George Harris has died

From William Waybourn:

George Harris has died; he entered hospice with the same attitude he had lived life, “I’m ready for what’s next!” George and his late husband of 53 years, the late Jack Evans, were the first couple to get married in Texas. Imprisoned and fired for being gay, he led a lifetime of activism to improve the lives of LGBTQ people everywhere. George and Jack touched almost every organization in Dallas in one way or another, and helped secure the history of Dallas through TheDallasWay.org. George had a brilliant sense of humor, and his mission in life was to keep Lee Borchert’s life on track. George was a father figure to many “sons,” many of whom did not survive AIDS. He told me once, acting as a notary, he had witnessed more wills of dying young men than anyone could imag