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Golf Tournament Honorees

This recognition honors outstanding individuals who have contributed to their communities as well as to past Swinging@AIDS benefits. 

We remember these persons and the love, joy, and service they generously gave to others.

Richard Marsh - 2024 Honoree

The Center for Health and Hope dedicated the 18th Annual Swinging@AIDS Benefit to Richard  Marsh from Longmont, Colorado.

An attorney by profession, he was a humanitarian at heart, championing the human rights of LGBTQ+ persons and people living with HIV. He golfed with friends at almost every Center tournament. 

He is survived by his wife, Rev. Dr. Kay Palmer Marsh, two daughters and their husbands (Alexa & Mark Larson, Madelyn & Patrick Baber).

Chancellor of the United Methodist's Mountain Sky Conference, one of his proudest achievements was his successful defense of Bishop Karen Oliveto before the Judicial Council, when efforts were made to remove her from the episcopacy. 

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Roy DeBise Loomis - 2022 Honoree

 

The 2022 Swinging@AIDS Golf Benefit was dedicated to the memory of Roy DeBise Loomis from Oro Valley, Arizona, who died unexpectedly in 2022. He and his husband of 41 years, Rolly, were long-time friends of the Center for Health and Hope. Roy, along with Pat Fox, provided key leadership along with Claudia Svarstad, during the first two Tucson Swinging@AIDS benefits.He also helped to initiate the Red Concert that supports both the Center and TIHAN (Tucson Interfaith HIV and AIDS Network).  

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Herb Bacon - 2021 Honoree

 

 

The 2021 Swinging@AIDS Golf Benefit was dedicated to the memory of Herb Bacon from Grand Junction, Colorado, who died at the age of 90 after a struggle in recent years with Alzheimer’s. Herb was a truly great humanitarian and philanthropist. A banker by profession, he served since the Center’s inception on its International Advisory Committee, and offered assistance for our global programs. He helped to organize three Swinging@AIDS benefit golf tournaments in Grand Junction. Herb and his wife, Laura May, were generous donors to the Center. The Bacon Family Foundation has continued this philanthropy. 

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Bill Stevenson- 2020 Honoree

 

 

Bill Stevenson, 67, died unexpectedly in June 2020. A golfer and supporter of the Center from the beginning, Bill, as a lawyer, served as general counsel for the National Farmers Union Insurance Company and then the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. A lifetime supporter of civil rights and rectifying social injustice, his recent focus was initiating cooperatives for family farms in Colorado. Founder of the Kindness Foundation, he graduated with a Master of Divinity from The Iliff School of Theology in 2019.

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Judge Wiley Daniel - 2019 Honoree

Judge Wiley Y. Daniel, 72, served as Chief Judge of the United States District Court in Denver.  Nominated by President Bill Clinton, he was confirmed by the US Senate on June 30, 1995. A vital supporter of the Center for Health and Hope, he golfed at every Swinging@AIDS benefit. Well known in the the Denver community, Judge Daniel served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Iliff School of Theology, and was active at Park Hill United Methodist Church. 

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Richard Moore - 2017 Honoree

Richard Moore, a Denver businessman, was a very active member of the Warren United Methodist Church. Along with his wife, Pat, he was supportive of the Center for Health and Hope. In his honor, a home was built for an AIDS family in Maua, Kenya.  

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Alice Washington - 2014 Honoree

 

Alice E. Washington, 73, was a dedicated educator in the Denver Public Schools and a vocal advocate for HIV and AIDS education, especially among African-American women. She served as an Ambassador for the Center for Health and Hope, volunteering her skills for various fund-raising events like the annual Swinging@AIDS golf benefit ,and promoting an annual educational event for women.

Dr. Paula Murphy- 2012 Honoree

Dr. Paula J. Murphy, 77, was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Health and Hope. A psychotherapist by training, she specialized in counseling related to human sexuality. For many years she was an adjunct professor at the University of Denver School of Social Work. She led many church workshops on sexual ethics. With her husband, Rev. Paul Murphy, they traveled to India to speak at AIDS workshops organized by the Center. 

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Dr. Stephen McCeney- 2010 Honoree

Dr. Stephen K.  McCeney, 53, earned a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Denver. A licensed clinical and school psychologist, he served in the Denver Public Schools until he died from AIDS in 2010. He was an active Board member of the Center for Health and Hope and was primarily responsible for writing the Center’s mission statement. In his part-time private practice, he specialized in gay and lesbian issues, relationships, chronic and terminal illnesses, and depression. 

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