[Letter from Bob Brandon's parents, Lynda and Bob, to Janie Bush, January, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Brandon's parents, Lynda and Bob, to Janie Bush, January, 2003]

Letter from Lynda and Bob Brandon to LSR event manager Janie Bush discussing their appreciation for Janie and their sons' friendship and thanking her for the gifts and pictures. The note is handwritten in blue ink on a Hallmark thank you card with pastel pansies on the cover and was sent in a lavender envelope.
Date: January 27, 2003
Creator: Brandon, Lynda & Brandon, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of advice for riders printed on green paper] (open access)

[List of advice for riders printed on green paper]

List of advice from the Lone Star Ride organization for riders printed on green paper.
Date: 2003
Creator: Brantley, Mikie; Leach, Mona & Werner, Kirsten
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[E-Mail from Janie R. Bush to Vic Garza, Aki Shiratori, etc., January 6, 2003] (open access)

[E-Mail from Janie R. Bush to Vic Garza, Aki Shiratori, etc., January 6, 2003]

E-Mail from Janie R. Bush to Vic Garza, Aki Shiratori, etc., January 6, 2003. The email pertains to the death of Bob Brandon, a loved security/traffic manager.
Date: January 6, 2003
Creator: Bush, Janie R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[E-Mail from Pam Donnelly to Janie R. Bush, January 7th, 2003] (open access)

[E-Mail from Pam Donnelly to Janie R. Bush, January 7th, 2003]

E-Mail from Pam Donnelly to Janie R. Bush, January 7th, 2003. The letter pertains to a memorial service and that Pam would like to pay for the floral arrangement for Bob Brandon.
Date: January 7, 2003
Creator: Donnelly, Pam
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lone Star Ride 2003 Closing Ceremonies Poem (open access)

Lone Star Ride 2003 Closing Ceremonies Poem

A closing ceremonies stanzaed poem for the 2003 Lone Star Ride by Valerie Holloway and performed at the closing ceremonies on September 28th. The poem expresses gratitude for the volunteers and other riders, funny details of the ride experience, and emphasizes the universal importance of the fight against AIDS and the idea of while the ride is for the year, the fight for a cure is long from over.
Date: 2003
Creator: Holloway, Valerie
Object Type: Poem
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spectrum, Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2003 (open access)

Spectrum, Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2003

Quarterly newsletter issued in the fall of 2003 by the Resource Center of Dallas with an article in support of the success of the 2003 Lone Star Ride. The article is featured on the front page and includes one and a half columns of text with a photo on the top right showing representatives posing with the final check for just under $300,000. On page four the article concludes with a photo collage and a final thank you to supporters and participants.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Resource Center of Dallas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Bob Brandon, January 8th, 2003] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Bob Brandon, January 8th, 2003]

Funeral program for Robert H. "Bobby" Brandon III, born January 21, 1970, and died January 5th, 2003. The funeral was held on January 8th, 2003 at New World United Methodist, and was officiated by Reverend David J. Turner. Funeral arrangements were made through Williams Funeral Directors of Garland and Robert was buried in Tool Cemetery in Tool Texas.
Date: January 8, 2003
Creator: Williams Funeral Directors
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[3 men in a group, 2: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of three men, the one in the center is holding a cell phone. The two men on the left are both wearing the official 2003 LSR event merch.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[3 men in a group: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of three men, the one in the center is holding a cell phone. The two men on the left are both wearing the official 2003 LSR event merch.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[4 people sitting on deck stairs: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of four men sitting on a wide set of deck stairs. The man on the far right in red holds a cigarette between his fingers and the man in the center holds a bottle of beer on the step below where he sits. A large white LSR banner is hung to the left of the stairs along the front of the railing.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[5 people gathered around a small bar table: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of five people sitting around a small table in a bar including Paul, Sam, and Carol. The walls of the bar are painted bright turquoise and decorated with mismatched artwork. A stack of LSR brochures and a pen sit in a small container at the head of the table.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[5 people seated around a round booth table: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of five people seated at a round red corner booth table enjoying margaritas. The group sits together with their arms around each other's shoulders all smiling. The group consists of one woman on the left and four men.
Date: July 23, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[5 people standing arm in arm in a dim restaurant: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of five individuals standing with their arms around each other in a dimly lit restaurant. The woman on the far right wears an LSR name tag clipped to her shirt. The man in the center wears a 2001 LSR t-shirt with a small digital camera on a lanyard around his neck. The shot captures wooden arches and bright windows behind the group.
Date: June 29, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[7 people sitting under a stripped tent by a wooden deck: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of seven people sitting around a picnic table under a striped tent. The people are gathered around a picnic table with various drinks. A table in the sun outside the tent has stacks of papers and brochures laid out to be taken. In the vicinity, a wooden deck with people gathered on the stairs can be seen hung with a large white LSR banner.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[11 people posed by a KDL 106.7 radio station banner: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of a large group of eleven people all wearing casual clothes posing near a green and white banner for KDL 106.7 radio station. The woman in the front row is seen wearing a blue LSR t-shirt and holding a small envelope in her left hand.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[11 people seated around a restaurant table: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of eleven people seated at a long table in a dim restaurant next to the bar. The table is scattered with menus, silverware, beverage glasses, and a stack of LSR information pamphlets. The shot was taken from the head of the table looking down the center showing each person with a nametag and some with their eyes closed.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[11 people standing behind a table: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of eleven people gathered together for a group photo behind a restaurant table. The front row of the group all wear name tags that read from left to right with Melanie, Andrews, Chelsie, Laurie, and on the back row standing on a chair a woman labeled Tess. A stack of LSR pamphlets stands in the center of the table surrounded by empty glass beverage cups.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Anvil building pit-stop: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of a muscular shirtless man wearing a yellow cap, rainbow lei, and knee-length cargo shorts standing with his weight on his left hip in the entrance to the Anvil. The man stands in a bright patch of sun that extends inside the building illuminating rows of white plastic chairs and the silhouette of another crew member inside.
Date: September 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Assistant crew director and two others at a restaurant: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of three older individuals sitting together at a restaurant table enjoying chips with dishes of salsa and queso. A stack of LSR registration pamphlets is set up in the middle of the table next to a bottle of Shiner beer and a basket of chips. The two women both have name stickers stuck to their chests that read "Faye" and "Mona L.". Mona L. is labeled as the assistant crew director.
Date: July 23, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bikes lined up behind orange netting: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of triangular metal bars set up in rows in a parking lot area surrounded by trees. The bars support large numbers of bicycles and are wrapped around the outside with orange construction netting.
Date: [2003-09-27..2003-09-28]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bikes parked and lined up for the night: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of a large number of bikes all lined up together for the night in a parking lot in the vicinity of a forested grassy area. In the distance blurred crew members wearing yellow and green crew t-shirts mill about the parking lot with some in a golf cart parked by a white van.
Date: September 27, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bingo night group, 2: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush and other LSR members posing in front of a Grease banner at the John Thomas Gay and Lesbian Community Center. The group is posed on a small stage with a bingo board to the left.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bingo night group: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush and other LSR members posing in front of a Grease banner at the John Thomas Gay and Lesbian Community Center. The group is posed on a small stage with a bingo board to the left.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bobby Brandon smiling from a security cart]

Photograph of Robert "Bobby" Brandon smiling from the driver's seat of a recreational vehicle labeled along the side with a banner that reads "Security". Bobby smiles over his left shoulder wearing a green LSR t-shirt and blue jeans. The shot captures a background of brightly lit trees and tall grass.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library