James Markunas

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June 8, 1937 – October 19, 1986

Fr. James Markunas was a graduate of Detroit’s Cody High School and Albion College.  While serving as associate rector of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Detroit, Fr. Markunas was arrested for peaceably demonstrating after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  He died from AIDS-related complications at age 49.

Bay Area Reporter, October 23, 1986

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