Obituary: The Bay Area Reporter, "Former Alioto aid, Jerry Windley, dies",
by Cinthia Laird, [email protected], published, June 7, 2012, Jerry T. Windley, died May 30, 2012
Jerry T. Windley, a longtime legislative aide to former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto, died suddenly May 30 at his home in Salem, Oregon. He was 57.
The cause of death was an apparent stroke or heart attack in his sleep, his husband, Michael Dalke-Windley, told the Bay Area Reporter. “He wouldn’t wake up, “Dalke-Windley said in a phone interview June 5. “I called 911 and they came and said he’s gone. I thought, where did he go?”
“He was a great guy. He was the best partner someone could have, and I miss him horribly,” Dalke-Windley said.
The couple moved to Oregon just over a year ago, in May 2011.
Mr. Windley was described by friends as a passionate advocate for HIV/AIDS policy and legislation when he worked for Alioto as her legislative aid. “He was an original member of ACT UP”, Alioto told the B.A.R. “He started BAY Positives, “an organization for young people living with HIV. Alioto said Mr. Windley was instrumental in numerous pieces of legislation she had passed by the Board of Supervisors, including getting medications listed on the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the emergency legislation that used to have to be passed regularly for needle exchange in the city. He also worked on the smoking ban, Alioto said. He helped with “over 100 pieces of legislation-HIV and gay rights,” she added. “There was no better combination of passion about an issue. Jerry was an advocate with an activist’s passion,” she said.
Alioto met Mr. Windley in 1986 when they did an AIDS film together. She was elected to the board in November 1988 and Mr. Windley joined her staff about a year later, she said. Alioto was re-elected in 1992 and served as board president from January 1993-January 1995.
Mike Shriver, a friend of Mr. Windley’s, said his death was “hard to believe.”
“He re-activated the HIV committee of the Milk Club. He was a remarkable man and it’s a huge loss,” Shriver, a former health commissioner, said.
Other City Hall staffers also recalled Mr. Windley. Bevan Dufty, now Mayor Ed Lee’s homelessness policy aid and a former supervisor, used to serve as an aide to then-Supervisor Susan Leal, who served on the board with Alioto. “Jerry was larger than the dome as a board aide,” Dufty said this week. “He was a very effective legislative aide and helped with the work that Angela did on anti-smoking. He was a staunch defender of Angela. He was very hard-working and a perfect match for Angela.”
After Alioto left the board, Mr. Windley worked for her at her law office for a time, and later worked for a small firm, Dalke-Windley said.
Dalke-Windley said that he and Mr. Windley, who had been together for thirteen years, later moved to Idaho and lived there for about five years so that Mr. Windley could care for his ailing mother, who died in October 2008.
Mr. Windley and Dalke-Windley returned to San Francisco in July 2008 so that they could be married during the time that same sex marriage was legal in California. Alioto and other friends attended the ceremony, which was held in City Hall.
Mr. Windley was born April 3, 1955 in Montpelier, Idaho, along the Utah boarder, Dalke-Windley said.
His parents split up and Mr. Windley moved with his mother to southern California when he was a young child. He graduated from Glendale High School and Boise State University where he majored in political science.
Alioto said the plan is to have Mr. Windley’s ashes scattered in the bay on Saturday, June 23. The memorial will be held at 2 p.m. at Fort Point. A gathering is planned afterwards at her home.
by Cinthia Laird, [email protected], published, June 7, 2012, Jerry T. Windley, died May 30, 2012
Jerry T. Windley, a longtime legislative aide to former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto, died suddenly May 30 at his home in Salem, Oregon. He was 57.
The cause of death was an apparent stroke or heart attack in his sleep, his husband, Michael Dalke-Windley, told the Bay Area Reporter. “He wouldn’t wake up, “Dalke-Windley said in a phone interview June 5. “I called 911 and they came and said he’s gone. I thought, where did he go?”
“He was a great guy. He was the best partner someone could have, and I miss him horribly,” Dalke-Windley said.
The couple moved to Oregon just over a year ago, in May 2011.
Mr. Windley was described by friends as a passionate advocate for HIV/AIDS policy and legislation when he worked for Alioto as her legislative aid. “He was an original member of ACT UP”, Alioto told the B.A.R. “He started BAY Positives, “an organization for young people living with HIV. Alioto said Mr. Windley was instrumental in numerous pieces of legislation she had passed by the Board of Supervisors, including getting medications listed on the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the emergency legislation that used to have to be passed regularly for needle exchange in the city. He also worked on the smoking ban, Alioto said. He helped with “over 100 pieces of legislation-HIV and gay rights,” she added. “There was no better combination of passion about an issue. Jerry was an advocate with an activist’s passion,” she said.
Alioto met Mr. Windley in 1986 when they did an AIDS film together. She was elected to the board in November 1988 and Mr. Windley joined her staff about a year later, she said. Alioto was re-elected in 1992 and served as board president from January 1993-January 1995.
Mike Shriver, a friend of Mr. Windley’s, said his death was “hard to believe.”
“He re-activated the HIV committee of the Milk Club. He was a remarkable man and it’s a huge loss,” Shriver, a former health commissioner, said.
Other City Hall staffers also recalled Mr. Windley. Bevan Dufty, now Mayor Ed Lee’s homelessness policy aid and a former supervisor, used to serve as an aide to then-Supervisor Susan Leal, who served on the board with Alioto. “Jerry was larger than the dome as a board aide,” Dufty said this week. “He was a very effective legislative aide and helped with the work that Angela did on anti-smoking. He was a staunch defender of Angela. He was very hard-working and a perfect match for Angela.”
After Alioto left the board, Mr. Windley worked for her at her law office for a time, and later worked for a small firm, Dalke-Windley said.
Dalke-Windley said that he and Mr. Windley, who had been together for thirteen years, later moved to Idaho and lived there for about five years so that Mr. Windley could care for his ailing mother, who died in October 2008.
Mr. Windley and Dalke-Windley returned to San Francisco in July 2008 so that they could be married during the time that same sex marriage was legal in California. Alioto and other friends attended the ceremony, which was held in City Hall.
Mr. Windley was born April 3, 1955 in Montpelier, Idaho, along the Utah boarder, Dalke-Windley said.
His parents split up and Mr. Windley moved with his mother to southern California when he was a young child. He graduated from Glendale High School and Boise State University where he majored in political science.
Alioto said the plan is to have Mr. Windley’s ashes scattered in the bay on Saturday, June 23. The memorial will be held at 2 p.m. at Fort Point. A gathering is planned afterwards at her home.
Obituary: The Bay Area Reporter, "Former Alioto aid, Jerry Windley, dies",
by Cinthia Laird, [email protected], published, June 7, 2012, Jerry T. Windley, died May 30, 2012
Jerry T. Windley, a longtime legislative aide to former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto, died suddenly May 30 at his home in Salem, Oregon. He was 57.
The cause of death was an apparent stroke or heart attack in his sleep, his husband, Michael Dalke-Windley, told the Bay Area Reporter. “He wouldn’t wake up, “Dalke-Windley said in a phone interview June 5. “I called 911 and they came and said he’s gone. I thought, where did he go?”
“He was a great guy. He was the best partner someone could have, and I miss him horribly,” Dalke-Windley said.
The couple moved to Oregon just over a year ago, in May 2011.
Mr. Windley was described by friends as a passionate advocate for HIV/AIDS policy and legislation when he worked for Alioto as her legislative aid. “He was an original member of ACT UP”, Alioto told the B.A.R. “He started BAY Positives, “an organization for young people living with HIV. Alioto said Mr. Windley was instrumental in numerous pieces of legislation she had passed by the Board of Supervisors, including getting medications listed on the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the emergency legislation that used to have to be passed regularly for needle exchange in the city. He also worked on the smoking ban, Alioto said. He helped with “over 100 pieces of legislation-HIV and gay rights,” she added. “There was no better combination of passion about an issue. Jerry was an advocate with an activist’s passion,” she said.
Alioto met Mr. Windley in 1986 when they did an AIDS film together. She was elected to the board in November 1988 and Mr. Windley joined her staff about a year later, she said. Alioto was re-elected in 1992 and served as board president from January 1993-January 1995.
Mike Shriver, a friend of Mr. Windley’s, said his death was “hard to believe.”
“He re-activated the HIV committee of the Milk Club. He was a remarkable man and it’s a huge loss,” Shriver, a former health commissioner, said.
Other City Hall staffers also recalled Mr. Windley. Bevan Dufty, now Mayor Ed Lee’s homelessness policy aid and a former supervisor, used to serve as an aide to then-Supervisor Susan Leal, who served on the board with Alioto. “Jerry was larger than the dome as a board aide,” Dufty said this week. “He was a very effective legislative aide and helped with the work that Angela did on anti-smoking. He was a staunch defender of Angela. He was very hard-working and a perfect match for Angela.”
After Alioto left the board, Mr. Windley worked for her at her law office for a time, and later worked for a small firm, Dalke-Windley said.
Dalke-Windley said that he and Mr. Windley, who had been together for thirteen years, later moved to Idaho and lived there for about five years so that Mr. Windley could care for his ailing mother, who died in October 2008.
Mr. Windley and Dalke-Windley returned to San Francisco in July 2008 so that they could be married during the time that same sex marriage was legal in California. Alioto and other friends attended the ceremony, which was held in City Hall.
Mr. Windley was born April 3, 1955 in Montpelier, Idaho, along the Utah boarder, Dalke-Windley said.
His parents split up and Mr. Windley moved with his mother to southern California when he was a young child. He graduated from Glendale High School and Boise State University where he majored in political science.
Alioto said the plan is to have Mr. Windley’s ashes scattered in the bay on Saturday, June 23. The memorial will be held at 2 p.m. at Fort Point. A gathering is planned afterwards at her home.
by Cinthia Laird, [email protected], published, June 7, 2012, Jerry T. Windley, died May 30, 2012
Jerry T. Windley, a longtime legislative aide to former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto, died suddenly May 30 at his home in Salem, Oregon. He was 57.
The cause of death was an apparent stroke or heart attack in his sleep, his husband, Michael Dalke-Windley, told the Bay Area Reporter. “He wouldn’t wake up, “Dalke-Windley said in a phone interview June 5. “I called 911 and they came and said he’s gone. I thought, where did he go?”
“He was a great guy. He was the best partner someone could have, and I miss him horribly,” Dalke-Windley said.
The couple moved to Oregon just over a year ago, in May 2011.
Mr. Windley was described by friends as a passionate advocate for HIV/AIDS policy and legislation when he worked for Alioto as her legislative aid. “He was an original member of ACT UP”, Alioto told the B.A.R. “He started BAY Positives, “an organization for young people living with HIV. Alioto said Mr. Windley was instrumental in numerous pieces of legislation she had passed by the Board of Supervisors, including getting medications listed on the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the emergency legislation that used to have to be passed regularly for needle exchange in the city. He also worked on the smoking ban, Alioto said. He helped with “over 100 pieces of legislation-HIV and gay rights,” she added. “There was no better combination of passion about an issue. Jerry was an advocate with an activist’s passion,” she said.
Alioto met Mr. Windley in 1986 when they did an AIDS film together. She was elected to the board in November 1988 and Mr. Windley joined her staff about a year later, she said. Alioto was re-elected in 1992 and served as board president from January 1993-January 1995.
Mike Shriver, a friend of Mr. Windley’s, said his death was “hard to believe.”
“He re-activated the HIV committee of the Milk Club. He was a remarkable man and it’s a huge loss,” Shriver, a former health commissioner, said.
Other City Hall staffers also recalled Mr. Windley. Bevan Dufty, now Mayor Ed Lee’s homelessness policy aid and a former supervisor, used to serve as an aide to then-Supervisor Susan Leal, who served on the board with Alioto. “Jerry was larger than the dome as a board aide,” Dufty said this week. “He was a very effective legislative aide and helped with the work that Angela did on anti-smoking. He was a staunch defender of Angela. He was very hard-working and a perfect match for Angela.”
After Alioto left the board, Mr. Windley worked for her at her law office for a time, and later worked for a small firm, Dalke-Windley said.
Dalke-Windley said that he and Mr. Windley, who had been together for thirteen years, later moved to Idaho and lived there for about five years so that Mr. Windley could care for his ailing mother, who died in October 2008.
Mr. Windley and Dalke-Windley returned to San Francisco in July 2008 so that they could be married during the time that same sex marriage was legal in California. Alioto and other friends attended the ceremony, which was held in City Hall.
Mr. Windley was born April 3, 1955 in Montpelier, Idaho, along the Utah boarder, Dalke-Windley said.
His parents split up and Mr. Windley moved with his mother to southern California when he was a young child. He graduated from Glendale High School and Boise State University where he majored in political science.
Alioto said the plan is to have Mr. Windley’s ashes scattered in the bay on Saturday, June 23. The memorial will be held at 2 p.m. at Fort Point. A gathering is planned afterwards at her home.
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