David Taylor Queen

QUEEN David Taylor (Thundershield) Queen, 56, of St. Augustine, died peacefully June 12, 2009, after fighting cancer for two years with natural and alternative therapies. He was born November 4, 1952 in Jacksonville and graduated from Lee High School, where he was on the golf team and enjoyed surfing. He received an AA from Brevard College, where he competed in cross country, and a BA in psychology from the University of North Florida. He spent many memorable years in San Francisco before returning to Florida. He exercised the healing arts as a Licensed Massage Therapist. As a Community Activist he worked passionately and tirelessly for peace, justice, human and animal rights, ecological, African American, and Native American causes. His thought- provoking letters appeared often in the Florida Times Union, the St. Augustine Record, Folio Weekly, the Florida Star, the News Leader, and the Cherokee One Feather. He found joy in spending time outdoors bicycling and hiking, feeding rescued critters at HAWKE, and identifying native plants with healing properties. He is survived by his loving parents William and JoAnn Queen, and twin brother Don Queen of Jacksonville, brother and sister-in-law William Queen Jr. and Lynn Ellen and their children Thomas, Anna and Philip of Richmond VA, cousins Joe and Sheryl Kush of Columbia SC, and a large extended family. The family wishes to express its deep gratitude to all those who helped David during his illness, especially Carl, Julie, Mary, Pam, Sonda, Stetson, and Tom. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday July 5 at 2 pm; call friends for details. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32257, or to HAWKE, PO Box 188, Elkton, FL 32033, or to the Stetson Kennedy Foundation, 1523 State Road 13, Fruit Cove, FL 32259. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Hardage-Giddens Edgewood Funeral Home, 729 S. Edgewood Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32205. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com