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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiami Herald(v Y C 0O O 3 N• O3 � C to (D _d ._O `m z A2 C n N a U Q iA 0 c T m E O } CD T O O m M t") tD tD v CD CD m cco coo sM in m •D me a) _m E m O all z CL C F- :3 O I— s L a z N O m p/) N O 2 Q CI1 U E 10 g IP H C v m m Om 6 O COL NII m OOM \ m ._. 0 00m OV C C.� r d tTA > ♦ �dtttr � � �V 3 v C QO l.1 m 10 C' ♦ ^r m O O CLw d m if M W aF THE MAN HERALD I MiarritHent corn DEATHS CHARLES EMERSON 'CHARLIE' LECLAYR JR., $d AIDS activist was tireless By 611001 atEOiR mmdw,ttalNni Wdmm I. Charles Emerson . 'Clarke" LeClair Jr, an HIV/ADDS activist who fought for others suffer- ing from the disease he 1l. emtracted in the early 1990s, died Sept. 9. He was 54 f : LeClair was namedN cha:ree, of the Miami- DDPartner- 711� Dade HIV/AS ship in 2005 aid 2004 more than a decade after the New England trans- b plat became an advocate =►` who "worked diligently .. with case manegommt companies, food batiks. health department offi- dala Political candidates - and patients, said friend Robert Hyde The Partnership admmistets thetederedly- funded Ryan White Pro- faaai cww naw gram in Miami -Dade, ,Via aaa'a raanw inch provides services ACTIVE M THE to needy HIV/AIDS COAaN1fy: Charlie P'�ts LeOi it headed the [eClar ads° served as Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS pr®deot ofd"Episcopal Partnership. Interfaith AIDS Miuistry based a Trinity Epiiscopal Cathedral, and on the He contracted HTV in baud of the Unity Coati- Miami Beads said his tion of Miami -Dade, a friend Dr. Manuel Lau - human -rights group reano-Vega, executive focused on issues within di-— of the League the Hispanic gay/lesbian Against AIDS Inc.LeClair community. soon threw himself into 'ALWAYS VOCAL' activism m behalf ofpeo- pie afflicted with the Oa its website, the iaartable, disease. Coalition r embered "He was always very himas an "always pre- compassionate and wor- sent. always _L. -fix- ried about their needs,^ tore at city hall, serving Laureano-Vega said. "He on various boards and was very tenacious and rnsomisioas. caring about his fellow "Charlie —,part of [people with AIDS] and our first-ever [Gay Les- made sure they were bian Bisexual Transgen- taken care of" der] Lobby Day in Tells- LeClair pushed for bassee in 2002 and was more county funding of instrumental in helping AIDS services, concertred pass the county that if Ryan White money HIV/AIDS prevention dried up. 25.000 patients signage ordinance," would find themselves which mandated health unable m pay for housing Warnings in Spanish, and erearmenL IeClah died in his bed Fellow advocate Louis apparently of a heart Robinson said LeClair attack at the downtown 'worked on trying to Miami River Park Apart- maintain services for ments. President of the [Partnership] clients, residents' council, he especially medical ser- helped secure 15 tars for vices, home -delivered people with HIV/A1DS. meals, housing — any - He had stopped toldig thing that Ryan White AIDS medications about would cover. two weeks before his •Them weren't enough death, believing be would people fighting for the be better able to battle downtrodden, so he took us heart problems it upon himself to do the without their emuphca- work cot many would do. tions, friends said Against all odds, he'd go BLESSING, CURSE Out and fight." LeClair is survived by LeClair found his life- his mother, Betty LeClair, prolonging medications of Masrachusem. Visita- both a blessing and a tion is planed for 7-10 torse. Last year, he told pm Thursday at Fort— The Miami Herald that aria Memorial Plan, 1717 ADDS awareness and pre- SW 37th Ave. Fmenl ser- ventioi campaigns vices follow at 11 a.m. Fri- ren't realistic because day at Trinity, 464 NE they tend to feature "good 16th SL with entombment looking" models seem- a Dade Memorial Park ingly unscathed by their Donations are we] - disease or the drugs used come for the Trinity Epis- to treat it copal Outreach Ministry. Drugs help people live longer, he said, but "the side effects become unbearable: neuropathy, diarrhea, headaches, fatigue, nausea. Advo- cates like myself are get- thig.ick and tiredof say- ing the same thing. Consumers need to get involved ... If not, their silence will equal dens." ir LeClacame to South Florida from Quincy, Mass" where friends say he worked for a security company. Cousin Ter- ence Sullivan, of Pem- broke Pines, said LeClair intentionally distanced himselffmm his life in the Northeast because "aft of his friends weft deed." His relatives loved him Sullivan said, and he was always a welcome d "emerraining' addi- tion to family gatherings. Close friend Dee Dee Cullers, a Miami River Park resident, said LeClair "really loved his family, but when he came out, he wanted a new life and it new place to Uve" The dniceJ eech dep—., Univemry Curial Rtsrnch is curready looking for ,sitse es b peromwe tireiril —h dsdy w —I— da er— of FDAappawG hYPermnion drop diabaacontrol. ..., LOCAL 6 STATE MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 2009 I SB Message of safety, a day of fun i Students maedwd in skits and rang stately segs to txbhrate Welk Our Children to School Day on Wednesday. ry Tn,ws Ol0aaalPa tdmwnpaaMiaNHrddoxn Fifth -grader Marlon Olarabal walks to Twin Lakes fileaentary School almost every day, usually with friends -Walking is Ano because you can exercise;' said Marlon. wearing a tall walk" crown "But you have to always look left. L left before you walk the U_L^ He and hundreds of classmates took part Wednesday in Walk Our Children to School Day, a �Promoting 'atvat ab+cy d Elected officals, poll - officers, teacher and d hool adminierrames led tudems to as early morn- ing march around Twin lakes' main building, at 6735 W. Fifth Place in His- ,1eah The d •+sl.•=1me, from Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High'sChing band helped the marchers stay on tempo. The event was one of about .dozen that took palace in South Florida and thou 5,000m[ion- wide as a part of the Imer- national Walk to School Program The program, begun 12 years ago at a Chicago school, now Ludes more than 40 countries. Four million people from countries like Chile, Taiwan Fiji, Ghana and Portugal were expected to participate in walk -to -school evens this month. LOCAL PROGRAMS A number of area schools, including Oak Grove Elementary in North Miami Beach, Morn- ingside Elementary in Miami and Hialeah Gar- dens Elementary, also par- ticipated in Walk Our Chil- dren to School Day, encouraging parents to share time and safety rips with their children during a stroll to school. WalkSafe, a pedestrian safety program emitted by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 2001, held its annual safety event Wednesday a Irving and Beatrice Paskce Elementary in Homestead In anticipation of the evem students learned a skit, did a practice walk cross the street and designed safety posters to spread the word to other students "With the posters, they try toteach programs they've learned to others," said Christine Stimson. pro - grant coordinator for WalkSafe. "If they can teach it to somebody else, then we know they've leaned it." Stinson said the Wa1k- Safe curriculum used by teachers all over Miami - Dade County, has helped. to reduce the number of child pedestrian injuries in the county by 41 percent since 200L a Ifyw or someone you Immo, • Is between tl,e ogn of IS 1.85 Have s ding u of HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE • (hypeneuion) and is being scared wi6 I m 3 mediations (ialuding an ACE inhibitor or ARB) • Have a diagnosis fTYPE It DIABETES mated with am Of ek following: diet, uercier, pal diabetic medication or axed doer Nmlin Than year may qualify to participam in chis andy. t/Dw, gnvli/N&W, elaid tax all dmV me p Wddar ao k.W.. Oche teefdr mW x,*de bvmrmenrJQ rima ani—L Nb1m w awwy a ata+w ate naw asw GETTING D WAT: Mrs. Beira's kindergarten class at Twin Lakes Elementary sings a song for Walk Our Children to School Day on Wednesday. GOOD S115IM Twin Lakes second -graders Bianca Barroso. Jamis Ordovas and Bryana Molina show important tips for crossing streets. School Board Member Perla Tabares Hamn. ma who has sponsored this event for the past decade, torted walking m school as a great way to fight Pollu- tion and combat obesity. Bar in order to be effec- tive, she said. it has to be done safely. "I always walk with the children every yea," she said "I can be some we will all walk away with lasting memories of safe walking skills which we will put to use cot only today but for the cot of our lives" DISTRICT PRIORITY After the march around Twin Ickes, students filed into the cafeteria to hear speeches, songs and per- formances about pedes - trial ed - trian and biker safety. They heard words from Miami -Dade Superinten- dent Alberm Carvalho and Twin Lakes principal Maria Isabel derain lis- tened to kindergartners sing Twinkle, Twinkle, T,,VTc Light and wattled fllb-9radars Perform a seat eigdaining the purpose of various sheet signs Carvalho, who watched the pectomentereices from the front roc. 'd the stu- dents w showing the ability to make the right decis'mas on the sweat aad in life "Safety is the district's first priority,"he told The Miami Herald De Leon the school principal, said she hopes them a toward safer sidewalks and mosswallm will lead to seder highways do the to— "These students," she S2`will be the safe ddv- and the policemen in the future helping to keep our community safe." NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING BY THE CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF NILWI, FWRIOA NOW is Ia" 9W ea a path hesYg plaaaele Seem 141mtl Name Aeras Coded IM.. as aaadee sem—.was nom haal be held piealC roadsn ny80e�ad.g We Op ODesew rmeabpm el AeeMrn M,0. aasn. RDFO133133. 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(MO3303) RIl1eA omtmn, oC aN a. t Involved in 1-75 rridor Improvements `^rte �laea The Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) District 4 will conduct an Alternatives Public Workshop to present to the public all viable altemadws that have been developed The workshop will provide a forum to view displays and discuss the project with members ofthe project team. Meeting information: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 530 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Southwest Regional Library 16835 Sheridan Street Pembroke Pines, FL 33331 www.4-75VJsion.com Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sew religion, or family status. Persons who require special acrommcitations under the Americans with Disabilities Att of 1990 or persons who reyvire translation services (free of charge) should contact Mr. Ray Holaweiss or (954) 777-4425 or ro0 free at (866) 336-8435 ext. 4415, or by writing ro him ars the FOOT District Four Office, 3400 West 'Orr ,nal Boulevard, FortLauderdale, Florida 33309, oremail at coy ho/zwPns9ldotstare.N.us at /east seven (7) days prior to [he meeting.