Obituaries

Mark Steven Cross

Mark Steven Cross, 38, died Tuesday April 5, 1994 at his home
in San Francisco after fighting a courageous battle with AIDS.

He was born in St. Albans, the son of Waldo and Yvonne
(Bushey) Cross. Mark grew up in St. Alans and attended
schools there. He attended Wadhams Hall Seminary in
Ogdensburg, NY and graduated‘from City College of San
Francisco in1985.

Mark taught culinary arts in the San Francisco high schools and
at City College of San Francisco. He worked with many
volunteer AIDS organizations. He enjoyed painting and music
as well as many other interests.

Mark is survived by his life partner, Jay Victor Hice, and his
loving family, his parents, Waldo and Yvonne, and his three
brothers and two sisters, John and Kathryn Cross of Milton,
David Cross of Essex Junction, Jim and Penni Cross of
Colchester, Joan Woodworth and David Pearce of St. Albans,
and Jackie Hosak of Newport; 12 nieces and nephews and
several cousins, aunts and uncles.

The family suggests memorials in Mark’s name may be made
to Vennont CARES, PO Box 5248, Burlington, VT 05402 or

to the Family Link, 400 Baker St., Number 104, San Francsico, '

CA 94117-1489.
John Preston

John Preston, writer, editor and AIDS activist died of AIDS
related causes on April 28th at his home in Portland, ME. He
was 48.

Preston wrote or edited more than 30 books of fiction and
non-fiction. In the l970’s he was the editor of the Advocate.
Born in Medfield, MA, Preston graduated from Lake Forest
College in Illinois. In 1970 he founded Gay House in
Minneapolis and in 1972 the Gay and Lesbian Community
center of Minneapolis. His books included Personal
Dispaches: Writers Confront AIDS (1990); The Big Gay Book:
A Man ’s Survival Guide for the 90 ’s (1991) and Hometowns:
Gay Men Write About Where They Belong (1991). Among his
books, some written under pseudonyms, were a number of
erotic novels. -

Preston is survived by his parents, Nancy and Jack Preston of
Medfield, two sisters, Betsy Preston—Ackerman of North
Stonington, CT and Linda Virgillo of Millville, MA and two
brothers, Marvin of Concord, NH and Kurt of Brookline,
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