Jim Norwood
Jim Robert Norwood
19 Oct 1940 - 23 Oct 1994
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Foggy City Squares
Western Star Dancers
Obituary
Jim R. Norwood
Oct. 19, 1940 - Oct. 23, 1994
Jim died of AIDS four days after his 54th birthday at Garden Sullivan Hospital. he struggled for seven years with the disease that eventually consumed his body and his mind, but not his heart. Beloved partner of Rev. Peter Hayn of Daly City, he is also survived by his mother, Geraldine; brother, Ron; sister-in-law Paulette; and many friends around the world. Jim was preceded in death by his father, Robert, and his lover, Gary Way of Seattle, as well as numerous friends.
A Vietnam veteran, Jim was a retired employee of the Canadian government. He was also an active square dancer in the early days of Foggy City Squares and Western Star Dancers, and was proud when the first International Lesbian and Gay Convention was held in his beloved Seattle.
A requiem Mass was held October 29 at Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church in San Francisco. There will be a scattering of Jim's ashes in both San Francisco and Seattle during the last week of December. For more information, please call Peter at (415) 994-6963. Memorial gifts can be made to Jim's loyal and loving caregivers, The Community of St. Francis, 3743 Army Street, SF, CA 94110.[1]
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Obituary (Bay Area Reporter)
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Sources
- ↑ Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco, CA) Thursday, 01 Dec 1994
