The AIDS Memorial Online Tribute

Sandi was one of the strongest people I know- She was thankful for each day- She always made everyone smile- She fought hiv/aids for 20 years- Her Faith was so awesome- She was brave, beautiful and loving- She loved her family, friends and everyone she met- She is in heaven now and one day through God's grace we will all meet again-

November 30, 1964...............September 19, 1994
Rest In Peace Uncle Brian
Love & Miss you!

its been 7 years to the day since my bestfriend, partner snd soulmate left me to be in heaven , not a day a day goes by that i dont remember that sly smile that caught my eye on that halloween night and 8 years since. when i feel in love the only to person to make me smile, cry and laugh all at the same time came in my life and left just as fast. i loved scott with all my heart and took care of him for 3 years when he could care for himself,. i wouldnt trade that for anything. i look at all the advances that have taken place in 7 years since he left and i get angry, sad and depressed. is it selfish that i wanted him to hangon for my sake, so i wouldnt be alone, to keep going through life as a single when i should be a pair in the card deck of life. its hard being a queen without a king. i look all around at all the couples, and wonder what if.....i know i'm wrong, but it hurts so much . so i say to all of you fighting, don't give up. No matter what happens and how u feel ....dont give up hope. i wish u all love, hope, and a future filled with romance. I miss you Scott.

We don't know who you are, we may never know your stories, but what we do know is that you were and still are people like us. You had family, friends, hopes, dreams, trials, tribulations, happy days, sad days, ups, downs and a myriad of things that we all experience. Though we may never know who you were we will still miss you and mourn you for we all a unified by our humanity. Whenever one person in this great global family of ours hurts, we hurt. When one dies we mourn. And we most assuredly mourn for you, our brothers and sisters. Eternal memory to you all!

I won’t make a major tributary statement – I didn’t know him. I also know he led a crazy life – a full life – and had many experiences. But I’ll say that I love listening to the music of Fela Kuti who rocked the Nigerian music scene in the 1960s and 1970s. I heard there was a government raid of his house …I have heard he had many wives …he was a man who deserves books on his story …I am sure he lived more life than many of us ever will.

I recently learned that a family friend contracted HIV. It’s now AIDS. In fact, it quickly transformed from HIV to AIDS (a matter of two or three years). He was very young when he became positive. I never knew him well though I used to be very close with his sister. Our mothers always shared a healthy friendship – similar sensibilities, aligned humors. This news is very big for me. And I don’t know quite what to do with it.