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The obituary for George Edward McLane.
Frank William Shawl, a gay man who was dance artist, educator, and co-founder, along with the late Victor Anderson, of Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley, died at his home Friday, October 4. He was 87.
The obituary for Philip Dwight Mathews.
Daphne Dorman, a transgender comedian and activist who gained national prominence after being referenced by Dave Chappelle in his controversial Netflix special, died by suicide October 11, according to media outlets and San Francisco officials.
The obituary for Ernesto Javier Perez Aguas.
The obituary for Stephen O. Murray.
The obituary for Thomas (Tom) Cannon Menk.
The obituary for Gregory Scott Brouse.
The obituary for Jere Puckett Mitchell.
The obituary for Peter Todd Metcalf.
The obituary for Paul Edward Shavers.
William E. Dannemeyer, an arch-conservative former California congressman who advocated quarantining people living with AIDS and once sued the Bay Area Reporter for libel, died July 9. He was 89.