Chicagoans Lost to AIDS
Many more names have been added to this list since it was first published on May 30, 2001, along with Windy City’s AIDS AT 20 cover story.
All new submissions will be added to the as quickly as possible.
Submit to webmaster@windycitymediagroup.com. Please include your name and contact information and at least one line of description of the person lost to AIDS.
Although a list such as this could never be complete, this list is updated continuously based on news coverage and submissions from readers. When submitting a name, please e-mail or mail with a few facts about the person lost to AIDS and your own contact information.
John Abbott
Paul Adams
Robert Adams
David Aites
Billy Albiez
Ortez Alderson
Victor Alfonso
Ken Allen
Thomas Almada
Joe Alongi
Greg Anderson
Paul A. Anderson
Ron Anderson Tandy
Andrews Barry Arkin
Albert “Alana Russell” Arteese
Ron Arunno
Joel Baer
James Balcazar
Ted Bales
Robert Barrett
Tim Barry
Michael Barto
Joe Bass
Stephen Bates
Chris Bean
Robert Bearden
David Bell
Janet Bell
Jeff Bivona
Rodney Bledson
Ray Blevins
Bruce Bliss
Bruce Blumberg
Phillip Bondi
James Earl Bontrager
Burnell Bosserman
Dr. Allan Bouggad
Dick Bouvey
Lee Boyce
Allan (Baby Cheeks) Boyd
Bob Brady
Dr. Stephen Brahill
Jonathan Brand
Paul Brawley
Wayne Buidens
Jon Byrne
Tom Byron
Darren Caffee
John Cain
Thom Callahan
Perdy Carr
Richard Cash
Rick Catahan
Samson Chan
Richard Chen
Michael Coakley
Jon Cockrell
Burt Cohen
Jerrold Cohen
Jeff Colby
Bobby Cook
Luis Corral
Chris Cothran
Jerry Crawford
Ronald C. Cropek
Charles Dathel
Rich Davis
Samuel F. Davis
Grace Diaz
Ingrid Delgado
Jim DeLacerda
Frank Dempsey
Dan DiLeo
Thom Dombkowski
Dan Don
Novella Dudley
Jennifer Duna
Eddie Dugan
Isaac DuPree
David Navarro Edmonds
Ferd Eggan
Brian English
Ralph Erhaes
David Evans
Faron Evans
Tom Feole
Steve Feinstin
Jeff Fields
Tom Fisher
Andy Flaksman
Joey Flor
Daniel Flora
Vincent Floridia
Tom Foale
Robert Ford
Tony Ford
Bon Foster
Gene Freeman
Eric Freiheit
Nunzio Fresta
Bary Friedman
Donald S. Fromm
Dr. David Paul Frusti
Gabor
Tom Garland
Vince Garrido
Cleveland Gates
Steve Gibson
John Givens
Aaron Gold
Jay Goldberg
Frank Goley
Rodger Gonder
Denise Gonzalez
Donald Gould
Larry Gowen
George Zigmund Grabiec
Paul Granata
Ida Greathouse
Jeff Green
Joe Gregg
Pat Griffin
John Gubrud
George “Dick” Guenther
Garth Guido
Tony Guilemi
David Gutfreund, M.A.
James “Jimmy” Guth
Jerry Haislmaier
Bruce Hall
G. Daniel Hall
Bo Halley
Rich Halloran
John Hammell
Johnnie Hartman
Larry Hartman
Tony Hason
Charles M. Hathaway
Marty Heiman
Ellen Heitzman
Henderson
Will Henderson
Donald D. Hendricks
Christopher Hickey
Derrick Hicks
Mark Hieber
Brad Hilkin
Dr. Sam Hill
Duane Hoevet
Carroll Hoggard
Anthony Hollins
Joseph Holmes
Bill Holt
Norris Hopkins
Ralph Hosmer
Samuel Householder
Thom Hudson
Robert Huntley
Jack Hutchinson
Diana Hutton
Bill Iasillo
Eddie Izzo
Steve Jackson
Tim Jacobson
Alan Jaffe
Bob Janatta
Dick Jeffies
Vera Jennings
Al Jensen
Christian John
Ray Johnson
Hank Jones
Christian Joppa
Patrick Joyce
Thomas Kach
R. Fred Kampe
Mike Kapec
Patrick Kasaras
DeJon Karlae
Michael Kaye
Frank Kellas
John Kent
Brian Jamie Kirkwood
Tony Kiser
Irwin Klein
John Klein
Paster Paul Knutson-ELCA
Douglas A. Kohfeldt
Joe Kontoff
David Kouba
Warren Kraft
David Krumroy
Thomas C. Land
Ron “Rachel” Laney Jr.
Richard W. Landry
Robert Lapointe
Brant Larson
Brian Lasser
Travis Lawhon
Eddie Layton
Regino “Gino” Legislador
Andy Leo
Billy Leveans
Scott Lidmon
David Lithgow
Alan Littoff
Charlene Lofton
Joseph Looby
Joseph R. Loverix
Gary Lucas
Bobby “Positive” Lutz
Bill Maggio
Peter Maneri
Kevin Manley
Michael Manthie
Jerome M. Manzardo
Norma Markum
Alan Marn
Patrick Noel Martinez
Gerald Mast
Chip Mathews
Douglas John Matson
William McClain
Dr. Richard McDonald
Derrick McLaughlin
James Ozzie McMahon
Scott McPherson
Kevin Meagher
David Mealer
Tom Melke
Tom Mlady
Drew Michaels
Kelly Michaels
Doug Millwood
Chicago Molly
Gary Monochir
Dennis Moore
Patrick “Tim” Timothy Moore
Rodney M. Morgan
Stephen James Muetterties
Michael P. Munoz
Jimmy Lee Murray
Mike Murphy
Grady Neely
Tom Neniskes
George Nessif
Marty Newbeck
Gigi Nicks
Andre Nosworthy
Charles “Chuck” O’Grady
Raymond O’Neill
Rick Oechsle
Carl Off
Michael Omega
Tom Orabutt
Dom Orejudos
Chris Acie Pack
Glenda Pagan
Michael Pakis
Christopher Partlo
Tom Paroubek
Passionella
Frank (Paco) Pedroza
Bob Pelinski
Ken Peterson
William Peterson
Brian Philpot
Mark Pollock
David Poynton
Doug Pratt
Hugh V. Prince
Chuck Principe
Larry Dante Prospero
Tony Rago
Cecil Romano
Yvette Ramos
David Randall
Rodolpho Rangel
Scott Rawls
Sean Reardon
Thomas S. Reese
Jon Reich
“Lady Catiria” aka Catiria Reyes
Lon Rice
Jeffrey Ritter
Billy Rizzo
Jon Rodgers
Thomas G. Rogers
Cecil Romano
Dr. John Rouse
William Rowe
Don Rubino
Thomas Block Rubnitz
George Ruff
Johnathan Ryan
Dr. Ron Sable
Rex Sandborg
Gail Sacks
John Salewski
Daniel Sanchez
Jay Savage
Paul Shields
Bobby Lee Smith
Nelson Sanchez
Norma Michelle Sanders
Frank San Miguel
Dale Sapper
Bill Sawicki
John W. Schmid
Dean Schroeder
Dale Schubert
Randolph Scott
Bobby Shelton
Dr. Greg Shipman
Michael Simanowicz
Rock Simcina
Jeff Skidmore
Larry Sloan
James Monroe Smith
Maxwell Smith
Jerry Snell
Dan Snow
Bob Snyder
Dick Snyder
Carey South
Danny Sotomayor
Ralph Southerton
Tommy Sparks
Troy “Allen” Spitzer
Gregory Sprague
Dr. Robert K. Stark
Jim St. Clair
Lawrence Steger
Paul Stein
Paul Stensland
John Stillwell
Randy Storm
Tim Sullivan
Johnny Szyler
Dixon Tabla
Mitchell Jay Taylor
Jim Thompson
Scotty Thompson
Michael Thurnherr
Mildred Tirado
Butch Toland
Alyn Toler
Louis Tondola
Randy Treff
Tom Triplett
Robert Tyler
Chris Urbanik
Greg Urbauev
Ussi
Russell G. Vaillancourt
Juan Valle
Ron Van Dyke
Mark Vanesco
Tony Venezia
Joe Vest
Harold “Buddy” Vogt
Orville “Butch” von Toland
Phil Ursich
Jim Vaughn
Juan Antonio Villa
Al Wardell
Jon P. Weisinger
Bryan Whisenant
Duane White
Stephen White
Susan White
Bennet Williams
Eula Mae Williams
George Williams
“Blue Feather” Charles Wilson
Leivery Van Williams
Jerry Wicks
David Wojnarowicz
John Wright
Joseph Zendell
Donald Ralph Ziebarth
Charley Zubazaretta
Dozens of members of Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus & Windy City Performing Arts, 1000s of other men, women and children in the Chicago region.