Chapter 11:
Benjamin Coffin III, former husband of Alison Grey of the Westport Greys was found dead in his home yesterday. Benjamin, better known as Benny by his friends, has lived in New York City's East Village since his divorce in 1991. After Benny moved to the East Village location, he became a strong advocate for gay and lesbian rights, the fight against AIDS and AIDS research, and better welfare for artists. He continued to fight for these assorted concerns well into his eighties.
Benny had been diagnosed with leukemia six months ago. Although he was going to chemotherapy, doctors believe that this was the cause of his death. Benny just turned 92 four months ago in July. Funeral services will be held at United Methodist Church in downtown New York at 10 AM. Mr. Coffin is survived by no living relatives.
Benny groaned. There was a bright light streaming in from the window. He squeezed his eyes closed, and covered them with one of his hands. What the hell was he doing on the floor? He had chemo to go to. Not that it really mattered. Most of his Boho friends had ended their last letters with "See you soon". Benny became aware of laughing and talking coming from the kitchen. What was going on? First he had woken up on the floor, and now there were people in his kitchen. Benny listened to the voices as they became clearer. He recognized those voices. Some of them he hadn't heard in over 70 years.
"The benevolent God has finally decided to grace us Bohemians with his presence," an all too familiar voice announced.
