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Obituaries: Aldo Arias

OBITUARIES | August 30, 2023 | by BAR staff

The obituary for Aldo Arias, who worked as a hair stylist/beautician for most of his professional career and lived in San Francisco for many years.

Obituaries: Stephen Merrell Jull-Patterson

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by BAR staff
Aug 23, 2023

The obituary for Stephen Merrell Jull-Patterson, who wrote and performed one-man shows and later moved to Alameda where he and his husband raised their four children.

Obituaries: Jon Bush

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by BAR staff
Aug 23, 2023

The obituary for Jon Bush, who was an electronic music composer and longtime member of the dance music collective Moontribe.

Partner seeks answers in death of cyclist David Sexton

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by Cynthia Laird
Aug 16, 2023

It's been more than a month since gay San Francisco cyclist David Sexton was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the East Bay city of Richmond, and his partner told the Bay Area Reporter that he's frustrated with the slowness of the investigation.

Rev. Stephen Pieters, interviewed by Tammy Faye Bakker about AIDS, dies

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by Brian Bromberger
Jul 26, 2023

The Reverend Albert Stephen Pieters, a gay man living with AIDS whose interview by televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the 1980s opened people's minds about the disease, died July 8 in Los Angeles.

Obituaries: Jon P. Borset

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by BAR staff
Jul 26, 2023

The obituary for Jon P. Borset, an early gay activist who was arrested at the New Year's dance at California Hall in 1965.

Obituaries: Robert (Rob) Kevin Morrison

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by BAR staff
Jul 26, 2023

The obituary for Robert (Rob) Kevin Morrison, who retired from the California Department of Social services. He enjoyed traveling and searching for antiques.

Obituaries: Robert Neal Thornton

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by BAR staff
Jun 14, 2023

The obituary for Robert Neal Thornton, who owned The Cinch Saloon on San Francisco's historic Polk Street.

Gay glass artist Bruce St. John Maher dies

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by Cynthia Laird
Jun 14, 2023

Bruce St. John Maher, a gay man and glass artist, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Monte Rio on April 9, Easter Sunday.

Obituaries: Robert Wayne Starkey

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Jun 7, 2023

The obituary for Robert Wayne Starkey, aka the Truth Fairy, who was an LGBTQ activist, writer, and photographer.

Former tech worker Joseph Bucciarelli dies in San Jose

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by Cynthia Laird
May 31, 2023

Joseph Bucciarelli, a gay man who once had a promising career in the tech field but whose mental illness eventually led him to be homeless, died May 13 in San Jose after he was struck by a transit van.

Obituaries: Lee Terry Chandler

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by BAR staff
May 24, 2023

The obituary for Lee Terry Chandler, who established a wide circle of friends after he moved to San Francisco in 1980.

Memorial set for David Hurles

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by BAR staff
May 24, 2023

A celebration of life for gay pornographer David Hurles will be held Saturday, June 3, at the Bob Mizer Foundation's headquarters in downtown San Francisco.