Eine Kämpferin für Menschenrechte: Trauer um Ursula Hess in Weiden

Unermüdlich hat sich Ursula Hess jahrzehntelang für Asylsuchende und Geflüchtete eingesetzt. Die Gründerin des Arbeitskreises Asyl Weiden hinterlässt ein großes Vermächtnis in der Flüchtlingshilfe. Jetzt ist sie mit 79 Jahren verstorben.

von Stephanie Hladik

Ihr letzter Auftritt auf öffentlicher Bühne war im Mai 2025, als Ursula und Jost Hess durch Oberbürgermeister Jens Meyer (rechts) mit der Goldenen Bürgermedaille ausgezeichnet wurden. Dabei habe sie "eine tiefe Freude" über diese Anerkennung empfunden, sagt ihr Mann.

Archivbild: Gabi Schönberger

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