Johnee was born June 6, 1969. He died January 9, 2019 in Volunteer Park. John hung out at Cal Anderson Park; there’s a bench with his name on it there (in marker). Johnee’s Leaf is at All Pilgrims Church. If you have photos or memories of Johnee, please post a comment. Featured Leaf June 2020

Brandon is buried at Harpeth Hills Cemetery in Nashville TN. His Leaf is at Seattle Justice Center. If you have photos or memories of Brandon, please post a comment.

Noel Muroki Gaitho was born December 25, 1982, in Kenya. He died January 31, 2019 in Des Moines, near First Baptist Church. Women in Black stood vigil for Noel in May 2019.  From Noel’s birth mother, Joyce, just before the vigil: “I share with you from Kenya. I dearly want to thank all the Women in Black who will be participating in the vigil. I am Noel Gaitho’s biological mother, Joyce Njeri and my husband’s name is Peter Moroki Gaitho. Noel Gaitho is the first born in the family of four. He left to America by the help of a relative.  Something went very wrong causing our son to be…

Sol’s Leaf is at the Recovery Cafe. If you have photos or memories of Sol, please share them by posting a comment.

Arnette Adams was a great soul, widely loved and deeply missed. She stood with Women in Black many times in our early days; here are her powerful words about it, from Desiree Hellegers’ remarkable oral history, No Room of Her Own: “When I came to [Mary’s Place} I had to get used to people leaving, cause a lot of people die, and I got used to that. It makes me feel proud standing for someone I knew, the ladies I saw pass away. I believe it will make them feel proud [that we] stand for them….Sometimes we pass out those flyers [that] will have [the deceased person’s] name on it, you…

Timothy Michael Larson, known as Cisco, was born 2/9/77.  He was a street youth in Seattle for a long time, well known and loved.  Cisco was a Broadway kid and hung out near the Jimi Hendrix sculpture.