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BONNIE JEANNE TINKER
Portland, OR
Bonnie Jeanne Tinker died July 2, 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. A graduate of Roosevelt High and Grinnell College, she made her 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, nieces, nephews, cousins and a community of friends.
Services July 25, under the care of the Portland Multnomah Friends Meeting (Quaker). Info at http:// schema-root.org/bonnie. Memorials to Love Makes a Family P.O. Box 5163 Portland, OR 97208-5163.
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