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Charity seeks families of 5 HIV victims
27 Aug
Summary
- Five HIV victims from the 1990s are remembered.
- A charity is seeking relatives of the deceased men.
- Memorial quilts honor lives lost to HIV/AIDS.
Liverpool charity Sahir is appealing for information to connect with the families of five men who died of HIV in the 1990s. These individuals are honored on AIDS Memorial Quilts, created a quarter-century ago by friends and relatives. The charity aims to move beyond mere names, seeking to understand the lives of Gary Crabtree, John McNeight, Gerard Murphy, David Robert Brewer, and Eddie Boyne.
Two families have already responded to the appeal. The quilts serve as poignant reminders that HIV history encompasses people with families and futures, not just statistics. The charity hopes to involve relatives in its upcoming World AIDS Day commemorations on December 1st.