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The QBliss GLBTIA Creating Change
Community Award " -
"Gary Wilkerson Visionary
Leadership Award"
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June 9, 2007,
QBliss Executive Director, Founder, and Editor In Chief
Russell Olivera Jr. gives a speech presents Mid-South Pride
and Gary Wilkerson the first ever "QBliss GLBTI Creating
Change Community Award - Voice of PRIDE Award”. |
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In 2004, Gary
Wilkerson co-founded Mid-South Pride, Inc. He also
became a much needed community leader and activist, Gary
helped make Mid -South Pride a successful and more
importantly view changing group. A group that truly shows
what pride is all about.
In October 2007,
Olivera and the greater GLBTI community, local and
worldwide, learned that Gary Wilkerson had past away at 45
years old. Olivera was heartbroken that a fellow gay brother
and leader with vision, hope and a love for a community
struggling to find the leaders of tomorrow, was gone.
In January
2008, Olivera announced that QBliss would pay tribute to
Wilkerson by naming a community award after him, "The
QBliss GLBTIA Creating Change Community Award " - "Gary
Wilkerson Visionary Leadership Award".
Olivera said. "the award
would be given to the leaders of our greater GLBTI community
and our allies, whose vision and work reflects the
importance of inclusion, tolerance and showing that a
community is made of many people, and that each is a vital
member."
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Here is a little
more about Gary Wilkerson: |
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- Came out at 16 years old. |
- Partnered For 7 Years. |
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- Born In Savannah, Tennessee. |
- Attended High School, In
Bartlett, Tennessee. |
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- Loved The Harry Potter Books and any book by author
Phyllis Tickle. |
- One of his favorite movies was Steele Magnolias. |
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Wilkerson's personal heroes were his parents, family, Phyllis
Tickle, Tom Hanks, and Bill Clinton. Every person has personal
hero's, and for QBliss' Russell Olivera Jr., Gary Wilkerson is one of his. |
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Click Here To Learn More About Mid -South
Pride, Inc.>>> |
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