There will be a Service of Remembrance for James Crump at 7 PM at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at Lake Otis and Tudor tomorrow night (Wednesday, June 29), while his family is still in town. People are encouraged to bring something for a light potluck after the service.
Members of James’ family were present earlier tonight at the Anchorage Assembly chambers as the Assembly passed a unanimous resolution remembering, recognizing, and honoring James’ life. Resolution AR No 2011-183 honors James’ work as nurse for Municipality of Anchorage Department of Health & Human Services and as loved member of Anchorage LGBT community. His family members were joined by numerous friends, present and former coworkers, and members of the LGBTQA community. Bent Alaska will post video and full text of the resolution in a later post.
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Very difficult to be a far-away family member and not able to attend the service last night for James. It’s one thing for his family to know how special he was, and quite another to realize the positive impact James had on the community he chose to live within. I hope there was much laughter along with the tears. I hope there were lots of stories, for nothing else describes our lives so well. A far-away toast to my extraordinary cousin, James; what a gentleman, what a gentle man.