August 19, 1949 �" April 28, 2013
Craig Pierce passed away April 28, 2013 in San Francisco, California, from myelodysplastic syndrome. Craig died at home surrounded by his loving friends.
He is survived by his spouse, Daniel Milne; sisters, Kandra Pierce, Patricia Lee Koenig and Kimera Lee Walsh; brother, Steven Robert Farrow; former wife, Margie Garnhart; daughter, Heather Pierce; grandchildren, Dylan Brandt and Haley Lewis; and great-grandson, Julian Brandt.
Craig served as a medical corpsman in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; this experience led to a lifetime of compassionate service in nursing. After moving from Sacramento to San Francisco, he worked at St. Mary's Hospital and then at Mt. Zion Hospital. Early in the AIDS epidemic, Craig worked in the Shanti houses and then at Coming Home Hospice. Later he worked for CPMC Visiting Nurses and Hospice and San Francisco General Hospital.
A memorial gathering for Craig will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at First Congregational Church of San Francisco, 1300 Polk Street (corner of Bush Street), 94109, at 1:30 p.m.