Silverman,+Irv


 * NAME: Irv Silverman**

[|IRVING SILVERMAN] Mr. Silverman, 35, was taken to the hospital after collapsing at the South Philadephia home he shared with his sister Kim. "He was a hell of a guy, and he's going to be missed," Kim Silverman said yesterday. Mr. Silverman's sister and his lawyer, Ronda B. Goldfein ofPublished on 1994-12-12, Page B04, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
 * Biography:**
 * Source:** Marie McCullough, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Irving Silverman, who filed an AIDS discrimination lawsuit in August against the 12th Street Gym, died of AIDS Saturday at St. Agnes Medical Center in South Philadelphia.

code "Gym to Pay $35,000 to AIDS Victim's Estate" Philadelphia Inquirer (02/01/95) P. B4; Vedantam, Shankar Center City's 12th Street Gym has agreed to pay $35,000 to the estate of Irving Silverman, who had sued the gym for AIDS discrimination. Silverman's sister, however, said what she wanted most of all was an apology. "I resent the fact that they ultimately used us as a PR campaign," she said on Tuesday. Silverman, who died of AIDS on Dec. 10 at age 35, claimed that the gym's owner, Robert Guzzardi, had thrown him out of the gym last March 7. Silverman had asked for a Band-Aid at the front desk after he cut his finger. According to Silverman, Guzzardi said, "We don't want your kind in here. You're careless.  You could infect everybody." As part of the settlement, the gym accepted no liability for the incident. The gym announced on Tuesday that it is implementing a model training program for its staff. Managing partner Rick Piper added that the gym is also instituting a policy for "handling hazardous body wastes, where they could potentially pose a risk." code

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Date of Birth: Date of Death (delete if non-applicable): 12/10/1994 Age at Death (delete if non-applicable): 35

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