Area artist dies in Haiti quake

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Area artist dies in Haiti quake
Rutland Herald
By GREGORY TROTTER VALLEY NEWS -
Published: January 15, 2010


http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100115/THISJUSTIN/1150333


McGarrell was born in Rome, Italy, as a female, but about six years ago, underwent transgender therapy to live as a male, his mother said.

"I think he would want that to be known," she said. "He felt he had always been a boy inside of a girl's body and it was time to be very honest about that."