Dr Shane Town passes away
Michael Moore
February) as he passed away gently and peacefully.
I've known this beautiful man for a number of years now, and was proud and
honoured to be with him in his last few hours.
Shane was involved in ground-breaking study and research on glbt youth in
schools in New Zealand and around the world. He was teaching at Victoria
and Massey, Wellington in Teacher Education.
Shane was a sincere, compassionate and generous man who died of HIV-related
illness seven days after his 37th birthday in Greytown, Wairarapa. He is
survived by his sister Tracey Towns (note diff spelling) and her two
children, Ari & Nic, and his father, Norman, who all live in Masterton.
A celebration of Shane's wonderful life will be held this Thursday 17th
February at Old Saint Pauls, Mulgrave Street, Wellington, at 2pm. This will
be followed by his cremation in Karori.
Friends are welcome to visit Shane at his sister's place, Tracey Towns, 60
Hillcrest Street, Masterton on Tuesday 15th February or in the evening from
5pm for drinks and nibbles.
You are invited to forward donations to the Aids Foundation on behalf of
Shane.
NOTE: Please forward this message on to anyone who you think would like to
remember Shane.
Any email messages returned to me will be passed onto Shane's family.
Greg
>
> Shane was a sincere, compassionate and generous man who died of
HIV-related
> illness seven days after his 37th birthday in Greytown, Wairarapa. He is
> survived by his sister Tracey Towns (note diff spelling) and her two
> children, Ari & Nic, and his father, Norman, who all live in Masterton.
>
>
> Shane.
>
>
as a fellow sufferer of HIV I will indeed make a small donation to the
foundation on behalf of shane ... it is sad to see the aids foundation
clamouring for all the money they need and yet still being underfunded
y dont you all donate something, ... as a beneficiary all i can spare is
$5.00, but hey ... maybe it will be your son/ daughter next?
lets be reminded as well there is no cure for AIDS and even with medication
ones life can be hell ...
AIDS kills ....
Greg
7 Year Itch
wonder if this is the same guy cause he was gay.
"Greg" <gr...@ihrug.co.nz> wrote in message
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7 Year Itch
I was told.
"7 Year Itch" <the_ant...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Greg
> Oh and he lost his job for coming onto a male student, well thats what
> I was told.
>
the man just bloody well died .. u know .. death?
unless he was convicted of some offence then u should show some sort of
respect
incidentally straight men "come on" to ladies all the time .... if they are
politely turned down then fine ... this is how we operate as humans ... so
why the hell is it necessary to treat a gay person as some sort of sicko as
you seem to infer above simply because he comes on to some one?
now does any one know a decent man i can come onto ?
Squirrel
<the_ant...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Oh and he lost his job for coming onto a male student, well thats what
>I was told.
>
>
so you simply had to add that tot his thread. I hope you feel better
now. If it is the same person, he is now dead and unable to respond
to your here say, that is more than tacky, especially as it is "what I
heard"
Squirrel
The word "lover" is always more than non-gay people want to know
Shelly Roberts
Bigdaddy
help fight aids where a party hat or your parter when having fun
Greg <gr...@ihrug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "7 Year Itch" <the_ant...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Oh and he lost his job for coming onto a male student, well thats what
> > I was told.
> >
Jorobo
Greg <gr...@ihrug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "7 Year Itch" <the_ant...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Oh and he lost his job for coming onto a male student, well thats what
> > I was told.
> >
> jesus christ mate
> the man just bloody well died .. u know .. death?
> unless he was convicted of some offence then u should show some sort of
> respect
>
> incidentally straight men "come on" to ladies all the time .... if they
are
> politely turned down then fine ... this is how we operate as humans ... so
> why the hell is it necessary to treat a gay person as some sort of sicko
as
> you seem to infer above simply because he comes on to some one?
>
> now does any one know a decent man i can come onto ?
Nope, but if you have any female realatives -------
>
>
Greg
"Jorobo" <jor...@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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ladies .......
Sarndra
7 Year Itch <the_ant...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Oh and he lost his job for coming onto a male student, well thats what
> I was told.
Homophobia no doubt...and people love to sensationalise....sad but true....
Sarns
Pip
Sarndra <su...@es.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Homophobia no doubt...and people love to sensationalise....sad but
true....
>
gay chap in out class...a very nice person,but the attitude of some of the
young kids is amazing.I just keep saying as long as they arent hurting
anyone whose business is it anyway...Guess they will have an attitude change
as they grow up a bit...hell I hope so.
Pip
Jorobo
have to admit that the sight of two men nibbling on each others hairy necks,
as I witnessed at a recent gathering left me feeling decidedly queasy. If
that makes me homophobic so be it.
Pip <pip...@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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T A R T
>
> > >
> > Boy have I come across homophobia among the young kids at Tech...we have
a
> > gay chap in out class...a very nice person,but the attitude of some of
the
> > young kids is amazing.I just keep saying as long as they arent hurting
> > anyone whose business is it anyway...Guess they will have an attitude
change
> > as they grow up a bit...hell I hope so.
> > Pip
>
>
>
> Sarns
>
I know its very un PC to say so, but if he is being hassled- he should know
that there are avenues available to him to do something about it. no
institution tolerates sexual harrassment- not on paper anyway- he should do
something about it.
Cheers,
T A R T
Sarndra
> > Homophobia no doubt...and people love to sensationalise....sad but
> true....
> >
T A R T
> I honestly don't care what homosexuals do either or how often. However I
> have to admit that the sight of two men nibbling on each others hairy
necks,
> as I witnessed at a recent gathering left me feeling decidedly queasy. If
> that makes me homophobic so be it.
>
No- they must feel the same when they see a straigh couple sucking face LOL.
I don't care *who* it is- I hate excessive public displays of affection- get
a hotel room for God's sake!
T A R T
E. Scrooge
>
> "T A R T" <tarty...@NOSPAMchickmail.com> wrote in message
> > No- they must feel the same when they see a straigh couple sucking face
> LOL.
> > I don't care *who* it is- I hate excessive public displays of
affection-
> get
> > a hotel room for God's sake!
> >
> >
> > T A R T
>
fun
> :)
>
> now wheres the best place ive ever done it?
>
> smack in the middle of the cricket grounds .... right on the pitch ... o
man
> it was great
>
LOL Right in the middle of a one day match was it?
Some lunch time entertaiment then?
Hope you managed to put up a good innings.
I take it you only bowled the one maiden over?
E. Scrooge - cricket umpire for Greg
Greg
"Jorobo" <jor...@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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> I honestly don't care what homosexuals do either or how often. However I
> have to admit that the sight of two men nibbling on each others hairy
necks,
> as I witnessed at a recent gathering left me feeling decidedly queasy. If
> that makes me homophobic so be it.
>
just let those of us who are programmed this way be free and im happy ...
i wouldnt try to stop hetros doing their thing with put down remarks etc ...
i think its a sign of intelligence
Greg
"T A R T" <tarty...@NOSPAMchickmail.com> wrote in message
>
> Jorobo <jor...@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
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> > I honestly don't care what homosexuals do either or how often. However I
> > have to admit that the sight of two men nibbling on each others hairy
> necks,
> > as I witnessed at a recent gathering left me feeling decidedly queasy.
If
> > that makes me homophobic so be it.
> >
>
Martin Brabander
I bet that upset the bowlers rhythm...or could he only bowl googlies, at seeing
someone else bowling the maiden :)
Martin
Greg
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face
> > LOL.
> > > I don't care *who* it is- I hate excessive public displays of
> affection-
> > get
> > > a hotel room for God's sake!
> > >
> > >
> > > T A R T
> >
> > a blanket in the forest or on the beach is much cheaper and heaps more
> fun
> > :)
> >
> > now wheres the best place ive ever done it?
> >
> > smack in the middle of the cricket grounds .... right on the pitch ... o
> man
> > it was great
> >
> Some lunch time entertaiment then?
> Hope you managed to put up a good innings.
> I take it you only bowled the one maiden over?
>
> E. Scrooge - cricket umpire for Greg
it was 9 pm .. just dark and me and the other GUY ....... etc
Pip
T A R T <tarty...@NOSPAMchickmail.com> wrote in message
> No- they must feel the same when they see a straigh couple sucking face
LOL.
> I don't care *who* it is- I hate excessive public displays of affection-
get
> a hotel room for God's sake!
>
;-)
Pip
Pip
T A R T <tarty...@NOSPAMchickmail.com> wrote in message
> I know its very un PC to say so, but if he is being hassled- he should
know
> that there are avenues available to him to do something about it. no
> institution tolerates sexual harrassment- not on paper anyway- he should
do
> something about it.
>
bit..It was just the attitude of the kids that amazed me.
Pip
Simon Pleasants
>
>"7 Year Itch wrote
>unless he was convicted of some offence then u should show some sort of
>respect
(snip)
>why the hell is it necessary to treat a gay person as some sort of sicko as
>you seem to infer above simply because he comes on to some one?
I didn't take it as an indictment of the man.
I think you are confusing 'infer' with 'imply'. 7YI only said he recalls being
told that a person called Shane Town "lost his job for coming onto a male
student". 7YI made no moral inferences from that statement.You said 7YI inferred
that ST was a sicko. This is not the case. 7YI's words were devoid of inference.
They might have implied (as in hint, suggest, insinuate) a conclusion. What
happened, I think, is that you took the words -- which comprised only one half
of a syllogism: ST did 'X' -- and added your own second half of the syllogism:
'X' is a sick thing to do. It is YOU, therefore, that inferred that ST was sick.
If anything, I can infer from what you say that you think it is sick for a man
to be gay.
I suggest you look to your own words: "jesus christ mate the man just bloody
well died .. u know .. death? unless he was convicted of some offence then u
should show some sort of respect"
Best regards
/"""'\
@-@
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~~~
\__/
Simon Pleasants
simonp_de...@the.net.nz
Simon Pleasants
>Boy have I come across homophobia among the young kids at Tech...we have a
>gay chap in out class
Gee. They run classes in being 'out' these days, do they :)
Pip
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:-)
Pip
<turning on spell checker>
Leigh
Here Here I agree with you absolutely!!!
-Leigh 8-)
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>"7 Year Itch" <the_ant...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Oh and he lost his job for coming onto a male student, well thats what
>> I was told.
>>
>jesus christ mate
>the man just bloody well died .. u know .. death?
>unless he was convicted of some offence then u should show some sort of
>respect
>
>incidentally straight men "come on" to ladies all the time .... if they are
>politely turned down then fine ... this is how we operate as humans ... so
>why the hell is it necessary to treat a gay person as some sort of sicko as
>you seem to infer above simply because he comes on to some one?
>
al...@placesandseasons.com
I realise this is 17 years too late, but I just found your thread when I was trying to find news about Shane; did he spend a couple of years teaching in Zimbabwe in around 1987-1988/89? If so then I was teaching with him at the same time. I had lost touch with him and heard he had died but it hadn't been confirmed, so this is very sad news.
Please pass my extremely late condolences on to his family; if they are interested I have a couple of photos of him from Zimbabwe days that I could scan and send on.
Alice Mutasa
