not clearly stated, should not be assumed or implied of anyone in this collection. <br /><br />In order to maintain this collection in its entirety as Robert John Quinn had intended, and to honor all of the individuals included, we have changed the name to Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. <br /><br />If for any reason you find an obituary that you wish to have removed from this digital collection, please contact The History Project at info@historyproject.org with the person's name and reason for removal. <br /><br /><em><strong>This digitization project was funded in part by <a href="http://masshumanities.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mass Humanities</a>, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.</strong></em>
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Quinn, Robert John
Date
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1983-2000
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THP-019
Contributor
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Papadopoulos, Cole; Holden, William
Publisher
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The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books, Volume P
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This is the digitized seventeenth volume, or binder, of Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books. This volume largely includes obituaries of individuals with a last name that starts with the letter "P." <br /><br /><strong>See the index at the end of the PDF file to search for specific names. </strong><br /><br />About this collection: Many of the obituaries and memorials in this collection of scrapbooks specify that individuals died of AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses. However, there are obituaries included in these scrapbooks for victims of hate crimes, of individuals who died of other illnesses or accidents, and some obituaries where the cause of death is not included. Sexual orientation, gender identity, and HIV/AIDS status, if not clearly stated, should not be assumed or implied of anyone in this collection. <br /><br />If for any reason you find an obituary that you wish to have removed from this digital collection, please contact The History Project at info@historyproject.org with the person's name and reason for removal. <br /><br /><em><strong>This program is funded in part by <a href="http://masshumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mass Humanities</a>, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.</strong></em>
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Quinn, Robert John
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The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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application/pdf
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Text
Identifier
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THP-019-P
Subject
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Pacheco, Anthony L.; Pacheco, Glen Joseph; Parkard, Stephen E.; Packer, Stephen; Paddy, Patrick; Padilla, Louis; Padilla, Ron; Padin, Steve; Page, William Troy, Jr.; Pagliotti, Dougas A.; Painter, Chuck; Pair, Joseph Michael; Pakis, Michael; Palazzolo, James G.; Palazzolo, Paul J.; Palladine, Donn; Pallaron, Ronald K.; Palm, Michael; Palmer, Brett; Palmer, Christopher; Palmisano, Charles; Palmguist, Edward Scott; Pambid, Dean A.; Panagiotaros, Tom; Pancoast, Marvin; Pandolfi, Gary L.; Panella, David B.; Panfiglio, Paul; Paoletti, John; Papeany, David; Papp, Anthony; Pappageorge, John; Paraboschi, Philip I.; Pare, Marc; Paredes, Daniel; Paris, Dean S.; Parizek, Gary Michael; Parker, Charles T.; Parker, Darroll; Parker, Donald; Parker, Joseph H.; Parker, Wayne Cornell; Parker, William; Parkhurst, David C.; Parks, Richard; Parks, Steven B.; Parmelee, David; Parola, Robert A.; Paroski, Paul; Parroguin, Felix; Parroguin, Feliciano; Parry, Stephen J.; Parsons, Arthur S.; Parsons, Carl A.; Parsons, Steven P.; Partz, Felex; Pascheck, Joseph; Pascoe, Roger; Pashalides, James; Pasinski, Glenn; Pask, Gary K.; Pasnak, Derek M.; Pasquarosa, Arthur F.; Passariello, Neil; Passer, Dennis V.; Pasternack, Charles; Pasternak, Denis Francis; Pate, Craig M.; Paterson, Steven J.; Patino, James A.; Patock, Gary; Patterson, Brian; Patterson, Cap; Patterson, Jeffrey Lynn; Patterson, John Thomas; Patterson, Kenneth J.; Patton, Timothy Steven; Paul, Mark Joseph; Paulin, Greg; Paulin, W. Guy; Pauls, Frederick H.; Paua, Augusto Dela; Paulo, Edward A.; Payan, Ilka Tanya; Payne, John; Pazik, Tom; Peabody, Frannie; Pearce, Michael W.; Pearce, Phil; Pearce, William J.; Pearson, Andrew C.; Pearson, Brian; Pearson, Gerald; Pearson, Joseph, II; Peck, Christopher; Peck, Thomas; Pederson, Leslin Ann; Pedrick, John; Peduto, Stephen A.; Peelor, Gary; Pegge, John; Peinado, Ricardo J.; Peirce, David R.; Peletz, Amanda Louise; Pellegrini, Marc Joseph; Pellegrino, David A.; Pelletier, Philippe David; Pelletier, Roger; Pelletier, Robert Marcus; Pemberton, William; Pemberton, Willie J.; Pena, Fred, Jr.; Pena, Ernie; Penachio, Richard J.; Pender, Peter; Pendleton, Jeffrey Brent; Penland, David R.; Penner, William A.; Penniman, Donald H.; Peppe, Lawrence; Perednia, John D.; Perez, José; Perez, Roxanne, Perham, Jeff; Perino, Brad; Perkins, Anthony; Perkins, Joey; Perkins, John D.; Perkins, Keith; Perkins, Robert W., Jr.; Perlman, John Robert; Perna, Tyler J.; Perniconi, William; Perweiler, Alan E.; Perrault, Alan W.; Perreault, Alan Walter; Perrine, Lee C.; Perry, Alan A.; Perry, Bud; Perry, Jim; Perry, Jon; Perry, Joseph; Perry, Norman; Perry, Samuel W.; Peterman, Tommy D.; Peters, Anthony; Peters, Edward J.; Peters, John Alan; Peters, Michael; Peters, Richard; Peters, Robert R.; Petersen, David; Peterson, Alan; Peterson, John M.; Peterson, Kyle S.; Peterson, Nels S.; Peterson, Randy J.; Peterson, Jerry; Petri, Pay; Petriconi, Mike; Petrikas, Lou A.; Petronio, Louis; Petrosky, Thomas D.; Petta, Tony; Petty John, Rodger; Peyton, Bruce; Pezza, Steven; Pezzuto, Ernest; Pflugradt, William; Phaneof, Paul R.; Pheifer, William; Pheifer, Michael F.; Phelps, Donald; Phelps, Taylor; Phifer, Eric C.; Phifer, Russel Joseph; Philpott, Melvin H., Jr.; Phillippe, William McKinley, Phillippe; Philbin, Stevin; Phillip, Bill; Phillips, Bob; Phillips, Dwight Lee; Phillips, Jeffrey; Phillips, Ricky J.; Phillips, G. Stephen; Phillips, Victor; Phinney, William F., Jr.; Phipps, Channon; Phipps, Michael; Phlipot, David L.; Piccola, Gary; Pickard, Kevin; Pickel, Kenneth G.; Pickens, Kermit; Pickett, James Caroll; Picone, Frank; Pidutti, Paul Sterling; Piedfort, Julio A.; Pienning, Peter; Pier, Nathaniel; Pierce, Carl; Pierce, David; Pierce, Harrison; Pierce, Lester; Pierce, Robbie Lawrence, Jr.; Pierpoint, Kenneth Edward; Pierre, Roger G.; Pierson, Pat; Pierson, Robert; Pierucotti, Frederico; Piescott, Jerry W.; Pike, Allen C.; Pilcher, Darryl S.; Pilon, Gary Joseph; Pimentel, Victor M.; Pineiro, John G.; Pineo, Dennis j.; Pintacura, Donald; Pinto, Alfred Campagua; Pinto, James D.; Piper, Clark Irving; Piper, Mark J.; Piper, J. Richard; Pisano, Joseph; Pitcher, Daniel L.; Pittini, Bruno; Pittman, George Carlyle; Pittman, Rochelle; Pitts, Gregory E.; Place, Ralph K.; Plagge, Richard E.; Plasencia, Paulino; Plastik, Ted; Platakis, Llias; Plate, Heidi; Platos, Stanely; Platt, Arthur; Plauche, Paul; Pletzke, Don; Plewik, Tony; Angelou, Maya; Plotezyk, James M.; Plouffe, Steven R.; Plourde, Donny; Plowrights, Richard; Plumb, Steven; Plost, Michael R.; Plye, James Anthony; Pocock, Eugene F.; Poe, Wayne; Pogrelis, Daniel M.; Poiret, Jean; Poitras, Larry; Poling, Timothy George; Politano, John; Politano, Josie; Pollard, Brant C.; Polston, Yvonne; Pomerleau, Brian E.; Pomodoro, Carmelo; Pond, Larry; Ponte, Joseph Del; Pontelilo, James J.; Poole, Beauregard; Poole, Richard; Poore, Richard C., Jr.; Porcher, Brian Keith; Porrello, Joseph; Portley, Gregory J.M.; Porter, Thomas; Porto, Gary J.; Porto, Michael Ray Dal; Portolano, Frank X.; Portor, Bruce; Poser, Gary; Poskus, Edward Alphonse, Jr.; Posner, Joel S.; Post, Sheldon; Postl, Michael James; Potter, Edmund; Poulin, Marc O.; Pouliot, Robert J.; Powell, Bill; Powell, J. Thomas; Power, Edward; Powers, David; Powers, George J.; Powers, Harry; Powsner, Steven J.; Poxton, John M.; Pozner, Neal; Pradlin, Jimmy L.; Prather, Dale; Pratt, John Helm; Pratt, Pamela; Pratt, June E.; Prelschel, Warren; Prestera, Matthew; Preston, John; Pretto, Julian; Prevatte, Jimmy Wayne, Sr.; Prevest, Joseph Louis; Price, Celia Colli; Price, Edmund; Price, Phillip Lee; Price, Rick; Prichard, John J.; Priefer, Terry Albert; Priest, Harold H.L., Jr.; Primevara, Glen M.; Prince, Richard; Pritchett, Mark Allen; Privat, Pascal; Proffitt, Richard Neil; Prokasky, Steven M.; Proser, Timothy; Prosser, William B.; Prosser, William L.; Protovin, Richard M.; Proudian, Pro E.; Proulv, Raymond L.J.; Provencher, Gordon; Provenza, Salvatore D.; Prucha, Pavel; Pruitt, Evelyn; Pryor, William Patrick; Puckett, Tommy; Pugh, William L, II; Pullen, Baxter; Purcell, John W.; Purdom, Robert; Purring, William; Purvis, Henry James; Putnam, Bruce H.; Pye, Cliff; Pabich, Dick; Obituaries; LGBTQ obituaries; HIV/AIDS; AIDS memorials; Scrapbooks; LGBTQ people; Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Queer people