James Catherwood Hormel, a philanthropist and the first openly LGBT person to represent the United States as an ambassador, passed away Friday, August 13th. https://www.ebar.com/news/national/news//307836/uss_first_gay_ambassador_james_c_hormel_dies
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James Catherwood Hormel, a philanthropist and the first openly LGBT person to represent the United States as an ambassador, passed away Friday, August 13th. https://www.ebar.com/news/national/news//307836/uss_first_gay_ambassador_james_c_hormel_dies