Richard J. Heakin, Jr Memorial - Tucson, Arizona
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BruceS
N 32° 13.375 W 110° 58.466
12S E 502409 N 3565145
Memorial placed in honor of a gay man who was attacked and killed in Tucson which resulted in the community taking action to protect civil rights of the GLBT citizens.
Waymark Code: WMHHM5
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2013
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Text of monument:
In Memoriam
Richard J. Heakin, Jr.
October 13, 1954 - June 6, 1976
Richard a visitor from Lincoln, Nebraska, died in an attack outside a northside gay bar. His death galvanized Tucson's emerging gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community into action.
Because of their efforts, the Pima Commission On Human Relations expanded Tucson's anti-discrimination ordinance to protect the civil rights of the GLBT citizens.
This memorial is placed in gratitude to Richard and to all those who have sacrificed in the struggle to make Tucson a place where all persons can enjoy freedom to be themselves regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.
We hereby commemorate a tragedy that transformed us and our history into a triumph of community spirit.
Let us bring him to new life in our affection and trust and in our relationships. Let us bring ourselves to life in meditating over his youth and how we have only found him and us by losing him - Will Inman
Made possible by the GLBT Community of Tucson