1958 �" 2015
Rinaldo Sebanz passed away peacefully in Kauai, Hawaii this spring. Rinaldo was once presented in the press as "one of San Francisco's favorite dudes," and for good reason. He was well known to many in San Francisco and in his final home of Kauai. Rinaldo was a native of South Africa who came to America in the 1970s and worked his way from New York to San Francisco, where his career progressed from a chocolatier to one of the community's favorite bartenders to a hairstylist to San Francisco's elite clientele at the famous Mister Lee's and Fairmont Hotel. Rinaldo moved to Palm Springs, where he met his future husband, Mike Place, and together they moved to Kauai where he continued his career as a creative hair stylist and enjoyed his life in Hawaii with his husband, friends, and pets. Rinaldo is missed and will not be forgotten by his friends around the world.