Page two of the June 5, 1981, edition of the Centers for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report detailed a mysterious "cancer" that was affecting five previously healthy gay men in the Los Angeles area. Doctors who were on the front lines then have since said they knew they had something new and dangerous on their hands, but could never have predicted the catastrophe that is the AIDS epidemic.
CHICAGOANS LOST TO AIDS: A Continuing List of Names:
John Abbott
Paul Adams
Robert Adams
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Billy Albiez
Ortez Alderson
Victor Alfonso
Ken Allen
Thomas Almada
Joe Alongi
Paul A. Anderson
Ron Anderson
Tandy Andrews
Barry Arkin
Albert "Alana Russell" Arteese
Ron Arunno
Joel Baer
James Balcazar
Ted Bales
Robert Barrett
Michael Barto
Joe Bass
Robert Bearden
David Bell
Janet Bell
Jeff Bivona
Rodney Bledson
Ray Blevins
Bruce Bliss
Bruce Blumberg
Phillip Bondi
James Earl Bontrager
Burnell Bosserman
Dr. Allan Bouggad
Lee Boyce
Allan ( Baby Cheeks ) Boyd
Bob Brady
Dr. Stephen Brahill
Paul Brawley
Wayne Buidens
Jon Byrne
Tom Byron
Thom Callahan
Perdy Carr
Richard Cash
Rick Catahan
Samson Chan
Richard Chen
Michael Coakley
Jon Cockrell
Jerrold Cohen
Jeff Colby
Bobby Cook
Billy Cooper
Luis Corral
Chris Cothran
Jerry Crawford
Charles Dathel
Rich Davis
Samuel F. Davis
Grace Diaz
Ingrid Delgado
Jim DeLacerda
Frank Dempsey
Dan DiLeo
Dan Don
Novella Dudley
Jennifer Duna
Eddie Dugan
Isaac DuPree
David Navarro Edmonds
Ralph Erhaes
David Evans
Faron Evans
Tom Feole
Steve Feinstin
Jeff Fields
Tom Fisher
Joey Flor
Daniel Flora
Vincent Floridia
Tom Foale
Robert Ford
Bon Foster
Andy Flaksman
Gene Freeman
Eric Freiheit
Bary Friedman
Nunzio Fresta
Dr. David Paul Frusti
Gabor
Cleveland Gates
Aaron Gold
Jay Goldberg
Frank Goley
Larry Gowen
Paul Granata
Ida Greathouse
Joe Gregg
Pat Griffin
George "Dick" Guenther
Garth Guido
Tony Guilemi
Bo Halley
John Hammell
Johnnie Hartman
Larry Hartman
Tony Hason
Charles M. Hathaway
Henderson
Will Henderson
Christopher Hickey
Mark Hieber
Brad Hilkin
Dr. Sam Hill
Duane Hoevet
Carroll Hoggard
Joseph Holmes
Bill Holt
Ralph Hosmer
Thom Hudson
Diana Hutton
Eddie Izzo
Bob Janatta
Dick Jeffies
Vera Jennings
Al Jensen
Christian John
Hank Jones
