[Viva] Fwd: Ken Buchanan

[Margarite Sanchez]

Thank you for sharing this sad news with us Denise and John. This is a big
loss for our community. He was a truly mindful being.
I am glad I had the opportunity to know him (he gave great hugs!) and he
will be missed.
Margarite





On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Dawn Clouthier <dclouthier21 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Please send my condolences to Ken's family and partner. He is and was
> truly awesome! Dawn Clouthier
>
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> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:51 PM, dbecker106 <dbecker106 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: John Bishop <johnb at positivelivingbc.org>
>> Date:
>> To:
>> Subject: Ken Buchanan
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>> Dear friends and colleagues,
>>
>> I regret to inform you that Ken Buchanan, former Chair of the Positive
>> Living Society of BC and fervent champion of the HIV community, lost his
>> long battle with cancer on the afternoon of April 15th. He passed on in the
>> company of friends and loved ones.
>>
>> Ken will be sorely missed by those of us who had the pleasure of working
>> with him in furtherance of empowerment, equality and good health for people
>> living with HIV. Thankfully, Ken’s spirit survives in the work we do today:
>> he was instrumental in forging a new, hopeful identity for HIV-positive
>> culture in the age of advanced treatment and care.
>>
>> Plans for Ken’s memorial are yet to be announced. I will update you when
>> such information is made available to me. In the meantime, feel free to
>> contact me if you wish to send your condolences to Ken’s family and his
>> partner, William.
>>
>> John
>> ;-j
>>
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