Thursday, March 01, 2007
Jason Wilkinson
Jason Wilkinson, a familiar figure to many on the Leeds gay scene, died this week. The cause of death is still not known.
Jason was a stalwart of the alternative gay cammunity in Leeds. In the past he was involved with queer cabaret, a member of the Lavender Cafe Orchestra, taught ballroom dancing at Nancy's before Victor Victoria was a twinkle in anybody's eye, and was one of the first members of Gay Abandon.
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He was also well known to many of us as a hairdresser, working for many years with Harvey Huckerby in Headingley and the city centre.
His cremation takes place on Friday 2nd March. There will be a ceremony of celebration at All Hallows at 2pm (Regent Terrace, Leeds LS6 1NP [map] followed by a private cremation. From 3.30 or so, people will meet less formally at St Michael's Church Hall, St Michael's Road, Leeds, LS6 3AW [map] for a celebration of his life. There'll be a buffet, a pay bar and a bit of a disco and a cabaret from around 6.00 onwards. Jason's family plan to leave around 7.00 and the hall is booked until 9pm.
We hope to carry a full obituary in the next edition of Shout!
Jason was a stalwart of the alternative gay cammunity in Leeds. In the past he was involved with queer cabaret, a member of the Lavender Cafe Orchestra, taught ballroom dancing at Nancy's before Victor Victoria was a twinkle in anybody's eye, and was one of the first members of Gay Abandon.
Click here for photos
He was also well known to many of us as a hairdresser, working for many years with Harvey Huckerby in Headingley and the city centre.
His cremation takes place on Friday 2nd March. There will be a ceremony of celebration at All Hallows at 2pm (Regent Terrace, Leeds LS6 1NP [map] followed by a private cremation. From 3.30 or so, people will meet less formally at St Michael's Church Hall, St Michael's Road, Leeds, LS6 3AW [map] for a celebration of his life. There'll be a buffet, a pay bar and a bit of a disco and a cabaret from around 6.00 onwards. Jason's family plan to leave around 7.00 and the hall is booked until 9pm.
We hope to carry a full obituary in the next edition of Shout!
