Bonnie Jeanne Tinker

TINKER Bonnie Jeanne Tinker died July 2nd in Blacksburg, Virginia killed by a truck while riding a bicycle. Bonnie was born May 26,1948 in Boone, Iowa to Rev. Leonard E. and Dr. Lorena Jeanne McGregor Tinker who preceded her in death. She grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and home in Portland, Oregon.. Tinker was the Executive Director of the gay and lesbian rights organization Love Makes a Family and a life long activist for peace, civil rights and social justice. She is survived by wife Sara Graham, children Alex and Connie Tinker and Josh Graham, grandchildren Cierra, Maya and Adah, of Portland, siblings Leonard E Tinker III- DesMoines, John Tinker (Patricia Fisher), Hope Tinker (David Fortel) - Fayette,Mo., Mary Beth Tinker (Kesh Ladduwahetty)- Wash D.C., Paul and Claire Tinkerhess- Ann Arbor, Aunt Wanda Griffith, nieces, newphews, cousins and community of friends. Quaker Service - July 25 under the care of the Portland-Multnomah Friends Meeting. Info at http://schema-root.org/bonnie . Memorials to Love Makes a Family P.O. Box 5173 Portland OR 97208-5163.