Brave are the brothers and sisters who stood in solidarity; who bore the burdens of braving homophobia that we might take our place in history.

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Wegman, Paul

March 12, 1945-2004

Paul's talents have blessed the stages of Central Florida since 1975 and during his lifetime, performed in more than 100 plays that included Bent, The Elephant Man, A Christmas Carol, Othello, On Tina Tuna Walk, Little Shop of Horror, A Midnight Summers Dream, and Angels in America. His most infamous role was that of the bawdy "Miss P", that spanned over 25 years at the Parliament House resort. His playful banter on the stage of the Footlight Theater left the audience crying out "Pussy", "Roll" and his shout of "Put Your Hands Together!" always created a spontaneous and on-cue clap from the audience. He was an accomplished director, performer, and female impersonator who loved to read. Paul was born March 12, 1945.

White, Charlene

d. July 2002 Founder of Serenity House Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Children ill with AIDS lost a friend when Charlene White died from complications from a heart condition. White, 55, died at her Casselberry home. Fourteen years ago, she and her husband, Jim White, became Central Florida's first foster parents for children with AIDS and the virus that causes it, HIV. Through the years, the Whites took care of about 130 children, 10 to 15 of them HIV-positive. They adopted six children, most of them born to HIV-positive mothers. The couple also established Serenity House Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Cub House, a day-care program for kids affected by AIDS.

Whitey, Joseph Thomas

Joseph Thomas Whitey d. July 29, 1995 A member of Hope & Help and Joy MCC

Wiethop, Dave

Dave Wiethop 1962-2006

David John "Dave" Wiethop, a writer and editor, died Wednesday (October 18, 2006) following a brief illness.

Wiethop, 44, of Orlando, died at Florida South Hospital in Orlando.

Born April 1, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Wiethop was the son of Carroll and Anne Tuthill Wiethop. He was a graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau and Westminister College in Fulton, Mo. His major in college was English.

Wiethop distinguished himself throughout a 22-year career as a reporter, columnist and award-winning editor. He worked as a reporter in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana before joining the staff of the News Chief in Winter Haven in November 1999.

Before he left the News Chief in March 2003, he had served the newspaper as a reporter, copy editor, columnist and features editor. His thorough coverage of the East Polk County arts scene was cited in his selection as winner of the Brad Beahan Memorial Award from Theatre Winter Haven.

Wiethop once served as editor of the Fulton Sun in Fulton, Mo., where he won numerous awards. He also served as the writer and editor of several trade magazines in Chicago and Orlando. At the time of his death, he was editor of The Watermark in Orlando.

He was a member of Orlando Metropolitan Church.

Wiethop is survived by his father; a sister and her husband, Pat and Gib Renner of Cape Girardeau; a brother and his wife, Dan and Evelyn Wiethop of Cape Girardeau; three nephews; and three great-nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Williams, Henry Albert

d. 4-19-2000

An active member of the gay community, Henry was a member and supporter of GLBCC, the Rainbow Democratic Club, the Conquistador Motorcycle Club and a volunteer at CENTAUR.

Wilson, Arthur G.

Arthur G. Wilson d. June 18, 2004 USAF Vietnam Veteran

Wingerter, Randy

d. February 10, 2001

Wolf, Dana Lawrence

Dana Lawrence Wolf d. April 23, 1995 An interior designer with Carter Wolf Interiors and a member of the Maitland Art Center, Orlando Opera Guild and American Society of Interior Designers.

Wolken, Steven

October 25. 1948 - November 22, 1996

A gracious and very brisk businesslike good day to you!

Wood, Robert Emmett

Robert Emmet "Bob" Wood

Robert Emmet Wood  d. 3/17/ 1997.  A member of AIDS Resource Alliance Board of Directors, served on Board of Directors for Hope & Help Center of Central Florida and as a crisis counselor for We Care.

Wood, Wally

Wyandt, Wayne

b. December 30, 1959 d. June 15, 1993

Zytko, John P.

d. 12/13/1996 A designer noted for his lavisly detailed theater sets, Mr. Zytko designed the New Orleans street set for the Civic Theater of Central Florida production of A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as sets for other Civic productions as Singin’ in the Rain, Cotton Patch Gospel, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Only Kidding. Also an artist, actor and model, Mr. Zytko had worked as an assistant art director for the Orlando unit of the movie Lethal Weapon 3 and had founded his own art direction and production company, CREATIVE REALITY.