Will Trinkle Remarks Bernard D. Mayes Award 2012 Award Winner – October 20, 2012 This is truly an honor, and I’m humbled by it. Thank you Serpentine Society and thank you dear old UVA – yes, where all is bright and gay! I couldn’t be more proud of my alma mater than I am right […]
Outstanding Service Award 2012 Award Winner – October 20, 2012 Thank you for being here this evening, thank you for helping to build a community of broader and deeper respect for diversity at the University of Virginia, and thank you for including me in your program this evening. I appreciate this honor. My partner Jim […]
V. Shamim Sisson Ally of the Year 2012 Award Winner – October 20, 2012 Good Evening. I am truly honored to be presented the V. Shamim Sisson ally of the year award. during the September LGBT committee meeting at UVA, I congratulated Ed Strickler on his award. I had no clue that I would also […]
Original article written by Sam Whiting of the SFGate Saturday, April 28, 2012 The first suicide hotline in the United States consisted of one man with one phone in one room in San Francisco. The man was Bernard Mayes, and he’d placed cardboard ads on Muni buses: “Thinking of ending it all? Call Bruce, PR1-0450, […]
John Augustus Herring, III, was born March 29, 1930, in St. Petersburg, FL. He died on April 20, 2012, in Richmond, Virginia. He was the son of Dr. John A. Herring, Jr. and Evelyn Dulin Herring (formerly of Lexington, KY). John attended Florida Military Academy (now Stetson Hall University) in St. Petersburg. After graduation […]