Funeral services have been set for Allan M. Baird, a former Teamsters official who was a staunch ally to the LGBTQ community. Mr. Baird was pronounced deceased late January 7. He was 92.
A viewing will be held Tuesday, January 21, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Duggan's Funeral Services, 3434 17th Street in San Francisco. The viewing will resume Wednesday, January 22, at 9:30 a.m. at the same location followed by an 11 a.m. life celebration.
Mr. Baird is best known for spearheading the Coors Brewing Company boycott with Harvey Milk in the 1970s. He led the famous 1973 boycott of Coors beer because of the company's then-homophobic and anti-union stances. Mr. Baird joined with Milk, then a gay political newcomer and Castro resident who would go on to win a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
To read the Bay Area Reporter's obituary for Mr. Baird, click here.
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