LGBTQ leader during aftermath of Pulse nightclub massacre dies of cancer, report says
Remembering LGBTQ leader Terry DeCarlo
A leader in Orlando's LGBTQ community who helped the city in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting has died of cancer. Terry DeCarlo was 57.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Sentinel reported that Terry DeCarlo passed away on Monday from cancer, his husband said.
They said that DeCarlo, 56, was a leader in the LGBTQ community who helped Orlando heal in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting. The newspaper also said that he worked at The Center, a resource center for the LGBTQ community.
He was reportedly diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer that began at the roof of his mouth and grew toward his skull. Despite surgery and months of fighting, DeCarlo passed away.
Terry DeCarlo, an Orlando gay-rights advocate and community leader, is hugged by a friend as he arrives at the scene of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith posted about DeCarlo after hearing the news.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer also tweeted about DeCarlo's passing.