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Hasley, Patrick

Patrick J. Hasley d. Feb. 11, 2008 Age 59

Hedrick, James E.

James E. Hedrick February 21, 1949 - December 26, 1992

b. 2/21/1949 d. 12/26/1992 GLCS Treasurer and Board member, Jim also formed the organization Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Roman Catholics of Central Florida, better known as Dignity/Orlando.

Hemric, Guy

d. 1/10/1993 Guy Hemric wrote lyrics for many of the “beach movies” popular in the 1960s and wrote a song that became a number one recording for Petula Clark. Later an administrative assistant for the Florida Symphony Orchestra, Hemric wrote lyrics for Season of Romance that was performed at a number of symphony events. After leaving FSO, he continued writing songs and worked on film projects with composer Richard Loring and screenwriter Louis Garfinkle.

Henry, Fred Roy

d. Sept. 27, 1993

Hepler, Alan

Alan W. Hepler August 11, 1958 - June 8, 1986

Alan Hepler was an active bowler in the Orange Blossom Bowling Association, He was born in Springdale, Arkansas and was a landscape designer.

Herrell, Kevin

Kevin Herrell d. May 9, 2000

Heurbin, Harry Joseph

Harry Joseph Heurbin d. Dec. 25, 1997

Hodge, Charles Michael

Charles "Michael" Hodge 1942-1993

Michael C. Hodge, owner of the Parliament House, was one of the greatest supporters of gay and lesbian life that Orlando has ever had.  His aid to non-profit groups and all other gay and lesbian organizations was legendary.  He gave hope and encouragement constantly to individuals who needed help, as well as to the groups that we all turn to for socializing, entertainment, and most importantly for medical assistance.  In the early days of AIDS, Michael was well known for reaching into his deep pockets to help people, whether it was to pay overdue rent of electric bills.

Michael was one of 13 children from his Tennessee family.  He was generous to a fault.  He provided what he could to those in need.  Michael, along with his partner Bill Miller, opened the Diamond Head nightclub in Orlando in the early seventies until 1975 when they took over the Parliament House Motor Lodge and converted it to a gay resort.

Hodgskin, Rick

Holzkampf, Robert "Bobby"

d. July 20, 1996

ROBERT KENNETH HOLZKAMPF, 37, died Saturday, July 20. Mr. Holzkampf was a shift supervisor for Johnson Control. Born in Chicago, he moved to Central Florida in 1977. He was Protestant. He was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association and the Greater Orlando Bowling Association.

Hopkins, Jr., Donald Norman

Donald Norman Hopkins, Jr. d. April 30, 1995 Affiliated with Genesis AIDS Project, Hope & Help Center, and AIDS Resource Alliance.

Horsey, Colleen

COLLEEN HORSEY d. March 2004 Popular Central Florida DJ and Waitress

Hosford, Richard

d. April 12, 1991

RICHARD DAVID HOSFORD, died at the age of 27, Born in Orlando, he was a lifelong resident. He was a hairstylist for Cut Works. He was a member of Delaney Street Baptist Church. He was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

Howard, Larry

Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

Hruska, Arnold Peter

Huff, Floyd E.

Floyd E. Huff August 22, 1967 - August 27, 1995

Floyd E. Huff was treasurer of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association (OBBA)when he died shortly after celebrating his 28th birthday.  He was survived by his companion Jerry Roese, his sister Sheila and her companion Cynthia, his mother Donna, his brother Steve and Steven's friend Mark. d. Aug. 27, 1995

Huggins, Joseph

Joseph Huggins d. Jan. 9, 2000 Worked for Freeman Decorating Co. and did charity work for the Hope and Help Center

Hummer, Chuck

Chuck Hummer 1962-1994

Charles "Chuck" W. Hummer, III, was born and raised in the Republic of Panama where his father and mother worked for the Panama Canal.  He was educated in the Panama Canal Zone school system and graduated from Balboa High School in 1980.  He was raised in a completely bicultural American/Panamanian society.  He was fluent in English and Spanish and conversant in French, Italian and Portuguese.  He attended Northern Virginia Community College and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a BS in International Affairs.  He moved to Orlando in 1987 where he filed one of the first successful equal opportunity law suits because he was fired when his employer learned that he was HIV positive.

In 1998 he migrated from client to the first Executive Director of the newly formed Hope and Help Center, an AIDS service organization in Orlando.  At the beginning the Center provided such mundane services as lists of dentists, physicians, barbers and other personal care professionals that would take HIV positive and AIDS patients.  The Center also provided support groups for the various populations that formed communities of interest and were HIV positive or had AIDS.  He led the Center from its humble beginnings in the basement of a Winter Park Church to offices at the Unitarian Church on East Robinson Street, to the larger facilities on Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando, and finally to its own building in Winter Park where it is still headquartered.

Chuck saw the Center grow from a relatively simple volunteer-manned organization to a full service organization with a large paid staff which provided a wide spectrum of services at its main offices as well as a growing number of satellite offices in Osceola and Seminole Counties.  Premier AIDS related events such as the Strictly Positive Seminars, Headdress Ball, and youth educational summits marked some of the major accomplishments made while Chuck was a leading AIDS activist in Central Florida. His philosophy was that he was living with HIV not dying from AIDS.  He lived his life as an example to all.  The Hope and Help Center honors Chuck's memory with its annual Chuck Hummer, III Visionary Award.

Huntington, Kevin

d. March 25, 1997. Volunteer at Hope & Help Center.

Isaacs, Delbert C.

d. 1.6/2001

Jakubowski, John

Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

James, Tasha Diane Todd

d. May 21, 1996

Performer at the Parliament House who often offered her services for charity events.

Johnson, Scott Brian

Scott Brian Johnson d. March 3, 1996 A member of Hope & Help Center and CENTAUR

Jones, Albert E.

Jones, Edward

Edward Jones d. Sept. 23, 2006 Counselor at Hope and Help Center of Central Florida

Joslyn, Richard "Dick"

d. January 8, 2000

A former Air Force office who was forced out of the service in the early seventies because he was gay, Joslyn moved to California and became a member of the Heaven's Gate cult. In the early nineties, he was a spokesman with the Human Rights Task Force of Florida and later became an outspoken critic of the science that linked HIV and AIDS.

Josyln, Richard "Dick"

Richard “Dick” Joslyn d. Jan. 8, 2000 A former Air Force officer who was forced out of the service in the early 1970s because he was gay, Joslyn moved to California and became a member of the Heaven’s Gate cult. In the early 1990s, he was a spokesman with the Human Rights Task Force of Florida and later became an outspoken critic of the science that linked HIV with AIDS.

Kalkin, Gary

d. 1/6/1995 Senior Vice President of Domestic Marketing for Buena Vista Pictures Marketing, Gary supervised campaigns for all the films released by Walt Disney Studios under the Disney, Touchstone, and Hollywood Pictures banners.

Kasper, Alan

d. September 10, 1988

ALAN MARTIN KASPER, 38, 10419 Kingbrook Lane, Orlando, died Saturday. Born in Queens, N.Y., he moved to Orlando from Hackensack, N.J., in 1985. He was an accountant. He was a member of the Williamsburg Jewish Congregation. He was a member of the Florida Association of Independent Accountants. He was beaten to death to and his body was dumped in Lake Gloria. Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

Kelly, Darlene

b. 12-14-1953 d. 6-1987

Darlene received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UCF in 1982. While in school, she worked as a bartender at Port Au Prince. She also worked for Walt Disney World in food and beverage.

Keziah, Jim

d. 2/8/2004 Jim was a hair stylist and a contributor to Hope & Help of Central Florida.

Kimber, Ron

Ron Kimber was born on Valentine’s Day - February 14, 1964 - and was buried on the 23rd anniversary of his birth - February 14, 1987 - having died in the early hours of February 13th due to lymphoma caused by HIV - AIDS. Born and raised in Winter Park Florida he maintained a lifetime friendship with childhood friend Mike Nesheim. Ron had an energy and spark that was infectious. He was handsome and full and life and just being around him was like being at a party. He was a budding artist and bit of a poet who was more than at home working behind the ladies fragrance counter at Dillard's where all the Winter Park women loved him. Michael Wanzie fell in love with Ron at first sight, and within 3 weeks of meeting, Ron moved in with Wanzie and the two shared many wonderful adventures together including New Years Eve dinner at Windows On the World high atop the World Trade Center in NYC. Ron's father had banished him from the family home when Ron first came out to him. Ron and his Dad (and Ron and his older brother) had not spoken in over 2 years, when Wanzie phoned Ron's parents (whom he had never met) to tell him their son lay dying in Florida Hospital. Ron struggled with his very last bits of energy to summon a voice from his failing body and he did most of talking making certain to console and forgive and provide comfort to family members who had turned against him, so that they could be relieved of guilt and remorse; such was the extent of his compassion. He was not afraid to die. Ron was a peace and as always, was happy to embark on a new adventure. Once he was certain everyone he was leaving behind was in the best possible place they could be under the circumstances, Ron left this world without complaint, confident that he had lived his all-too-short life to the very fullest.

King, Scott

King, Robert J.

Robert J. King d. April 29, 1996 Volunteer with AIDS Resource Alliance and a member of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church AIDS Support Group

Kirkham, Rick

Rick was a longtime member of the Orlando Gay Chorus and a member of LEAGUE of ATT.

Kirkpatrick, Duane David

Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

Kleckner, Thomas Ralph

Thomas Ralph Kleckner d. June 20, 1995 Vietnam Veteran and member of AIDS Resource Alliance

Knight, Dan

Kodrich, Gary Dean

April 3, 1953 - September 14, 2011

Gary Dean Kodrich 58, of Longwood, Florida passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Mr. Kodrich was born April 3, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. He is survived by his sister Cheri L. Kodrich of Wyandotte, Michigan. Gary could often be found by the juke box at the Bear Den of the Parliament House playing his favorite songs.

Koren, Ira "Jan"

July 26, 2012

July 26, 2012 – “Jan Koren Dies” Ira Jan Koren owner, co-owner, silent partner, bartender, security and/or patron of City Lights, Loading Dock, End Zone, College Connections, Odds & Ends, Hanks and many other GLBT establishments. Being the last of the original "Gay and Lesbian Gang" from 1972.

Kraft, Kenneth

d. August 9, 1994

KENNETH W. KRAFT, 39, Ketch Court, Orlando, died Tuesday, Aug. 9. Mr. Kraft was a show director for Walt Disney World. Born in Glen Cove, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1981. A member of Holy Family Episcopal Church, he also belonged to Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, was honorary board member of Orlando Humane Society and former board member of Osceola Players.

Kucharski, Gary

Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

La Montange, Steve

Died April 5, 2011 Steve was a fantastic Clopin, King of the Gypsies (Hunchback of Notre Dame by Disney). He was a Muppett and he voyaged under the sea.

LaFramboise, Tod

Tod LaFramboise March 16, 1961 - October 2, 1993

Tod LaFramboise "Nurse" was born in California and attended High School in Orlando. He worked at Walt Disney World and later graduated from Orlando Vo-Tech with a license in Cosmetology. He spent the last 2 years of his life in Oregon to be near relatives. He died of complications of liver failure. Tod had a natural ability to win peoples attention and will be greatly missed.

Laird, Stephen

Langlinais, Allen "Dale"

d. January 3, 2001

Bartender

Lantry, Kenneth

Kenneth Lantry d. April 13, 2006 Walt Disney World Performer, helped open Tokyo Disneyland

Leasure, Jan

Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.

Lemko, Lenny

Lenny Lemko d. July 17, 1995

LeMois, Bill

Was a member of the Orange Blossom Bowling Association.