Community Profile: Fernando Ochoa
Almost all of Fernando’s life has been spent in Tucson. As large of an imprint the city has had on his life, he has made an equally impressive impact on the city.
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Almost all of Fernando’s life has been spent in Tucson. As large of an imprint the city has had on his life, he has made an equally impressive impact on the city.
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Liane first discovered Senior Pride while involved with Wingspan. Her journey continued as she joined the Board of the LGBT Chamber, serving as president for the past three years. Recently she transitioned her leadership role to a new Executive Director…
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We are pleased to announce that Lee Bucyk (she/her/hers), has joined Southern Arizona Senior Pride in the role of Development Consultant.
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Senior Pride is very lucky that much of the beginning of our program was shaped by Penelope Starr, a woman who so strongly believed in the power of each of our stories.
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Defending LGBTQ+ Rights As Attorney With Lambda Legal Text and photo by Joyce Bollinger Kell Olson cannot forget the powerful image of a seventh grade girl in the last Arizona legislative session. Standing alone, she defended herself against state legislators who were debating the ability of trans kids to participate in sports at their schools.
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by Tom Buchanan Why I Made a Planned Gift to Senior Pride… Like a lot of us, Jay Kyle Petersen knew where he DIDN’T want his money to go after his death. But he wasn’t quite sure who he DID want to benefit from the assets he has accumulated over his lifetime. As he was
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Pat O’Donnell has dedicated her life to serving her community, but her life as a Lesbian nun was quite complicated…
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Turn the clock back, in the ’80’s, a young graduate of the prestigious Yale Divinity School chose a then unusual mission: a ministry for older adults. The graduate, Fran Coleman, was inspired by her grandmother. Fran Coleman was one of the driving forces behind the creation of Senior Pride.
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If you’ve ever been to a public library in Tucson, there is a good chance that you’ve interacted with Toby Wehner, a friendly library associate in a homemade tie dye shirt. Over a span of thirty years, Toby has worked in some capacity at 23 of the Pima County Public Library’s (PCPL) 27 branches.
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Linda and JoLene celebrate 43 years together this fall, enjoying their longtime Tucson home filled with treasures acquired on travels throughout the world. Linda needed an editor for a book she was writing. She hired JoLene as editor—and the rest is history.
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