Retired from Navy Reserve as commander
Former D.C. resident volunteered for LGBT causes
Served on board of Whitman-Walker’s N. Virginia facility
AIDS pioneer’s life reflects LGBT/AIDS history
Activist was former winner in annual Blade readers’ poll
Lifelong D.C.-area resident loved to travel
Robert Osborne, Liz Smith, ‘True Blood’s’ Nelsan Ellis also died this year
Longtime activist, award-winning journalist
Accompanied president to Hilton Hotel on day of assassination attempt
Co-founder of GAA was manager at Ziegfeld’s-Secrets