Archive for the In Memoriam Category

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2000 [Posthumous] Henry Blake Fuller was born in 1857. He was an author, poet, critic, and composer.

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 [Now Deceased] Derrick Hicks has been active as an organizer in the African American lesbian and

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 [Posthumous] Born in Chicago in 1930 and best known for “A Raisin in the Sun”, which

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1999 [Posthumous] After being diagnosed with AIDS, David Bell became a visible public advocate for persons with

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INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1998 [Now Deceased] Renae Ogletree engaged in wide-ranging volunteer and professional activities that brought people together around

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1998 [Posthumous] In Mattachine Midwest and other venues, for well over 20 years Ira Henry Hillyard Jones

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1998 [Posthumous] Born in 1895, Jeannette Howard Foster was and educator, librarian, translator, poet, scholar, and author

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1997 [Now Deceased] A bold, innovative leader in addressing critical issues of gay men’s health for more

INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 1997 [Now Deceased] Larry McKeon made a historic, indelible mark on Chicago politics in 1996 by winning