Aids Memorial Quilt Panels On Display At Woodlawn United Methodist Church
By Marti Webb Slay
After Jan Conway’s son Michael died from AIDS in 1988, she and her daughters memorialized him with a block in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
“When I see my son’s panel, it’s almost like I see him again,” said Conway, administrative assistant at Woodlawn United Methodist Church. “It’s very difficult to put into words what this quilt represents. I want to run and kiss it and kiss him. It’s an extremely emotional thing.”
Eight panels of the AIDS quilt are hanging at Woodlawn UMC this week for public viewing, and Michael’s block is in one of them.That’s why Emily Freeman Penfield, pastor of Woodlawn UMC, refers to the quilt as a sacred piece of art. “Each block represents a loved one,” she said.
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