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Milk remained popular among temple members. Two months before the tragedy Temple members sent over fifty letters of sympathy to Milk following the suicide of Milk's gay lover, Jack Lira, hung himself on the back porch. One letter ended, "You have our deepest sympathy in your loss and we would be glad to have you with us [in Jonestown], even for only a short visit." Temple member Sharon Amos wrote "I had the opportunity in San Francisco when we were there to get to know you and thought very highly of your commitment to social actions and the betterment of your community." She also wrote "I hope you will be able to visit us here sometime in Jonestown. Believe it or not, it is a tremendously sophisticated community, though it is in a jungle." Amos later murdered her children with a knife at the behest of Jones in Georgetown, Guyana and subsequently committed suicide.<ref>(Tim Reiterman (1982) "Raven (book)|Raven: The Untold Story of Rev. Jim Jones and His People" ISBN|978-0-525-24136-2 pp. 544-5)</ref>
Milk remained popular among temple members. Two months before the tragedy Temple members sent over fifty letters of sympathy to Milk following the suicide of Milk's gay lover, Jack Lira, hung himself on the back porch. One letter ended, "You have our deepest sympathy in your loss and we would be glad to have you with us [in Jonestown], even for only a short visit." Temple member Sharon Amos wrote "I had the opportunity in San Francisco when we were there to get to know you and thought very highly of your commitment to social actions and the betterment of your community." She also wrote "I hope you will be able to visit us here sometime in Jonestown. Believe it or not, it is a tremendously sophisticated community, though it is in a jungle." Amos later murdered her children with a knife at the behest of Jones in Georgetown, Guyana and subsequently committed suicide.<ref>(Tim Reiterman (1982) "Raven (book)|Raven: The Untold Story of Rev. Jim Jones and His People" ISBN|978-0-525-24136-2 pp. 544-5)</ref>
===Assassination===
After the tragedy, Mayor [[George Moscone]] initially defended his appointment of Jones, stating that, in 1975, Jones' reputation was that of a man who believed in [[social justice]] and [[racial equality]], and that there was evidence that the Peoples Temple had initiated programs for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. When asked by a reporter whether he felt in any way culpable for the events, Moscone became angry at the reporter and stated "I'm not taking any responsibility, it's not mine to shoulder."<ref>>Burns, Jerry, "Willie Brown Defends Former Ties to Rev. Jones", San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 1978</ref> Milk stated that "Guyana was a great experiment that didn't work. I don't know, maybe it did." <ref>Crewdson, John, "Harvey Milk, Led Coast Homosexual Right Fight", New York Times, November 28, 1978</ref>
On November 27, 1978, nine days after the [[Jonestown Massacre]], Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by [[Dan White]], a disgruntled, [[Democratic]] former Supervisor.
On November 27, 1978, nine days after the [[Jonestown Massacre]], Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by [[Dan White]], a disgruntled, [[Democratic]] former Supervisor.