Pieters is 2nd from L in this shot with (L-R): Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato & Abe Sylvia. (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) The Rev.
Dr. Steve Pieters, who survived after being diagnosed with ARC (AIDS-related complex) in 1982, has died at 70, according to multiple social media posts by friends.
Pieters became one of the most high-profile people with AIDS, and then long-term survivors, after accepting a surprise invite to be interviewed by Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985 on her Tammy's House Party PTL show.
When Pieters was in the throes of AIDS, nearly dying, he received the call to come on the show. In 2022, he told Religion & Politics: ...