Marijuana and LGBTQ rights champion, baseball fanatic, radio talk host passed away at home
PR guru died of leukemia on Saturday
Husband said septic shock was cause of death
Friends say he supported charitable endeavors here and in Caribbean
Worked in local LGBTQ clubs as server, bartender
Friends say beloved entertainer lifted spirit of LGBTQ community
Colleagues say his courses were ‘legendary’
Served as transformative leader of Mautner Project
Popular events included parties for people with HIV and ‘Gay Day’ at National Zoo
Avid outdoorsman organized gay hiking, canoeing, bicycling trips beginning in 1979