The city lost a great leader July 29: Glen Park’s very own Janice Mirikitani, co-founder of Glide Memorial Church and the city’s poet laureate from 2000 to 2002. Mirikatani and her husband the Rev. Cecil Williams built Glide Memorial Church into the soul of San Francisco. There’s a wonderful tribute video here, and you can […]
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Cecil Williams, longtime champion of the poor, co-founder of Glide Church, dies at 94 (SF Chronicle)
In addition to his great works for the city of San Francisco, Cecil Williams was a decades-long resident of Hiliritas Avenue in Glen Park. Upon his death last month The San Francisco Chronicle published this extensive obituary detailing a most extraordinary life. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/cecil-williams-obituary-17820200.php His memorial was held on May 12, also written up in the […]