Bonnie Tinker
Bonnie Jeanne Tinker
26 May 1948 - 02 Jul 2009
Clubs & Associations
GCA Caller School
- attended 1997, 1998
Media Features
- Bonnie Tinker [1]
- Profile: Bonnie Tinker [2]
- Queer Heroes NW 2012 [3]
- VFA Pioneer Histories Project [4]
Obituary
BONNIE JEANNE TUCKER
Portland, OR
Bonnie Jeanne Tinker died July 2, in Blacksburg, Virginia killed by a truck while riding a bicycle.
Bonnie was born May 26, 1948 in Boone, Iowa to Rev. Leonard E. and Dr. Lorena Jeanne McGregor Tinker who preceded her in death. A graduate of Roosevelt High and Grinnell College, she made her home in Portland, Oregon. Tinker was the Executive Director of the gay and lesbian rights organization Love Makes a Family and a life-long activist for peace, civil rights and social justice.
She is survived by wife Sara Graham, children Alex and Connie Tinker and Josh Graham, grandchildren Cierra, Maya and Adah, of Portland; siblings Leonard E Tinker III - Des Moines, John Tinker (Patricia Fisher), Hope Tinker (David Fortel) - Fayette, MO, Mary Beth Tinker (Kesh Ladduwahetty) - Wash. DC, Paul and Claire Tinkerhess - Ann Arbor; nieces, nephews, cousins and a community of friends.
Services July 25, under the care of the Portland Multonomah Friends Meeting (Quaker). Info at http://schema-root.org/bonnie. Memorial to Love Makes a Family P.O. Box 5163 Portland, OR 97208-5163.[5]
TO BE TRANSCRIBED
[6]
Legacy
- Bonnie Tinker House [7]
- Bonnie Tinker collection, 1980-2010 [8]
- Bonnie Tinker Papers [9]
- Bonnie J. Tinker Scholarship [10]
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (involving Bonnie's siblings) [11]
Photos
At Track II Chicago, 1995
At Wheel & Deal, 1997
At Wheel & Deal, 1997
At Weave The Rose, 1998
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia entry : accessed 29 Jan 2026
- ↑ LGBTQ Religious Archives Network website : accessed 29 Jan 2026
- ↑ Oregon Queer History Collective website : accessed 29 Jan 2026
- ↑ Veteran Feminists of America, inc website : accessed 29 Jan 2026
- ↑ The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA) Friday, 24 Jul 2009, p.10A col.6
- ↑ The Oregonian (Portland, OR) Sunday, 06 Dec 2009, p.2M
- ↑ Home Building Foundation website : accessed 23 Jan 2026
- ↑ Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Archives West, Coll 209
- ↑ Tricollege Libraries Archives & Manuscripts, SFHL-RG5-290
- ↑ Southwest Washington Pride Alliance website : accessed 29 Jan 2026
- ↑ Wikipedia entry : accessed 29 Jan 2026