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StIG ARNE wADENtOFt
Fæddur 26. apríl 1940 í Gävle í Svíþjóð – Dáinn 28. febrúar 2022 í Reykjavík
Stig Arne
Wadentoft
fæddist í Gävle
í Svíþjóð 26.
apríl 1940.
Hann lést á
hjúkrunar-
heimilinu
Grund mánu-
daginn 28. febrúar 2022.
Eiginmaður Stigs er Einar Þór
Jónsson kennari, lýðheilsufræðingur
og framkvæmdastjóri HIV samtak-
anna, f. 1959.
17 ára gamall fluttist Stig einn til
Stokkhólms, gekk í sænska sjóher-
inn og starfaði þar út starfsævina.
Þar fékk hann menntun, var treyst
fyrir mörgum ábyrgðastörfum og
var lengi flotaforingi.
Stig var treyst fyrir forystuhlutverk-
um bæði í starfi sem og félagasam-
tökum í Svíþjóð og á Íslandi. Hann
var brautryðjandi í mannréttinda-
málum og fyrsti formaður HIV-
samtakanna í Svíþjóð og norrænu
samtakanna. Stig sat í stjórn HIV-
Ísland í mörg ár. Hann var virkur í
starfi Sænska félagsins á Íslandi. Stig
var heiðursfélagi í öllum framan-
greindum félögum.
Frá HIV Nordic/Norrænu HIV
samtökunum
Stig A. Wadentoft, the founder
and former president of NordAll
& Nord Pol known as Hiv-Norden
today, has passed away.
The tireless work and effort that Stig
put into the battle against HIV-
stigma & discrimination through
the eighties and nineties, have
influenced a countless numbers of
HIV-positives in ways difficult to
describe, but certainly with a smile
on our face.
Many have passed away from AIDS
through the early eighties to the
mid nineties. Those who recieved
the antiretroviral treatment and
survived, began a proportionably
better life surviving the epidemic
times when AIDS brought families
and friends together under sad circ-
umstances, saying goodbye to their
loved ones.
In times when early treatment
regimes saved lifes, many experi-
enced, that the scent of new hope,
was not imediately equivalent with
better living conditions. Stig knew
this, and he incisted on helping
out on the many struggles, people
experienced, with heavy medical
sideffects, discrimination and a dist-
inc feeling of shame and loneliness.
These ‘invisible sideeffects’ are still
present as we all, through our daily
contact with people living with
HIV, experience that HIV is not an
‘ordinary physical illness’.
Stig took major parts in paving the
way for better living conditions for
HIV-positives all over the nordic
region, and we are thankful, and we
owe you, Stig, our best wishes for a
peaceful last journey.
Our condolences goes to you Einar,
as the wonderful husband left beh-
ind. We all know about the journey
you both have been through the
past years. May you find your peace
and may your sorrow turn into
relief with love and good memories
in times to come.
On behalf of all boardmembers of
NordAll, NordPol & Hiv-Nordic
through more than three decades of
activism, empowering people living
with HIV.
Our deepest respect and condolen-
ces, from the current boardmem-
bers of HIV-Nordic.
f.h stjórnar HIV-Nordic
Jacob Chresten Hermansen