OBITUARIES

G.J.M. [a Saskatchewan native]. From Out & About, Winnipeg.
P14 [1985]: [7] (28cm.)
Uncle Gordie [obituary, placed by Friends of G.S.H.].
P14 [1985]: 24 (4cm.)
Lesbian leader [obituary of Dr. Charlotte Wolff, German biographer of Magnus Hirschfeld; includes photo]. From Gay Times.
P28 [1986]: 25 (21cm.)
Canadian activist dies [former jockey and racing steward, John Damien]. From The Body Politic, GO Info, Rites.
P31 (March 11, 1987): 25 (34cm.)
Andy Warhol, 1929-1987 [obituary]. By Jim Graham.
P33 (June 10, 1987): 10, 29 (42cm.)
In memoriam [Carole Geller; better known in Saskatchewan as Carole Fogel]. From Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.
P37 (Dec. 1, 1987): 32 (12cm.)
With fond memories [remembering the late Harold Chudyk and his work with Perceptions and the Saskatoon gay community]. By Neil Richards.
P38 (Jan. 13, 1988): 6-7 (49cm.)
In memoriam [obituary of Mr. Ronald Marcien Wait].
P38 (Jan. 13, 1988): 21 (5cm.)
In memoriam [obituary of Bill Kobewka]. By Neil Richards.
P38 (Jan. 13, 1988): 31 (23cm.)
In memoriam [Don Stewart, of Saskatoon]. By Shawn Mooney.
P40 (April 13, 1988): 35 (17cm.)
Proud life [Jim St. James, "one of Canada's best known persons with AIDS," passes away at Casey House, Toronto, March 24, 1990].
P57 (v8n4)(May 30, 1990): 22 (19cm.)
Outrageous no more [Craig Russell, female impersonator and actor, died October 30, 1990, at age 42; Canada's best-known female impersonator; co-starred in 1977 movie, Outrageous].
P61 (v8n8)(Nov. 21, 1990): 17 (15cm.)
No time for complacency [obituary of Andrew (Harry) Mitchell, and also a general commentary on AIDS]. By Peter Millard.
P66 (v9n5)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n4](Aug. 14, 1991): 6-7 (75cm.)
Lovers die [Dean Brown and Rod Schlosser die of AIDS; both actively involved with AIDS Regina and "instrumental in forming the HIV Caucus in Regina"].
P66 (v9n5)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n4](Aug. 14, 1991): 8 (9cm.)
Leading activist dies [Michael Lynch, gay rights and AIDS activist; associate professor of English at University of Toronto].
P66 (v9n5)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n4](Aug. 14, 1991): 12 (31cm.)
Peter McGehee [obituary; author/singer/songwriter died Sept. 13, 1991, at age 35, in Toronto; had lived in Saskatoon]. By Liz Philips.
P67 (v9n6)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n5](Sept. 25, 1991): 17 (40cm.)
Les McAfee dies [born in Quinton, Sask., former resident of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, McAfee was well known nationally for gay/lesbian rights work; he died in Ottawa November 5, 1991 of AIDS complications; a summary of major life accomplishments is presented].
P69 (v9n8)[misnumbered on cover as v9n7](Dec. 18, 1991): 12 (45cm.)
Entertainment loses [obituary of Rob McCall, ice dancer, who died in Toronto of AIDS-related cancer November 15 at age 33]. By Donald Campbell.
P69 (v9n8)[misnumbered on cover as v9n7](Dec. 18, 1991): 19 (11cm.)
Entertainment loses [Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist of Queen, who had AIDS, dies November 24; Tony Richardson, British film director, dies November 14 of AIDS]. By Donald Campbell.
P69 (v9n8)[misnumbered on cover as v9n7](Dec. 18, 1991): 19 (14cm.)
Passing of an era [Tom of Finland, homoerotic artist, whose real name was Touko Laaksonen, dies at 71; art work first appeared in 1957 in popular muscle magazine, Physique Pictorial; etc.].
P69 (v9n8)[misnumbered on cover as v9n7](Dec. 18, 1991): 24 (19cm.)
AIDS -- a prairie perspective: three lives, three deaths [obituaries of three natives of Saskatchewan -- Bob Mike (Okemawassis), Regan Grant, and John Haralkin]. By Ralph Wushke.
P74 (v10n5)(July 29, 1992): 5 (37cm.)
AIDS claims Doug Wilson [obituary].
P76 (v10n7)(Oct. 28, 1992): 10 (48cm.)
AIDS claims Dr. Peter [on November 15, 1992; became well-known AIDS educator because of his "AIDS Diary," which appeared weekly on CBC-TV; etc.].
P77 (v10n8)(Dec. 9, 1992): 20-21 (18cm.)
Activist dies [James [i.e., Joshua] Birch, former Air Force pilot, 34, committed suicide; forced out of Air Force when became known he was gay; he, together with Graham Haig, won case, August 1992, that declared Canadian Human Rights Act unconstitutional].
P78 (v11n1)(Jan. 27, 1993): 20 (11cm.)
Remembering Brenda [Brenda Ortynski, young Saskatoon lesbian, 26, who committed suicide February 21]. By Kim Sullivan, with a poem by Angii Pender.
P79 (v11n2)(March 10, 1993): 9 (35cm.)
; see also "Our friends are dying," P79:8
In loving memory: Norman Babineau, 1954-1993.
P83 (v11n6)(Sept. 15, 1993): 12 (10cm.)
In memory of Dwayne Little, 1956-1993.
P83 (v11n6)(Sept. 15, 1993): 12 (11cm.)
Jim Stevenson: July 12, 1962 -- October 25, 1993; Jim's Journal
P85 (v11n8)(Dec. 8, 1993): 14 (16cm.)
Anti-gay minister dies from AIDS [Frank Shears, who loudly denounced Gay Games in 1990 and preached against sins of homosexuality, later became sexually active with men, ended his marriage, contracted AIDS, and died on February 13, 1994].
P88 (v12n3)(April 27, 1994): 22 (35cm.)
Activist dies [Doug Young, pioneer gay rights activist from Calgary, died of AIDS April 15, 1994; obituary].
P89 (v12n4)(June 8, 1994): 13 (30cm.)
Don McNamee dies [obituary of man active in Saskatoon's gay/lesbian community since 1960s; art teacher at University of Saskatchewan].
P90 (v12n5)(July 27, 1994): 12 (33cm.)
Death of a historian [John Eastburn Boswell, Yale University author of many works, including Same-sex Unions in Premodern Europe]. By Gary Hanson, Dept. of History, University of Saskatchewan.
P94 (v13n1)(Jan. 25, 1995): 8 (53cm.)
Letters / In Memorium [i.e., memoriam] [letter to Pastor Bryan Chappell of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Regina, from partner of Raymond Harold Janotta, Barry W. Dixon, criticizing the scope of the memorial service for Mr. Janotta and including an obituary].
P97 (v13n4)(June 7, 1995): 4 (54cm.)
Father Mike McDonald [dies on August 8, 1996 in Toronto of AIDS complications; brief personal information].
P108 (v14n7)(Oct. 23, 1996): 12 (16cm.)
Ginsberg dies [Beat Generation poet, Allen Ginsberg, dies April 5 at age 70].
P112 (v15n3)(April 23, 1997): 23 (19cm.)
Nalbach dies [Dan Nalbach, former resident of Saskatoon and "one of the early founders of the organized gay and lesbian community," died in New York City; additional information].
P114 (v15n5)(July 30, 1997): 12 (19cm.)
In memoriam, Norman Babineau, 1954-1993 [with photograph].
P122 (v16n5)(July 29, 1998): 20 (12cm.)
Quentin Crisp dead [obituary; Crisp died November 21, 1999].
P133 (v17n8)(Dec. 8, 1999): 23 (26cm.)
Death in the family [obituary of Wes Rothenburger, who died March 10, 2000].
P136 (v18n3)(April 19, 2000): 14 (21cm.)
Death of a hero [obituary of James (Jim) Egan, early gay rights activist; he died on March 9, 2000 in Courtenay, British Columbia; is survived by his partner of 51 years, Jack Nesbit].
P136 (v18n3)(April 19, 2000): 26 (24cm.)
Another pioneer gone [Jack Nesbit, gay pioneer and partner of gay activist James (Jim) Egan, died June 23, 2000; (Egan died earlier in the year, on March 9); details].
P138 (v18n5)(Aug. 2, 2000): 25 (28cm.)
Loss of a pioneer [obituary of Peter Millard, who died on December 8, 2001]. By Gens Hellquist.
P150 (v20n1)(Jan. 30, 2002): 8 (41cm.)
God of War dies in accident [Kevin Smith, "or Ares, the God of War, as most people around the world knew him," died February 10; starred in action fantasy series Hercules and Xena; "an icon in the gay community"].
P151 (v20n2)(March 13, 2002): 21 (21cm.)
Canadian writer passes [Timothy Findley, "a gay Canadian treasure," who died June 21, 2002 at age 71].
P154 (v20n5)(July 31, 2002): 21 (13cm.)
Pioneer passes [Henry ("Harry") Hay, American "who was perhaps the founder of the modern queer rights movement," dies October 24, 2002 at age of 90].
P157 (v20n8)(Dec. 4, 2002): 26 (20cm.)
Gay photographer passes [obituary of American photographer, Herb Ritts, who died December 26, 2002].
P158 (v21n1)[cover misnumbered v201](Jan. 22, 2003): 22 (16cm.)
Brando dies [Marlon Brando died July 1, 2004 at age 80; Brando told interviewer in 1976 that "like a large number of men, I, too, have had homosexual experiences and I am not ashamed"; he played two gay roles in his career, in Reflections in a Golden Eye and The Score; etc.].
P170 (v22n5)(July 21, 2004): 24 (16cm.)