The Passing of Pioneer Roger McFarlane May 18, 2009

It’s with surprise and sadness that I announce the passing of Roger McFarlane.  I first met Roger thru a dear friend. He was tall, charismatic, and confident.  He loved to talk to me about his experience as an HIV/AIDS care giver, organizer and executive.  Roger was there at the beginning of the HIV epidemic and bore witness to the devastating effects of HIV on friends and loved ones.  He, as many will attest to, dared to do something about the HIV epidemic. Roger started an HIV hotline, became  Gay Men’s Health Crisis’s first paid executive director and was executive director for Broadway Cares.  Most recently he was the executive director for the Gill Foundation.

Roger often gave career advise and was a great strategist. Lots will be said about Roger in the upcoming days, weeks and months but I will remember Roger for his strange humor, advise and laugh. We all carry a different piece of the man that had a profound impact on so many lives. God speed to his family and friends.

Yours in Good Health