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| − | Employment: | + | Employment: John worked as a bartender and cook at the legendary Woody's. |
| − | Social/Political Groups he attends/attended: | + | Social/Political Groups he attends/attended: John was bilinguial (English and Spanish) and he reached out to the Spanish community to provide AIDS education. He was very involved with Temple University and DARE. Dignity/Philadelphia |
| − | Bars/Clubs he attends/attended: | + | Bars/Clubs he attends/attended: John was a recovering alcohilic who nonetheless continued to visit friends in social settings. |
| − | His friends include: (type your name here, or names of others) | + | His friends include: (type your name here, or names of others) Brian Fagan, Fred Brown |
| − | Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial): | + | Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial): John was instrumental in building up the AIDS Information Center (aka AIDS library), now maintained by FIGHT. The room containing the archives is dedicated to his memory. His name is included among those on the NAMES project quilt that memorialized all of the fallen who worked at Woody's. Celebrated Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Steve Lopez wrote several columns about John's courage in the face of death. |
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 4 March 2010
NAME: John Kelly
Biography: A wonderful character, John "Camille" Kelly was a regular volunteer at the AIDS Library of Philadelphia.
Picture: (Insert picture if available)
Date of Birth: 5/22/1959
Date of Death (delete if non-applicable): 9/19/1992
Age at Death (delete if non-applicable): 33
Employment: John worked as a bartender and cook at the legendary Woody's.
Social/Political Groups he attends/attended: John was bilinguial (English and Spanish) and he reached out to the Spanish community to provide AIDS education. He was very involved with Temple University and DARE. Dignity/Philadelphia
Bars/Clubs he attends/attended: John was a recovering alcohilic who nonetheless continued to visit friends in social settings.
His friends include: (type your name here, or names of others) Brian Fagan, Fred Brown
Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial): John was instrumental in building up the AIDS Information Center (aka AIDS library), now maintained by FIGHT. The room containing the archives is dedicated to his memory. His name is included among those on the NAMES project quilt that memorialized all of the fallen who worked at Woody's. Celebrated Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Steve Lopez wrote several columns about John's courage in the face of death.
