Timothy Ray Brown First Cured of HIV Has Died of Cancer

"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!

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