— Eric Ashworth (November 6, 1957 — July 20, 1997) was a a literary agent who died of AIDS in Manhattan. He was 39 years old. . Ashworth is pictured here, far right, with his mother Amy and father Dick, who co-founded Parents of Gays (now @pflag) with Jeanne and Jules Manford, and Bob and Elaine Benov. . Ashworth’s brother, Tucker Ashworth (June 3, 1954 — May 30, 1987) — pictured second left — died of AIDS, age 32. . Born in Bronxville, New York, Ashworth attended @tuftsuniversity and @ucberkeleyofficial. He joined Donadio & Associates in 1980 before becoming a partner in the agency in 1989, which was renamed Donadio & Ashworth. . Ashworth, who’s clients included Leon Bing, Darryl Pinckney and Mark Salzman, retired in 1992 having contracted pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) that had left him paralyzed. . Ashworth’s former parter, Craig Musser, son of the philanthropist Pete Musser, died of AIDS in 1990. An artist and @Harvard graduate, Musser had worked as a model in Manhattan before contracting AIDS in 1984. The 1997 @HBO mini-series ‘In the Gloaming’ is said to be based on the Musser family. . 📷 @NYCPride circa 1977 . #whatisrememberedlives #theaidsmemorial #aidsmemorial #endaids #neverforget