UK AIDS Quilt 021
This is Quilt 021 of 042 in the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt collection, created during the late 1980's and early 1990's before there was effective treatment for people living with HIV.
The AIDS Quilt Memorial Project
This collection is created in memory of loved ones, friends and family. For some people our archive contains a great deal of information about their lives, for others we hold little, or none.
email aidsquiltuk@gmail.com if you have any information about someone remembered here
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Andrew
Andrew and AJ met whilst at Balliol college Oxford. They were not able to be open about their sexuality or relationship. Andrew loved music, tulips roses, and the moon. The panel includes a cassette tape of favourite music.
Listen to the tribute by his partner AJ
He would never have forgiven me if I had lost my hope
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Gareth Allinson
From the time of his diagnosis Gareth helped others living with HIV to raise awareness and attempting to stem the spread of AIDS.
This was the first panel made in Nottingham.
Gareth chose to spend his life helping others to raise awareness
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Eran Gil
Eran worked at London Lighthouse. Hear all about him from his friend Larry.
Eran was a thoroughly good person of graceful form and of beautiful spirit
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Manic Mary
John St James
Rodney Dunne
Rodney's friends, Brian and Alison, made this panel.
We just know that we still love him and miss him a great deal
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Martin Loveday
Martin developed his mind and body to be a thing of great beauty.
'Visi D'arte' - Life and Art
Those of us who loved him in life, love him still in death
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Diva Dan Danny
Unfortunately we have no information for this panel
Many of the quilts we hold have no back up information. If you recognise any names or panels without information please get in touch. email aidsquiltuk@gmail.com.
Thank you to the partnership volunteers and members who recorded the letters and stories associated with the panels made for loved ones lost in the early days of the HIV / AIDS epidemic in the 80’s and 90’s.
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