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Professor Emeritus John Lamont Peterson, Ph.D., died unexpectedly of natural causes May 23 in Atlanta. He was 72.
The obituary for Frenchie (Armand Joseph Cournoyer), a San Francisco resident who was a raconteur.
The obituary for Robert C. Potter, who was a founding member of the Alexander Hamilton Post 448 of the American Legion.
Leigh Pankonin, best known as Phatima Rude, aka Sister Phatima la Dyke Van Dick/Sister Hateful Sow of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Inc., died May 18 while sleeping in their Portland, Oregon apartment.
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo, a transgender woman and longtime AIDS survivor, died Saturday, May 15. She was 74.
The obituary for Patricia Smith, who offered rides, friendship, and counsel to countless young men during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
The obituary for Kimberly Donald Raasch, a former SF resident and lifelong Republican.
San Francisco lost one of its greathearted citizens when the beloved Irene Smith, the first person to offer massage to people with AIDS, left her body from complications of esophageal cancer.
A virtual memorial for sex workers advocate Margo St. James will be held Saturday, May 1, at 11 a.m. Pacific Time.
The obituary for Jeffrey Thomas Antonson (Oden), who cared deeply about climate change.
The obituary for Helen Wagner, whose Northern California ranch served as the location for the old Hopyard Women's Music Festival.
The obituary for Max Vela.