Washington Post
Bishop Rainey Cheeks, a taekwondo master who took on the AIDS crisis, dies at 74
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Bishop Rainey Cheeks, a taekwondo athlete who won a bronze medal at the first World Taekwondo Championships at age 21, died at 74. The article did not provide a specific date of death or cause. Cheeks was active in Washington's LGBTQ+ community during the AIDS crisis.
