Abounding Prosperity founder has died
Kirk Myers-Hill will be remembered as creator of South Dallas AIDS agency and Dallas Southern Pride DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com People gathered outside Abounding Prosperity headquarters on Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard Tuesday morning, April 4, as news of the death of the agency’s founder, Kirk Myers-Hill, spread. As crowds filled the sidewalk in front of the building, grieving family and staff remained inside the office, asking for privacy “so we may process and mourn the loss of our beloved leader.” Myers-Hill, who often worked nights and early mornings in his office, was found unresponsive at his desk as staff arrived on Tuesday morning, April 4. “I am just devastated,” longtime community leader Betty Neal said when she heard the news.
Her comment was typical of the reaction by members of the Black community, government officials and leaders of other HIV organizations around DFW.
Myers-Hill founded Abounding Prosperity in 2005 in response to the growing number of cases of HIV in the Black community. As noted in a press release written by his staff shortly after his death, he “was a tireless advocate for the health and wellness of the Black family, particularly Black LGBTQ+ community members in Dallas.” But his efforts reached far beyond that community.
