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Off Topic Forums => Forums Gatherings => Topic started by: anniebc on July 04, 2012, 11:34:36 pm
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On the day of our memorial Service we would like to make up a list of name of friends/loved ones who have passed away due to HIV/AIDS.
Mark (Aztecan) read the list for us last year, hopefully we can have some music playing and candles being lite by those attending while the reading is being done.
I think it's a wonderful and respectful way of remembering our friends who have passed on, so please use this thread to put forward names you would like read out or you can PM me, the choice is yours.
If someone can help with candles I would appreciate it (tea candles are fine) I have no room in my case to bring them with me. I won't have anytime to go shopping before I get to the AMG hotel.
I would like to nominated JODY to do the reading this year, if you have someone else in mind please don't hesitae to put a name forward, or just vote aye for Jody
Look forward to seeing you all at the service.
Aroha
Jan.
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I would like to start it off by adding:
Ric Wilkes.
Carl Wilcox.
In sadness
Jan :'(
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Thank you for compiling the Memorial list. Last year's event was very moving for me and greatly appreciated. As long as we keep these people in our hearts they are never truly gone from us and by giving voice to their names, we ensure that the world hasn't, and never will, forget them either.
Please add:
Jim Pollnow (paul-no)
Randy Rapp
Emery Taylor
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Alan Smith
Brian Nelson
Albert Anderson
Joseph Smith
Nathan Jones
Rick Camp
Michael Bergob
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Wish I could be there, but please don't forget:
Tim Van Nattan, Lisa Jill Rhodes Nowak and Peter Englehard, MD.
Thanks,
Joe
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I would like to add the following names:
Tommy Colvin,
Jim Nordmeyer
Mark Prescott
Robert Wagner
Gerald ( Jerry) Brickell
Randy Love
Jerry Schmidling
Edward William (Bill) Ryan
George Romancyck
Robert L. ( Bob) Ball
Donny Marsh
Jeffrey Hemple
Thanks---Ray
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If someone can help with candles I would appreciate it (tea candles are fine) I
Jan.
I will supply all the tea candles.
EDITED to add: The tea candles I have are only in the small metal holder. I hope that's ok. Cause I have hundreds of these.
Ray
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Please add:
Bobbi (aka forum member "Maggie")
Christine
Chris Companik (aka forum member "HIV+Me")
Robert James Frascino, M.D. (Dr. Bob, of The Body)
James (aka forum member Gecko31)
Kate (aka forum member "Penguin")
Jan, I also sent you a PM.
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With a very heavy heart & great sadness :'(
Please Add:
Willam Hall
Vernon Wilson
Carl Wilcox
Thanks
Den
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Sadly, I just received an email to let me know that "Big Al", an hiv activist (and volunteer) in Liverpool died July 3rd (Tuesday). With regret, I'd like to add his name.
Big Al
He will be greatly missed in the Mersyside area and he would be honoured to know he was being remembered half-way around the world, in DC no less. Thanks, guys, for giving me the venue to make this tribute to a wonderful man. Even if I won't be there physically - I will be at the memorial in spirit. You betcha.
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Robert Frascino, M.D.
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I will supply all the tea candles.
EDITED to add: The tea candles I have are only in the small metal holder. I hope that's ok. Cause I have hundreds of these.
Ray
That's great, thanks Ray must appreciated.
Aroha
Jan :-*
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Just to let you know that I'm keeping a list at home and will not be puting one up in the forum, I will print all the name's out from home before I leave....trust me every name put up here will be on the list, no-one will be forgotten.
Aroha
Jan :'(
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Thanks Jan. Not sure if I'm adding names this year. It tore at my heart last year to have their names read out loud. Not sure if I can deal with that again. Hearing names of people who died that I didn't even know was tough enough.
Much admiration and respect!
Wolfie
Edited to add: I think It'd be great if Jody does the reading.
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Jay Langdon
John Christian
:'(
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Closing day will be the 17th so I can get the list printed out and packed away, so please get the name's in before then.
Aroha
Jan :-*
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Jimmy Ragin
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John North
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This thread will close on the 17th so please get the names of your loved ones, family and friends in now, and have them remembered at our Memorial service in Washington DC.
Aroha
Jan
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Steven Harrington (confidentIwillBeOk)
Scott Freegh (pronounced "free")
-Will
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It will help our name readers if you can provide a pronunciation aid for difficult names. The previous poster did a great job of this. Always appreciated!
My names:
Michael Clancy
Allan Simpson
Bruce Willis (long time friend, not the actor)
Don Boyer (pronounced BOY-er)
Robert Bird
Paul Slappey
Gary (my name, still living!)
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Leslie Deutsch
Jeff Klokis
Justin Murray
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Tony Lambert
Ricky -- I am completely blanking on his last name and it is absolutely killing me. Our greatest fear around being forgotten after we have gone and I feel like I am doing that to him. I almost left him off here, but that would be even first -- I'll know who he is when his name is read. :'(
Mike
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Robert Schatz
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Michael Bruce
Derrick Jackson
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I decided to add the names of the 2 people I loved most. The love of my life and bestest childhood friend. I'll privately mourn the others, but thanks for adding these people whom I miss and grieve over regularly.
Bill Thatcher
Gregory Anderson
Wolfie, who is already crying just trying to type this correctly. :(
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Michael Niday (Nighday)
Ed Callier (Call -yay)
RAB :'(
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I think Jody will do a great job, just so you know! ;)
Here are some names:
Algassimou Diallo (Al gah see mo Dee Ah Lo)
Dick Marleau (Mar Lo)
Pat Sanchez
Alan Gates
Vito Bruno
HUGS,
Mark
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Two more days to get the names of your family and loved ones in to be read at the Memorial in DC.
I want to get all the names printed out and packed by the night of the 17th, I have lots of other stuff to do before I leave on the 19th.....many thanks.
Aroha
Jan
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Roberto Armando Canales
Henry Ray Bailey
There's also my dear friend Rick whom I had the pleasure of visiting one last night in Houston...he never told any of us his status and never looked ill but was already diagnosed with a malignancy by that last time I partied with him...and for the life of me I can't recall his last name or find my old adress books. So many friends are listed in those old books; some have survived and some didn't. I carry a lot of survivors' guilt because they left us so long ago, and here I am not even on meds yet...seems like a cruel treatment to their memory that I am still here chugging along, and even crueler that I am not able to recall Rick's last name. And he had a cool name, and was such a sweet man.
I must call our mutual friend in Miami tomorrow to get his surname. And to let her know that we're going to DC instead of Miami for our vacation.
And now I've remembered! See, I just needed to talk it out. And start to cry a little. So here is my list again:
Roberto Armando Canales
Henry Ray Bailey
Rick Aronstein
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Touching story. It is so amazing what is stored in our memory banks. That's why the memorial service is so powerful.
See you in DC.
Gary
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I'm leaving home in 1/2 and hour, I have all the name I have been given printed out and packed, so...
This Thread is now closed
Take care.
Aroha
Jan :-*