[HARMRED] Jon Paul Hammond

[Donna Odierna]

I am so sorry to hear this news. RIP, Jon Paul. We'll try to carry on your 
work. And say Hi to Geoff Yippie for me, tell him I miss him.

Donna Odierna


On Tue, 9 Nov 2010, Mark Kinzly wrote:

> Jon Paul Hammond was born on July 19, 1960 and was raised in Philadelphia. He 
attended Germantown Friends School and graduated from Friends World College. 
Battle-scarred by the Drug War, he was a militant, devoted harm reductionist, 
political activist, and queer Quaker anarchist to the end. He was a co-founder 
of Prevention Point, the first and only syringe exchange program in Philadelphia 
and of the Harm Reduction Coalition. He worked as an ethnographer at the 
University of California San Francisco conducting research with drug users to 
stop the spread of HIV. He was a pioneer in developing harm reduction methods 
for crack users. He was an unwaveringly courageous and yet vulnerable man. His 
laughter was deep and embracing. He is survived by his mother, Rochelle Sinclair 
Hammond, his brother, Martyn Luther Hammond, his wife, Wende Elizabeth Marshall, 
and scores of relatives, friends and comrades who loved him deeply.His presence 
on this earth will be profoundly missed. 
  
"Friendship is not about who you have known the longest   

It is about those who came and never left your side ....."
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From: Walter Cavalieri <walter.cavalieri at rogers.com>
To: Harm Reduction Forum <harmred at drcnet.org>
Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 9:17:04 AM
Subject: [HARMRED] Jon Paul Hammond


Hi, All ...
 
I got word a couple of hours ago that Jon Paul Hammond had died of an overdose 
on Friday evening.  I tried to reach the list with this sad news, but the email 
apparently didn't go through.  Jon was supposed to present at the conference in 
Austin, together with Christopher Smith, a mutual friend, who let me know about 
Jon's death.  Christopher is dedicating his presentation to Jon, and said to me 
that he would like to participate in any memorial that is put together for Jon 
at the conference.
 
Jon Paul's passion and commitment were inspiring, and his spirit will continue 
to inform our work.
 
 
Walter