UK AIDS Quilt 017
This is Quilt 017 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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Eddie
A poem for Eddie written by his mum.
We have no further information for Eddie.
Chris Chester-Kirkby
Chris worked in travel for many years, his last holiday was to the Canaries, where the photo below was taken.
Listen to the tribute from his friend Simon
Chris died on April 29th 1992
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Nursery Nurses New College Durham
Student nurses made this panel for AIDS Awareness.
We have no further information for this panel
Sharon Redd
Sharon Redd was an American singer, once a member of Bette Midler's back up trio The Harlettes. She had club hits in the early 1980's with 'Can you Handle it' and 'In The Name of Love'. She died 1st May 1992
Patrick ( Packy)
In the name of love
Another anonymous quilt at the request of the family.
The person's family did not want their name identified with AIDS
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Woody
Jiggets
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.
