"It is with great sadness that I announce that Timothy passed away at 3:10 pm this afternoon surrounded by myself and friends, after a 5 month battle with leukemia" Tim's partner also named Tim posted on his Facebook page.  This sadly was no surprise as in recent months Tim has struggled and knew his time was coming to an end.  As a result Tim asked Mark S King to share with the world that he was facing death by writing for MarkSKing.com As Timothy Ray Brown Faces Death, A great Love Endures in the article Mark shares with the world a bit about both Tim and Tim had met, he discusses how Tim was "The first man in history cured of HIV"  Its a real good read, if you haven't seen it please take a moment to do so.

I first met Tim at the International AIDS Conference, I've included a few photo of him and I and some of the people both had known yet never met before.  He was indeed a very shy guy but you could always tell he appreciated all of the love and affection towards him.  He himself was a very warm guy it was truly an honor to meet and get to know him.

Yesterday Timothy Ray Brown recorded this message: https://www.facebook.com/692922852/videos/10158957173282853/

Here is the rest of Tim's reflection on the passing of Timothy Ray Brown - 

It is with great sadness that I announce that Timothy passed away at 3:10 pm this afternoon surrounded by myself and friends, after a 5 month battle with leukemia.

Timothy was born on March 11, 1966 , and grew up in Seattle as an only child with his mom Sharon. He enjoyed summers with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Idaho. Tim also became lifelong friends with Corrinne Balinsky, Jake Miranda and Elaine Fitch while living in Seattle.

Timothy lived in Berlin from 1993 to 2010 with his former partner Michael Dastner while he worked in a cafe, and he was a German- English translator. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1995 and then in 2007 he was diagnosed with AML. He had two stem cell transplants that put his AML into remission and cured his HIV with the CCR5 delta 32 deletion.

In 2010, Tim moved back to the US and became public about his status as the Berlin Patient and was on the cover of Poz magazine in June 2011. Tim committed his life’s work to telling his story about his HIV cure and became an ambassador of hope. Tim also gave numerous blood and tissue samples to researchers after his cure.

I met Tim when we were both living in Henderson NV, one day after my birthday, on 3/29/13. I was instantly attracted to his smile , wit, handsome face, and very sweet nature. We enjoyed being around each other all the time so I asked him to move in with me 6 months later.
Tim liked our frequent trips to Palm

Springs to visit friends and for my doctor appointments. Tim suggested we move there and we agreed. We arrived at a perfect time of year in January 2015.
Tim was a happy and gentle soul but he did get cranky if he didn’t have his double espresso in the morning! He loved watching Good Morning America , MSNBC , and politics in general. Tim was really looking forward to Election Day on 11/3/20. He enjoyed our frequent movie outings and watching Netflix.

Tim formed lasting friendships with HIV researchers, doctors and activists. Tim got involved as a PrEP and U=U activist and was glad more tools were available for HIV prevention.

Tim’s absolute favorite thing to do was traveling abroad. We had amazing times with trips to Amsterdam, Berlin, South Africa, Portugal,Spain, and Vancouver. Tim particularly enjoyed our trip to Cape Town when he spoke to students at the Desmond Tutu HIV center, and to Amsterdam for the International AIDS Conference in 2018.

I am truly blessed that we shared a life together but I’m heartbroken that my hero is now gone. Tim was truly the sweetest person in the world. Tim’s spirit will live on and the love and support from family and friends will help me through this most difficult time. Celebrate Tim’s life and always have Hope.

You’re my angel now. I love you forever Tim!

On September 8, 2020 The Cherry Fund announced the cancellation of its 25th Anniversary Benefit Weekend.  They are required to do this and there is important information about your refunds.  They are giving you 40% of your ticket prices back, plus Eventbrite will refund all processing & transaction fees (this is something that Eventbrite is doing for everyone not The Cherry Fund)  BUT HERE IS THE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION: You must take action with your tickets and passes by September 30, 2020. If no action is taken, you will be issued a full refund in the form of an Eventbrite credit towards a future event produced by The Cherry Fund.  (Hoping they are still around then) 

Here is what they say you need to do: 

Option 1:
Log into your Eventbrite account, access your ticket(s) or pass(es) that you’ve purchased for our 25th Anniversary benefit weekend and request a monetary refund. Cherry will refund 100% of all processing and transaction fees and 40% of your base price ticket or pass purchased. Please allow 14 business days from the time of the request to see the funds returned to your account associated with the original form of payment used (ie. Debit, VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover).

or 

Option 2:
Log into your Eventbrite account, access your ticket(s) or pass(es) that you’ve purchased for our 25th Anniversary benefit weekend and request a credit.  You will be issued a refund for the full amount you paid in the form of an Eventbrite credit that can only be used towards a future Cherry Fund event.

Now important to note that on July 31, the eventbrite cherry page looked like this: https://web.archive.org/web/20200731101937/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cherry-fund-25th-anniversary-weekend-tickets-65562678737  the reason that may be important is this lists the refund policy at that time, meaning this new policy was recently posted.

From Eventbrite page it suggests the following:

In general Eventbrite refund policy is described here: ​https://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/eventbrites-organizer-refund-policy-requirements?lg=en_US

I call bullshit on this we have contracts we can't get out of.  Well I'll tell you what - you tell me what vendor will not let you out of your contract because I want to expose them tool  I don't know any entity that has a contract to be executed during this pandemic that has not with due time released an entity from this obligation/  If  this holds true I want to know so we may bring attention to these vendors and demand they release The Cherry Fund a non-profit organization.  

Don't you think The Cherry Fund should have an independent financial auit performed?  Its time. 

Hello everyone, my name is Tom Donohue; I live on the corner of 22nd and Prout Street.  I captured the events leading to the death of Mr. Farewell on my security cameras.  First, I'd like to offer my deepest condolences to the entire family of Mr. Farewell. I don't know him and never will; however, I feel an attachment to him that requires me to share his final moments on this earth. I also think I've been tasked with doing whatever I can to help find the person responsible for sharing this terrible story. The only way I can tell this story is from the cameras that have assisted so many in the past of things that have happened in front of my place I call home for eight years. I have three cameras, one points down Prout Street SE, one that covers the intersection of Prout and Minnesota, and one in the back that covers the back yard and traffic coming down 22nd street.

It was Friday night just before midnight when it occurred. I did not hear or see it happen as it happened. It wasn't until I listened to the sirens' constant sound over my bedroom TV that caught my attention. I got up, walked over to my monitors, and saw nothing but a Christmas Tree worth of lights all over, making it even hard to see what was actually happening. I jumped on my segway and went over the maybe 100 feet or so. I couldn't tell what had happened; it seemed like whatever did happen had wrapped up. I spoke to an officer who said to me that there had been an accident. I told him that I could come back and review my cameras just about then. I had an MPD officer who knew about my cameras come over and ask if I would check them and let them know what I found.

Before I left, I asked if the person had made it; they basically said it didn't look good, so I hurried over, but it seemed clear they didn't seem to know much if anything about what had occured. I had some issues with the program I use, so the easiest way to review clips was not working. Thankfully I have a backup, and that is a card in each of the cameras I could draw from. I began to look through the 10-minute clips until the cameras started to tell me the final moments of Mr. Farewell's life. It begins with the car's appearance driving up the alley between Prout Street and Nicholson Streets; it seems he sits there until Mr. Farewell, riding a bike, comes into view. It appears a woman is walking with him on the opposite side of the sidewalk. Mr. Farewell gets on the sidewalk.

I gathered the critical parts of the video and ran them over to the detectives; at first, they were not homicide detectives.  At some point, I recall hearing from someone that Mr. Farewell had died.  My stomach sank, I recall the images I had just seen of this man.  I showed them to the detective, and I remember his saying, so this was intentional. I agreed.   He had got on his radio then on his cell phone.  At this point, I only had the view of the actual incident. I told the detectives that I had the view of Prout Street and that I would go back inside to pull that view and would be back after some time. I narrowed down the video and downloaded it to my iPad. I ran across the street again to show the now homicide detectives what the video wanted us to know.  From this view, we had a good view of the car, noting that the front passenger quarter panel had been replaced and was gray, all details that might help them find the vehicle. Feeling confident I had shown the detectives everything I had, I came back into my apartment to sit on my bed for a moment. I shared with a friend who was staying with me that Mr. Farewell had passed away. I kept thinking about him, what sort of family he had, how they would find out what details would be shared.  I was unsettled and could not rest, so I got up and began to edit the videos together for the detectives.  I captured a photo of the car then texted it to the detectives in case they were able to share it with officers in the field to be on the lookout.

I posted a photo of the car onto my Facebook page.  At some point, one of the West Daughters posted a response saying it was her dad.  I was shocked and responded right away.   I figured they would ask about the video; the first thing that came to mind was the images I had already seen of their father. As I thought about it, I didn't want to jeopardize anything happening with the prosecution. Therefore, I thought it would be better for me to allow the police to handle the video's release. So I described what I remembered from the video as detailed as possible I can't tell you how many times I placed myself in their shoes and said, what would you want to know? I could feel the West daughter behind the phone. It is truly an experience I'll never forget.  

To the family of Mr. David Farewell, I may not know Mr. Farewell; however, please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers as you seek answers and justice for Mr. Farewell. Just rest assured that I'll continue to follow this incident. No matter how this mystery unveils itself, I'll stand ready to help in any way possible. I know several of you have inquired about the video. I can't lie it at times is difficult to watch; however, I believe there will be a time and a place to share it, likely when this matter comes to an end legally; right now, I'm sure many of you are just grasping for anything that can begin to bring you closure. I have had you all in my thoughts and prayers from the first moment I learned of the incident. I look forward to hearing stories you may share and learn more about Mr. Farewell. Thank you for inviting me along with the Fairlawn community to share in your vigil this week. From what I understand, you have a big family. Take this moment to learn from one another about your family, discover the things that make you similar, goofy, strong, listen to each other's stories, and grasp the memories that will be shared and finally, love each other. Mr. Farewell was just a few years older than me, and the same age as my sister, his untimely death has made me reflect on how short life can be. My heart goes out to you. All my thoughts will remain thinking about you, and I stand by to help in any way possible. Rest in Peace, Mr. David Farewell, rest in peace.

Tom 

PS, I will be attending the vigil on Friday,  lets use my addreess to help you find your way.  No worries my address is only about 100 yards or less from the immediate area of the incident.  I have arranged for the police department to close a section of the road to assure everyone is safe and able to be with each other without concerns for traffic.  You can GPS this address:

2200 Prout Street SE
Washington, DC 20020