Estes, Dan

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NAME: Dan Estes


Biography: [DAN ESTES, ACTIVIST WHO BATTLED AIDS]

Source: Andy Wallace, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Nine years ago, Dan Estes, 44 at the time, plotted his own death, assembling a pill-packed "suicide kit" to use when the HIV in his body turned to full-blown AIDS and made life too painful to live. In December, Mr. Estes, a psychotherapist who specialized in psychodrama, in which situations are acted out, began planning his exit on Jan. 31. His preparations included a monthlong vacation on the Gulf Coast in Florida, an elaborate memorial service in Philadelphia onPublished on 1995-07-15, Page C07, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)


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Date of Death (delete if non-applicable): 7/15/1995

Age at Death (delete if non-applicable): 44


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