Nevin lived in Atlanta, GA until June 2006 when he moved to his parents’ home in Christmas, FL. He had been battling cancer since September 2006. Survived by his son, Alexander Lee Ivester and daughter, Sara Pearl Ivester both of Eustis, FL, his parents Dorthy and James Ivester of Titusville, FL.

He departed from this life on June 9, 2007.  He is buried at Christmas Cemetery, in Christmas, FL.

(Submitted by his best friend, Randy Glenn)

Allen graduated from Washington School for the Deaf in 1976 and received an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Development from Seattle Community College in 1978.  Allen was the president of Northwest Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf for four years, president of Fort Vancouver Association of the Deaf, and an advisory board member of the Department of Social and Health Services.  He was also the vice president of DeafGLOW, a founder of Southwest Washington Center of the Deaf, and he served on the HIV/AIDS Advisory Board.

Born November 5, 1955, in Bellingham, Washington, Allen lived in Vancouver and had been a resident of Clark County for 35 years.  He was a lead processor and auditor at Tektronix for 16 years.

Allen was preceded in death by his father, L. Rex Forbes in 1981.  He is survived by his mother, Better Lillian Forbes of Bellingham, Washington, his brother and sister-in-law William and Barbara of Seattle, Washington, one nephew, two nieces, two grand-nieces, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, a beloved pet, Samantha and his special companion and partner of ten years, Rick Spencer.

(Obituary forwarded by Curtis Peart, WSDAA Historian)

On Monday, December 10, 2007 at 12:55 James T. Sharer Finally was reunited with his brothers and mother at the age of 43. He was born September 24, 1964 in Dallas to the late Polly Jean Pringle Sharer and Jack B. Sharer. He was a lifelong Dallas resident. Jim attended the National Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY. He worked for the Sorenson Company as a regional manager.

Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Polly Sharer; and by his three brothers, Tommy, Jack Jr., and Robert Sharer. His is survived by his father, Jack B. Sharer of Dallas; uncle, David Sharer of Texarkana; nephew, Eryk Sharer and wife, Michelle; and two great-nephews.

(Submitted by T. Hassen)

He spend most of his youth in Dallas Texas where he worked for Haggar Corporation and performed as an actor in a number of plays for national and local theatre of the deaf.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and worked at the AIDS Education of the Deaf for the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness. Later he was employed as a Residential Property Manager for 17 years. He served on Los Angeles County Commission on HIV and was an American Sign Language Instructor for Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC). Last year, he relocated to San Diego where he became a supporter of the Youth Housing Project through SDLBGT Community Center and Deaf Services Center of San Diego.

He was preceded in death by his father Grover C. Carter, a survivor of the sinking of USS Indianapolis C-35 on July 30, 1945. He is survived by his loving daughter Kami Jennifer Carter and her partner Beth of Kamuela, Hawaii; his mother Mary Ruth; stepfather Carl Tucker; sister Gwen White and husband Mike; nephews, Sean and Kyle White and families of Dallas, Texas; cousin Robert Carter of Houston, Texas; and a large extended family. Charles leaves loving friends; David, Andrew, Angela, Billy, Byron, Christina, Jim, Kevin, Richard, Roxanne, Shari, Scott, Tim, Vicki, and countless close friends across the country.

“In Loving Memory of Charles David Carter” page on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=ts&gid=72835857360

(Submitted by Billy Barr)

Felts co-founded Deaf AIDS Action (Washington, DC).  In 1987, he co-founded the nation’s first deaf HIV prevention program in Dallas, Texas.  He was chairman of several major conferences including the Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf International Convention (Dallas, 1991) and the National Conference on Deafness and AIDS (Los Angeles, 1993).  He received special recognition from Texas Governor Ann Richards in 1991 for his tireless efforts in HIV/AIDS prevention and services.  He continued his HIV/AIDS advocacy at demonstrations and in meetings of the White House Committee on the Deaf Community and AIDS.

Felts was born August 20, 1956 in Lancashire County, England.  He lived in Bermuda, Santa Cruz, Calif., Seattle, Wash., Dallas, Texas, and the District of Columbia.  Felts graduated from Washington State School for the Deaf in 1977.  He earned a bachelors degree at Gallaudet University in 1982, and later completed a masters degree in communications.

He was a member of the Metropolitan Community Church and the Metropolitan Washington Regional HIV Services Planning Council.  His involvement in AIDS activism was matched by his passion for theater and local politics.

Felts is preceded in death by his father, Walter Earl Felts.  Survivors include his mother and step father, Greta and John Brown of Post Falls, Idaho, brothers and sisters, and longtime friends Marc Lerro and Bill Terrell of Washington, DC.

(Obituary forwarded by Curtis Peart, WSDAA Historian)

Rosa Delgado Dunn was born in Havana, Cuba on January 21, 2954.  She defected to the United States, with her family, when she was approximately 10 years old.  She lived in Florida, before relocating to Southern California.  Rosa passed away from AIDS on November 15, 2005.  She is survived by her two children, JoAnn Dunn Schaub and Bobby Delgado.  She is also survived by her mother, Oria Delgado, brother Vicente Delgado, and her granddaughter, Carina Rosa Schaub.  JoAnn Dunn Schaub has walked in the San Diego AIDS Walk for four years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, to honor her mother, and fundraise for AIDS related services, and research.  Rosa is loved and missed every single day.

(Submitted by JoAnn Schaub)

Harold was my brother.  He was born on October 27, 1960 in Houston, Texas.  He died in October 1992 at the University Hospital in Shreveport, LA.  He was the third child of five and was the only deaf person in the family.  He hated having AIDS.  He is missed.

(Submitted by Rumisha Rice)

(Submitted by Damion Green)

Note:  If anyone has additional bio information about Jessie, including where he’s from, please pass it on to names@deafaids.info.  Thank you.

Archie graduated Clark school in the year of 1972 and then later attended NTID in 1975 and graduated there in 1979.

Archie has two beautiful children, Andrew St. Cyr and Carrie St.Cyr.

(Submitted by Carrie St. Cyr)

Mr. Chavis was born January 23, 1956, in Columbia and passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Edward C. and Rheba Eargle Chavis. Edwin graduated from Spartanburg School for the Deaf and Blind and he retired from the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Chavis dearly loved his friends and the deaf ministry of First Baptist Church of Columbia.

Mr. Chavis is survived by his sisters, Mrs. Phyllis Huffstetler (Bill) of Chapin and Mrs. Renee Foster (Jim) of Batesburg; nieces and nephews, Gerald Risinger, Carolyn Boltin-Kelly, Stephen Risinger, Mica Wilson, Ashley Snoddy, Scott and Clayton Wilson and Carly Boltin. He was predeceased by his sister, LaVonne Herring.

(Submitted by J. Ballard)