BishopAccountability.org
April 4, 2019
Survivor activist Rev. Gary Hayes died yesterday, April 4, 2019, after a battle with cancer. Gary was a major figure in the survivor movement and a spiritual force. He served as a director, advisory board member, and president of the Linkup, the groundbreaking survivor organization. Gary’s own landmark case was described in an early issue of Linkup’s newsletter Missing Link:
• Black Collar Crimes, Missing Link, Volume 1, Number 4 (Fall 1993)
These articles from Gary’s own archive give some sense of the man and his significance:
• Ex-Millville Priest Named in Suit Alleging Child Sex Abuse, Cover-Up, by Jean Jones and Gary Miller, Bridgeton Evening News (6/11/93)
• Restoring Faith: Priest Who Was Sexually Abused As a Teen Wants to Aid Others in Recovery, by Karen Owen, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (3/6/94)
• Victims Then, Priests Later, by Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune (6/3/02)
• Dozens Pray to Heal Church’s Wounds, by Brandy Warren, Courier-Journal (6/11/02)
• 4 Cardinals + Archbishop H. Flynn Meet 25 Survivors of Clergy Sex Abuse, transcribed by Helen Daly, healingtogether.org (6/12/02)
• Once a Victim, A Priest Wants Zero Tolerance, by Sara Rimer, New York Times (6/12/02)
Gary Hayes will be waked at DeMarco-Luisi Funeral Home 2755 S. Lincoln Ave in Vineland NJ on Wednesday April 10, 2019 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. There will be a service at 7:30 pm. Cremation will be private and burial in the family plot at a later date.
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