MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR EZEKIEL WEBBER
 Monday
May 10, 2004
5:00-6:00 p.m.
UCLA School of Law
4th Floor, Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library Tower
Dear members of the Williams Project community:
It is with great sadness that I inform you that Ezekiel (Zeke) Webber, one of
the most active UCLA School of Law students with the Williams Project and a
member of the School's Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, passed away
last week. The cause of his death is still unknown. A memorial service for Zeke
will be held this coming Monday, May 10, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on the fourth floor
of the UCLA School of Law Library Tower.
In his two years at UCLA School of Law, Zeke contributed so much to the law
school community and to the Williams Project. If you have attended any of the
Williams Project conferences or panels, you probably saw him at the registration
table, helping people sign in and passing out reading materials. Zeke
volunteered at almost every event that the Williams Project has held for the
past two years.
Last summer, Zeke was awarded a
Williams Project Summer Fellowship to do LGBT legal rights work with the
ACLU of Southern California. An Eagle Scout himself, Zeke worked on ACLU cases
related to the Boy Scouts' denial of membership to gay scouts. He also worked on
a lawsuit against a city that had refused to issue a permit for an LGBT Pride
parade and on issues related to promoting diversity education in public schools.
In March of this year, Zeke spoke eloquently at a fundraising party in Long
Beach dedicated to raising money for this year's summer fellowships.
Zeke also served as the Managing Editor of the
Dukeminier Awards law
journal for the past two years, putting in countless hours to publish the
journal's first three volumes. Just a few weeks ago, he was selected to serve as
the Editor-in-Chief of the journal next year. Also during the past two months,
Zeke and other students had been working to create a new annual moot court
competition focused on sexual orientation law issues.
If you met Zeke, you will probably remember him as I do—and as he appears in
the picture above -- his face beaming with a huge smile. Further information
about the memorial service for Zeke is below.
Thank you,
Brad Sears
Executive Director
The Williams Project
Ezekiel Webber Memorial Fund at UCLA School of Law
In lieu of flowers, Zeke's parents have asked that people contribute to the
Ezekiel Webber Memorial Fund at UCLA School of Law. The fund will be used to
allow other students to pursue Zeke's passions, advocating for the rights of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and for civil rights more
generally. To contribute to the fund, you can write a check to the UCLA
Foundation/Law/Webber Memorial Fund.
The check can be mailed to:
The Ezekiel Webber Memorial Fund
The Williams Project
UCLA School of Law
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
Ezekiel Webber Memorial Website
Paul Webber, Zeke's father, has set up a memorial site for Zeke in the Yahoo
group area. He invites all to join and participate in the remembrances of
Ezekiel. Go to
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tigger/
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING:
Take the 405 San Diego Freeway to Sunset Blvd., and then head east on Sunset
Blvd. Next, turn right on Hilgard Ave. and then turn right on Westholme. Parking
is available in Parking Lot 2 on the UCLA campus for $7.00. You can purchase a
parking pass from the Parking Kiosk just inside the UCLA campus on Westholme.
Walk north to the UCLA School of Law. You can reach the fourth floor of the
library by the main library staircase or the elevators in the library.
THE CHARLES R. WILLIAMS PROJECT ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAW
The Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy is a
national think tank dedicated to the field of sexual orientation law and public
policy. It advances law and public policy through rigorous, independent research
and scholarship. The Williams Project was founded in the fall of 2001, through a
gift of philanthropist, educator, and businessman, Charles R. Williams. For more
information about the Williams Project contact:
The Williams Project
UCLA School of Law
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute
Phone (310) 267-4382
Fax : (310) 825-6023
E-mail: williamsinstitute@law.ucla.edu
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