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Allen Thornell Passes Away

Sad news.

Longtime gay political activist and volunteer Allen Thornell died this morning after suffering a stroke yesterday. He was 38.

Thornell’s family and friends released a statement moments ago confirming his death.

“Last night community leader Allen Keith Thornell suffered from a stroke. It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you that his stroke worsened overnight and this morning he passed away,” the statement said.

“He was surrounded by his loving partner, Chad Prosser, and friends during his final moments. His death is a tragedy of tremendous magnitude. Concerned with the welfare of so many others, he was a tireless advocate for the LGBT community, and a loyal friend. Our prayers are with his family and for our community. His loss will create a void for so many. Arrangements are being handled by Fischer Funeral Care.”

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7 responses to “Allen Thornell Passes Away”

  1. J.M. Prince Avatar
    J.M. Prince

    A very decent eulogy and appreciation of all of Allen’s good works is here from Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, of The Atlanta Progressive News (August 05, 2009)

    http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0488.html

    Just a tremendous loss for many. I was sorry I was unable to make the service. JMP

  2. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    just in – the time for the service has been updated to 2:30pm.

  3. Jules Avatar
    Jules

    Allen Thornell’s memorial service will be Thursday, Aug 6, 3 pm, at St. Marks on Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta.

    FYI

  4. MelGX Avatar
    MelGX

    Horrible news and a terrible loss.

  5. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    Very sad, we will miss you Allen! Thank you for everything.

  6. chris Avatar
    chris

    Sad day for Georgia Democrats and the Progressive Movement as a whole in Georgia. I worked with Allen in 2004 to come up with new ways to target voters to get out the message about the Constitutional amendment. Even when things seemed bleak he was always ready and eager to keep trying something new for a cause that was near and dear to his heart. He will be missed.

  7. TK Avatar
    TK

    Allen will be missed. He was a great Lobbyist. It was a pleasure to work side by side with Allen as he represted SEIU and so many other groups he was a part of.

    Tasso

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