Remembering Jean Gallery Whitehead, dancer, Catholic school rebel, museum worker
Whitehead worked at the Museum of Children’s Arts in Oakland and studied with the renowned choreographer Anna Halprin.
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Remembering E. Roger Thompson, the ‘philosopher carpenter’ behind Coyote Construction
He hardened hundreds of Bay Area homes against earthquakes and flooding, while providing life lessons to a cosmopolitan cast of young workers.
Remembering Dr. Bart Rubin, Berkeley psychologist who founded Family Institute of Pinole
Rubin, 64, was a past president of the Association of Family Therapists of Northern California.
Remembering Rev. Elizabeth V. Coleman, pastor at McGee Avenue Baptist Church
The Rev. Elizabeth V. Coleman had a passion for serving children and youth and brought restorative justice to the Berkeley Technology Academy.
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Remembering Rebekah Kaplan, midwife to midwives and dispenser of wisdom
She was captivating in her grace and embodied the perfect balance of science and “woo-woo.”
Berkeley barbecue loses another great with death of Mary Everett
Mary Everett, the owner of Berkeley’s Everett and Jones Barbeque, was known for feeding those in need and an epic holiday toy drive.
Remembering Jacquelyn Housh, principal of Oxford Elementary
Jacquelyn Housh, who served as vice principal of Malcolm X and principal of Oxford, loved antiquing and nature and had a quick laugh and an indomitable spirit.
Remembering Lucinda Sikes, who set legal precedents on government transparency
A wittily playful teacher of legal writing at Berkeley Law, Lucinda Sikes loved novels, dancing and lattes.
Remembering Floyd Salas, novelist, boxing coach, social activist
Floyd Salas served as PEN Oakland’s president and famously confronted Saul Bellow at a reading at SF State.
Remembering Paula Conant, Berkeley Lab staffer and pet walker
Paula Anne Conant, 83, was active in the gay and lesbian rights movement, traveled widely and loved dogs.
Remembering Dr. John S. Lowitz, who linked cigarettes to lung cancer in 1956
Dr. John S. Lowitz, who became Kaiser Permanente’s assistant chief of psychiatry in San Francisco, is believed to be the first person to put chalkboards in hospital waiting rooms for children to draw on.
Remembering Geoffrey E. Linburn, psychiatrist who retired in Berkeley
During a 35-year career in psychiatry, Dr. Geoffrey E. Linburn treated private patients and also worked in institutional and community settings.
