AIDS Victim's Family Has 'Celebration of Life'

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AIDS Victim's Family Has 'Celebration of Life'

Houston Chronicle (12/19/94) P. 17A
Zuniga, Jo Ann

Instead of mourning his death from AIDS on Dec. 5, Brian Cammack's family organized a "celebration of life" party on Sunday. As a tribute to her brother, 19-year-old Nicole Turpeau organized Stop AIDS Let's Unite to Educate (SALUTE) last year. Turpeau speaks to high school groups and community groups about how to avoid contracting the disease. Cammack, who died at the age of 30, was diagnosed with AIDS when he was just 19--before the government began educating the public about how the disease could be contracted. Much of the last two years of Cammack's life were spent in Twelve Oaks Hospital. Staff members attended the celebration and spoke of how strong Cammack's family support remained. "The main difference in this case was the caring manner of the family, how they were there to support him, taking turns to be with him night or day, even when he may not have known they were there," said activity therapist Evelyn Riggs.

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