Here are the stories of several notable residents who died this past year: Carole Quan, 80: She was the first Asian American to serve as superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District; Jan. 2, Steve Hendrickson, 54: The former linebacker at Cal went on to play seven seasons in the NFL, including on the 1990 San Francisco 49ers team that won the Super Bowl; Jan 8, Prentice Earl Sanders, 83: The San Francisco homicide detective, who worked on such cases as the 1970s Zebra murders, later became the citys first Black police chief; Jan. 11, Bryan Monroe, 55: The journalism industry leader, a former deputy managing editor at the San Jose Mercury News, was a political editor for CNN and later a professor at Temple University; Jan. 13, Joe Saccone, 107: The Oakland native was a co-founder of Marin Countys United Markets grocery stores; Jan. 18, Don Sutton, 75: The Baseball Hall of Famer pitched for several teams, including the As, Dodgers and Angels, then spent three decades as a broadcaster for the Braves and Nationals; Jan. 19, Mike Sadek, 74: The former MLB catcher played for eight seasons, all with the San Francisco Giants; Jan. 20, David Katzenstein, 69: The former Stanford and UC Davis professor was a virologist and clinician who helped advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV and AIDS, especially in sub-Saharan Africa; Jan. 25, Dick Callahan, 80: The beloved public address announcer for the Oakland As also served in a similar role with the Golden State Warriors for two decades; Jan. 29, Sig Sanchez, 100: The former Gilroy mayor and Santa Clara County supervisor was instrumental in developing Highway 101 through Morgan Hill and Gilroy; Jan. 29, Dustin Diamond, 44; The native of San Jose was best known for his role on TVs Saved by the Bell; Feb. 1, Jack Palladino, 76: The famed San Francisco private investigator had such noteworthy clients as Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and John DeLorean; Feb. 1, Charlie Krueger, 84: He was a star defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers who played from 1959-73, and is one of only a dozen former players whose jersey has been retired; Feb. 5, George Shultz, 100: The former secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan later was a fellow at Stanfords Hoover Institution as well as a professor emeritus at Stanfords Graduate School of Business; Feb. 6, Pedro Gomez, 58: The longtime baseball writer covered the Oakland As for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee, then later moved on to ESPN; Feb. 7, Angel Mangual, 73: The former Oakland As outfielder played on all three World Series-winning teams in the 1970s, and his game-winning pinch hit in 1972 gave the As its first title in Oakland; Feb. 16, Mark Halvorson, 57: The wrestling coach at De La Salle High School led his team to 11 NCS titles, and he also served as a Greco-Roman coach for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics; Feb. 17, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 101: The famed poet and publisher was a co-founder of the Beat movement, ran San Franciscos beloved City Lights bookstore and was the citys first poet laureate; Feb. 22, Leo Allamanno, 99: He was the longtime boys basketball coach at Fremont High School in Oakland, and his teams won 14 championships in 29 years; March 1, Joe Altobelli, 88: He was the eighth manager in San Francisco Giants history, winning NL Manager of the Year in 1978, and went on to win the World Series with the Baltimore Orioles in 1983; March 3, Mark Pavelich, 63: He was part of the Miracle on Ice Olympic hockey team in 1980, and later played in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks; March 4, Daniel Helix, 91: The former Concord city councilman also served as mayor, and he struck a deal with a developer to build the Concord Pavilion; March 9, Bob Ingle, 81: The visionary journalist was the executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News, and under his leadership, it launched the first news website; March 16, Dorothy King, 69: She was an owner of the beloved restaurant Everett & Jones Barbeque, and she also was an advocate for homeless residents; March 17, Oscar Frayer, 23: The prep basketball star at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward went on to play college basketball at Grand Canyon University; March 23, Catherine Kuo, 48: She was a trustee for the Dublin Unified School District; March 24, Charles Davidson, 90: The Silicon Valley philanthropist and developer built thousands of homes and was a pioneer in affordable housing, and provided SJSU the largest private grant in its history; March 25, Jean Yonemura Wing, 70: She was an education activist and leader who fought to make classrooms more equitable and diverse; March 29, Brian Rohan, 84: The San Francisco attorney was known as the dope lawyer for such 1960s counterculture clients as the Grateful Dead and Ken Kesey; March 30, Ken Reitz, 69: The Bay Area native, a third baseman known for his fielding prowess, played for years for the St. Louis Cardinals but also spent one season with the San Francisco Giants; March 31, Larry Rogers, 74; The iconic aquatics coach at Bellarmine High School won 59 CCS titles 34 in boys swimming, 25 in boys water polo more than any other coach in CIF section history; March 31, Gene Mullin, 83: He was a former South San Francisco city councilman and mayor before being elected to the state Assembly; April 5, Ron DeMonner, 79: The longtime football coach, a fixture in the South Bay, coached several prep football teams as well as at San Jose State and Santa Clara University, April 5, Reese Erlich, 73: The longtime journalist, who was a columnist for The Progressive magazine, also was an advocate for peace; April 6, Ira Keeler, 80: The longtime Industrial Light & Magic employee created costumes and props for several iconic film franchises, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Back to the Future; April 15, Charles Geschke, 81: The tech titan, a prominent cheerleader of downtown San Jose, was a co-founder of Adobe Inc., and helped develop software that led the desktop publishing revolution; April 17, Gustavo Cabrera, 25: The San Francisco Giants prospect signed with the team when he was 16, and played for the San Jose Giants for a short stint, before giving up baseball; April 20, Betty Van Dyke, 88: She was a pioneer in the Bay Area organic farming movement, and she also broke barriers as one of the few women to surf in Santa Cruz in the 1950s and 60s; April 20, Gregory Shock G Jacobs, 57: The hip-hop icon, who co-founded and fronted the band Digital Underground, got his start in the music business in the Bay Area, and was a mentor to rapper Tupac Shakur; April 22, Nort Thornton, 88: The longtime mens swimming coach at Cal led the school to two national championships, and he also coached several Olympic champs, including Matt Biondi and Anthony Ervin; April 22, Mike Davis, 65: The former Oakland Raiders safety was famed for an interception that helped the team go on to win Super Bowl XV; April 25, David Bruce, 89: The winemaker was a San Jose dermatologist when he started his namesake winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and was known as a modern pioneer of pinot noir; April 28, Sharon Anderson, 65: The longtime Contra Costa County legal counsel was the first woman to serve in the role, Laurie Roberts; The beloved radio DJ, who was a member of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, worked at such stations as KOME, KSJO, KPIG and KFOX; May 4, Rennie Stennett, 72: The former baseball star played with the Pittsburgh Pirates before becoming the San Francisco Giants first major signing of the free agency era; May 18, Lee Evans, 74: The legendary track star, who was part of San Jose States famed Speed City program, won two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was a social justice activist; May 19, Paul Mooney, 79; The legendary comedian, who grew up in Oakland, was known for his bold insights on racism and was a writing partner of Richard Pryor; May 19, John Sutter, 92: The former Oakland city councilman and vice mayor, who also served as an Alameda County Superior Court judge, was an advocate for environmental justice and open space preservation, Jim Fassel, 71: He was an assistant football coach at Stanford and the quarterback coach for the Oakland Raiders before becoming the head coach of the New York Giants; June 7, Vivien Larsen, 80; She was a teacher and counselor who served for years on the Ohlone Community College District board; June 10, Fred Zehnder, 87: The former KTVU news director helped build the station into a ratings juggernaut, then later founded the San Leandro Times and owned the Castro Valley Forum; June 27, Terry Donahue, 77: He winningest coach in Pac-12 and UCLA football history before he joined the San Francisco 49ers, and served as the teams GM for four years; July 4, Dicky Maegle, 86: He was part of one of the most famed plays in college football, then played seven seasons in the NFL, including five with the San Francisco 49ers; July 4, Richard Rainey, 82: He was a former Contra Costa County sheriff who later served in the state Senate and Assembly; July 4, Greg Clark, 49: The football star played for Stanford, then professionally with the San Francisco 49ers; July 7, Dick Tidrow, 74: The former MLB pitcher, who grew up in Hayward, was a member of the San Francisco Giants front office and helped bring three World Series titles to the city; July 10, Phyllis Gould, 99: She was one of the first six women hired at the Richmond shipyard for the World War II effort, then later fought for recognition of Rosie the Riveters; July 20, Bob Ringwald, 80: The jazz pianist played in clubs across Northern California and founded the Sacramento Jazz Festival, and was the father of actress Molly Ringwald; Aug. 3, Markie Post, 70: The actress, who was born in Palo Alto and grew up in Walnut Creek, appeared in dozens of TV shows and films but was best known for her role on Night Court; Aug. 7, Steve Zumbi Gaines, 49: The beloved Bay Area rapper was part of the hip-hop group Zion I; Aug. 13, James Hormel, 88: The San Francisco philanthropist, who made history as the first out gay person to serve as a U.S. ambassador, was co-founder of the Human Rights Campaign; Aug. 13, Cornell Maier, 96: He served as chairman and CEO of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., then volunteered for years as a baby holder at UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital Oakland; Aug. 13, Michael Morgan, 63: The longtime conductor for the Oakland Symphony was a beloved figure in the Bay Area classical music scene; Aug. 20, Frank Sweeney, 78: The longtime reporter for the San Jose Mercury News covered an array of topics, including the environment, aviation and politics; Aug. 22, Parys Haralson, 37: The former San Francisco 49ers linebacker also played for the New Orleans Saints, then returned to the 49ers, where he worked as a team official; Sept. 13, Raider Rob Rivera: The Oakland Raiders fan was known as the co-founder of the Black Hole, the rowdy group of fans in the south end zone at the Oakland Coliseum; Sept. 20, Mary Everett, 65: She was the longtime owner of the Berkeley location of Everett and Jones Barbecue; Sept. 25, George Frayne, 77: The musician, also known as Commander Cody of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 70s in the Bay Area music scene; Sept. 26, Lee Quarnstrom, 81: The longtime journalist, who served as executive editor at Hustler magazine and later as a columnist for the Mercury News, was part of Ken Keseys band of Merry Pranksters, Sept. 30, Michael Stockley, 24: The Alameda resident was popular e-sports streamer and commentator who went by the name KiXSTAr; Oct. 11, Ray Fosse, 74: The former MLB catcher played for the Oakland As, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians, then served as an As broadcaster for 26 years; Oct. 13, Mort Sahl, 94: The political satirist, who got his start in San Francisco, took pride in having mocked every president from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump; Oct. 23, Peter Hegarty, 56: The longtime journalist wrote for the Alameda Journal and the East Bay Times, and was a fierce advocate for Irish independence, Wilma Chan, 72: The longtime public official, who was a fierce advocate for children, served in the state Assembly and on the Alameda County board of supervisors; Nov. 3, Ronn Guidi, 85; The noted choreographer and teacher founded the Oakland Ballet, which became a proving ground for dancers under his leadership; Nov. 25, Andrew Romanoff, 98: He was a Russian prince who gave up his royal title and made a new life for himself in Marin County as a carpenter, entrepreneur and folk artist; Nov. 28, Dave Draper, 79: The famed bodybuilder won the Mr. America, Mr. Universe and Mr. World titles, appeared in several TV shows and films, and owned gyms in Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley; Nov. 30, Alan Scott, 89: He was an ophthalmologist whose pioneering use of the toxin Clostridium botulinum for a medical procedure later led him to be dubbed the father of Botox; Dec. 16, Joan Didion, 85: The author and essayist, who was born in Sacramento and graduated from UC Berkeley, wrote such classic pieces as The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking; Dec. 23, Wayne Thiebaud, 101: The painter, who was a professor at UC Davis for more than 40 years, was known for his vibrant depictions of ordinary life from pastries and pies to delicatessen counters and diners; Dec. 25, Jim Wiley, 71: He spent close to a half-century in professional hockey, and coached the San Jose Sharks for the majority of the 1995-96 season; Dec. 26, John Madden, 85: The Bay Area native led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl title in 1976, then later became a beloved football broadcaster and the face of the biggest-selling sports video game of all time; Dec. 28, (Henny Ray Abrams/Associated Press Archives), A final farewell: Notable Bay Area residents, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Bay Area weather: After thunderstorms and hail, snow could be on the way this weekend, A final farewell: Notable Bay Area residents who died in 2021, Names we wont forget: Famous people who died in 2021, Jerry Richardson dies at 86; 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