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Reading The Names of Lynn’s AIDS Memorial Quilt
September 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
We will be reading names from the National AIDS Memorial Quilt on Saturday 9/28 at 1pm at the Lynn Museum & Arts Center. We do this to remember those from Lynn who we’ve lost to AIDS.
Thirty years ago next month, at the height of the AIDS crisis, Claire Brewer and Mary Ellen Cocks created a panel of taupe fabric depicting a silhouette of a church, a candle, a shoe and the words “St. Pius Catholic Community, Lynn, MA remembers all our loved ones.” They sent the panel to the Names Project in Washington DC where it became part of The AIDS Memorial Quilt which is a living memorial to the lives lost to AIDS. It is considered the largest community art project in history. The quilt is made up of nearly 50,000 panels that are each 3 feet by 6 feet, roughly the size of a grave.
The St. Pius panel, returned to the city at the request of United Lynn Pride, is on display at the Lynn Museum through September 28th as part of the exhibit, “Through A Rainbow Lens, A Reflection on Lynn’s LGBTQ+ History.” At that time, thirty years ago, many churches refused to perform services for AIDS victims. “Our local funeral director and our parish community are welcoming to all people and as a result the AIDS Action Committee (in Boston) often referred people to us.”, says a letter sent along with the quilt.
Names from our quilt block
Bonifacio Ortiz
Gordon Oviatt
Christine Ann Bouley
David Firenze
L. Cameron Johnson
E. Michael Albert
Carmelo Pistritto
St. Pius V Catholic Community – Lynn, MA
Names on panels with a connection to Lynn
Richard Brook
Paul J. O’Donnell
Thomas H. Rhoades III
Patrick
Dave Cruz
David Ellis Paonessa
Robert J Buonopane
Ronald G. Umile
Samuel G Serino
Frankie
John
Bobby
Lou – MA
Robert L.
Sharon
Rick
William
Paul
Mary Ellen Anderson
Guy D. “Guzzie” Williams
St. Pius V Catholic Community – Lynn, MA
This project is funded by Mass Humanities.
The above information was submitted to us by Jim Moser.