AIDS nutrition advocate Michael Onstott dies

Michael Onstott, the HIV-positive cofounder of the AIDS Nutrition Bank in Sonoma County, Calif., died April 25 of a heart attack. He was 55. Onstott, who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1982, was a longtime advocate for nutritional education for HIV patients. A memorial service was held April 28 at Pleasant Hills Memorial Park Chapel in Sebastopol, Calif. (The Advocate)

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AIDS nutrition advocate Michael Onstott dies

Onstott cofounded the AIDS Nutrition Bank in Sonoma County, Calif.

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