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He sang Scottish and English ballads from the Childe collection, songs by Leonard Cohen, with an affecting baritone voice. He also loved opera, and was a fan of Renata Tebaldi, especially. | He sang Scottish and English ballads from the Childe collection, songs by Leonard Cohen, with an affecting baritone voice. He also loved opera, and was a fan of Renata Tebaldi, especially. | ||
| − | He was one of the original group founding the Kater Street Gay Community Center | + | He was one of the original group founding the Kater Street Gay Community Center in 1976. |
He later moved to San Francisco in the late 1970s where he continued his folk singing, working in medical care, and achieving his degree to become a psychological counselor who was loved and respected. He did all this on his own as his family, from New Jersey, had rejected him after he came out as gay. | He later moved to San Francisco in the late 1970s where he continued his folk singing, working in medical care, and achieving his degree to become a psychological counselor who was loved and respected. He did all this on his own as his family, from New Jersey, had rejected him after he came out as gay. | ||
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In late summer 1998 he began suffering from a neurological disorder apparently similar to ALS and became | In late summer 1998 he began suffering from a neurological disorder apparently similar to ALS and became | ||
| − | seriously debilitated by August 2003, according to the last information available about him on the Internet | + | seriously debilitated by August 2003, according to the last information available about him on the Internet |
([[http://spearheadnews.com/_baks/Ian.htm.0004.1046.bak]]) | ([[http://spearheadnews.com/_baks/Ian.htm.0004.1046.bak]]) | ||
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| − | Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial): | + | Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial): |
[[Category:2003 deaths]] | [[Category:2003 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:age 48]] | [[Category:age 48]] | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 2 September 2011
NAME: Mishkin, Ian
Biography: Ian was a young man with a gentle, sweet spirit, a folksinger at coffee houses in the South Street neighborhood where he lived in a second floor apartment on Leithgow Street above a restaurant (now Marrakech).
He sang Scottish and English ballads from the Childe collection, songs by Leonard Cohen, with an affecting baritone voice. He also loved opera, and was a fan of Renata Tebaldi, especially.
He was one of the original group founding the Kater Street Gay Community Center in 1976.
He later moved to San Francisco in the late 1970s where he continued his folk singing, working in medical care, and achieving his degree to become a psychological counselor who was loved and respected. He did all this on his own as his family, from New Jersey, had rejected him after he came out as gay.
Ian's passion for opera led him to "super" in San Francisco Opera productions from 1985 - 1995.
In late summer 1998 he began suffering from a neurological disorder apparently similar to ALS and became
seriously debilitated by August 2003, according to the last information available about him on the Internet
([[1]])
Date of Birth: Approximately 1955
Date of Death: Approximately late 2003
Age at Death: Approximately 48
Employment:
Social/Political Groups he attended: Kater Street Community Center
His friends included: (type your name here, or names of others) Bob Stewart (who wrote this biography)
Testimonials to him (add a space before a new testimonial):
