Remembering Jae Scharlin, activist, childbirth educator, private investigator
She was active with Jewish Voice for Peace, the Middle East Children’s Alliance, Berkeley Citizen’s Action, and other progressive organizations.
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Remembering Dr. Fred Strauss, who co-founded one of nation’s first gay health clinics in 1976
Strauss co-founded the Gay Men’s Health Collective, was the Berkeley Free Clinic’s longest-serving volunteer and directed the world’s first queer sperm bank.
Remembering Keasley Jones, humanitarian pillar of East Bay publishing
An avid kayaker and a crafty MacGyver, Keasley Jones did as many jobs as a Swiss Army knife for Peachpit Press and later worked at Heyday Books, Chez Panisse and Prison Radio.
Remembering Fred Harvey, founder of Camp Elmwood, active in Berkeley’s parks, schools, neighborhoods
The son of vaudeville actors, Harvey was co-president of the Emerson PTA during integration and helped preserve the Elmwood Theatre.
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Remembering William Byron Rumford Jr., whose work to remove Santa Fe tracks reshaped South Berkeley
The son of a California civil rights leader, Rumford was honored with a plaque on Sacramento Street earlier this year.
Remembering Melinda Micco, first Native woman tenured at Mills College
Her work focused on the intersection between American Indian and African American histories.
Remembering Nathan Shoehalter, 98, knighted World War II vet and ‘Uncle Shoe’ on popular kids’ show
A one-time salesman of Manischewitz wine, Nathan Shoehalter had a 38-year career in broadcasting and for 30 years served as a docent at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden.
Chloe Verron, who died in RV on 2nd Street, remembered as courageous, loving
Chloe moved from New York to California to find a safer, more welcoming space for her gender transition.
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.
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.
