Queer Places:
Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Plot St. Joseph's Cemetery section
Brian James Pockar (October 27, 1959 – April 28, 1992) was a Canadian
figure skater. He was the 1982 World bronze medalist, a three-time Canadian
national champion (1978–80), and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1]
He was born and died in Calgary.
After turning pro, Pockar toured with Stars on Ice and worked as a choreographer. He died of AIDS in 1992.[2] Scott Hamilton outed Pockar as gay in Hamilton's autobiography, Landing It.[3]
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