[1] While living in Hawaii in the late 1980s, Latham met a man with AIDS but would not accept financial assistance.
A friend suggested selling red ribbons and after she got some, took her to Halstead and Roscoe.
[2] For 22 years, Patty worked with Open Hand Chicago, which evolved into Vital Bridges and then Heartland Alliance.
Two 28-year-old men assaulted Latham on December 10, 2011, when she was eating lunch on North Clark Street, while fundraising in Rogers Park, Chicago.
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