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Obituaries: Daric (aka Rocky) Wolkenhauer

Obituaries: Daric (aka Rocky) Wolkenhauer

The obituary for Daric (aka Rocky) Wolkenhauer, who worked as a high school teacher in the East Bay before retiring.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • OBITUARIES
  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

Obituaries: James (Jim) Thomas Connor

Obituaries: James (Jim) Thomas Connor

The obituary for James (Jim) Thomas Connor, who had a long career as a physician at Veterans Administration hospitals, including the medical center in Palo Alto.

Obituaries: Donald Bruce Chambers

Obituaries: Donald Bruce Chambers

The obituary for Donald Bruce Chambers, who worked at UCSF's Center for AIDS Prevention Services and was involved in Metropolitan Community Church-San Francisco and New Spirit Community Church in Berkeley.

Gay former SF Examiner publisher Ted Fang dies

Gay former SF Examiner publisher Ted Fang dies

Ted "Teddy" Fang, a gay man who was the former publisher of the San Francisco Examiner and other newspapers, died September 9 in his Dolores Heights home.

Pioneering bi activist Marguerite 'Maggi' Rubenstein dies

Pioneering bi activist Marguerite 'Maggi' Rubenstein dies

Marguerite "Maggi" Rubenstein, Ph.D., a pioneering bisexual activist dubbed the Godmother of Sex Ed, died August 19 at her home in Red Bluff, California.

Obituaries: Erik Butterfield

Obituaries: Erik Butterfield

The obituary for Erik Butterfield, who brought light and joy to all who knew him.

Gay former SF political aide Nathan Purkiss dies

Gay former SF political aide Nathan Purkiss dies

Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California.

Obituaries: Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless

Obituaries: Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless

The obituary for Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless, who had a 25-year career with IBM and was a leader in the LGBT community.

Obituaries: Clifford "Don" Howard

Obituaries: Clifford "Don" Howard

The obituary for Clifford "Don" Howard, who studied the piano and later had a long career in San Francisco with the Department of Social Services.

Obituaries: Adrian Ray Evans

Obituaries: Adrian Ray Evans

The obituary for Adrian Ray Evans, who had a long career in information technology.

Jerry Berbiar, aka Jerry the Faerie, dies

Jerry Berbiar, aka Jerry the Faerie, dies

Jerry Berbiar, a gay man known widely in the San Francisco LGBTQ community as Jerry the Faerie, died August 5.

Gay SF government watchdog Larry Bush dies

Gay SF government watchdog Larry Bush dies

Larry Bush, a gay man who was a government watchdog and once served as a San Francisco mayoral aide, died July 26 at an assisted care facility in Daly City.

Obituaries: J. Michael Wangeman

Obituaries: J. Michael Wangeman

The obituary for J. Michael Wangeman, a gay man who had a career in the financial industry. He also raised funds for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation by doing the AIDS/LifeCycle ride five times.

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