Ryan White
12/6/1971 - 4/8/1990
Sagittarius
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Ryan White, the Indiana teen-ager who put the face of a child on AIDS and served to educate the nation about the disease, died today at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. He was 18 years old. Ryan, who was a hemophiliac, contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. His struggle with the disease and the discrimination it engendered made him a symbol of the fight against AIDS.
Details
- Cause of Death
- AIDS-related complications
- Age at Death
- 18 years
- Funeral Location
- Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Final Resting Place
- Cicero Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States