Self-Advocate Dies After Beating From Teens
HARTFORD, CT, April 7, 2003 -- In 2000, Ricky Whistnant won the Peter Kirsche Award for Self Advocacy from The Arc/Connecticut Inc. "Rick was a great big guy with a great big heart," said The Arc's director Peg Dignoti. "There was a goodheartedness about him, a kindness about him."