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Bobbie (Roberta) Kirkhart

Los Angeles, CA

April 16, 1943 - October 31, 2021

Apr 16, 1943 - Oct 31, 2021

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Bobbie Kirkhart died on October 31, 2021, in her home in Los Angeles, CA. She was 78 years old.

For nearly four decades, Bobbie was a fixture in atheist movement building. She served as President of both Atheist Alliance International and Atheists United, served on the board of Camp Quest and the advisory board for Humanist Association of Nepal, helped form the Secular Coalition for America, and was an informal advisor and mentor to dozens of freethought leaders.

In 2009, she purchased and opened up her century-old Victorian home, known as Heretic House, to speakers and local groups, giving atheists and progressive organizers a dependable and rent-free meeting space. Hundreds of fundraisers, parties, choir rehearsals, jam-sessions, board retreats, recovery meetings, and volunteer events have called Heretic House home over the last decade while dozens of well-known speakers and activists have crashed for a few nights at a time.

She is survived by her daughter, Monica, and two grandchildren, Donovan and Rafael

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