Archive for the In Memoriam Category

Photo by: Israel Wright

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 [Now Deceased] A Chicago native, Laird Petersen contributed years of service to Chicago’s LGBT community and

Photo by: Israel Wright

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2006 [now deceased] Edward Negron, is an activist and substance-abuse counselor, and served for many years as

Left: Jane Heap | Photo by: Bernese Abbott
Right: Margaret Anderson | Photo by: Man Ray

INDIVIDUALS | Inducted 2006 [Posthumous] Margaret Anderson (photo)(1886-1973) and Jane Heap (1883-1964), partners and free-thinking literary figures, for  editing and

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2005 [Posthumous] Larry Sloan fell in love with Chicago as a student at Northwestern University and never

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2005 [Posthumous] The life work of Mike Savage covered social work executive and religious activist, leading programs

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2004 [Now Deceased] Ralph Paul Gernhardt fostered the development and cohesion of Chicago’s sexual-minority communities by helping

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2004 [NOW DECEASED] As a professional actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, Frank Galati has earned international praise

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2004 [Posthumous] Charles E. Clifton made significant contributions as a health advocate for nearly 15 years before

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2004 [Posthumous] For several years in the 1970s and 1980s, Chris Clason was a talented, entertaining figure