Shelley Brothers was “always there, always available, always ready with a warm smile,” the bar said in a statement on Facebook.
SEATTLE — Shelley Brothers, the co-owner of Seattle’s most iconic lesbian bar, Wildrose, has died, according to a statement the bar posted on Facebook.
“A pillar of Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ community, Shelley was a force. An icon. And a protector. Her impact is immeasurable, and her absence leaves a void that can never truly be filled,” reads the statement.
Brothers spent much of her life as an engineer before buying into the Wildrose in the early 2000s. The Wildrose was one of the first
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