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| May.26 |
San Francisco |
Philanthropist George Jewett dies George Frederick 'Fritz' Jewett Jr., was a prominent businessman, philanthropist and sailing buff. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 81
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| May.16 |
Napa |
Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies Pioneering vintner Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world's map, has died at the age of 94
| Mondavi died peacefully at his Napa Valley home. Governor Schwarzenegger said he was 'a true California legend'
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| Mar.25 |
San Francisco |
Iconic ad man Hal Riney dies| The advertising man whose memorable work helped establish the city as an important creative center for the industry died of cancer at 75 | |
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| Mar.1 |
Apple |
Raskin, 'Father of the Macintosh', died Jef Raskin was early Apple developer that wanted computers built for people, not just for programs
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| Feb.1 |
Berkeley |
'Finding Nemo' animator dies of cancer Dan Lee, a lead animator at Pixar Animation Studios died at 35 following a 17-month battle with lung cancer
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| Mar.20 |
Marin County |
Founder of PowerBar Dies at 51| Brian Maxwell, 51, the founder of the popular energy bar, died after collapsing at a post office | |
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| Dec.29 |
Los Altos Hills |
WebTV co-founder Phil Goldman dies at 39 Goldman also was launching a Web-based e-mail service that promised to block unwanted spam
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| Nov.24 |
Los Altos Hills |
Silicon Valley pioneer Eugene Kleiner dies Kleiner, whose ideas and money spawned a brood of high-tech giants, was 80
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| Oct.10 |
San Francisco |
Examiner COO Douglas Fang dies at 38 Fang rejoined the family's business in 2001 to help guide the newly acquired daily newspaper
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Schwarzenegger to run for governor
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| Dec.17 |
San Francisco |
Former PG&E CEO dies at age 72 Richard Alan Clarke served as Chairman and CEO of PG&E from 1986 to 1995
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| Jul.19 |
Woodside |
Daughter of J.C. Penney dies at age 72 Carol Penney Guyer, daughter of retail department store founder, died from complications related to cancer
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| Jul.9 |
Belmont |
Pioneer of Gnutella dies at 25| Gene Kan, an unofficial spokesman for file-swapping Gnutella, found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound | |
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| Jun.7 |
Pacific Heights |
Philanthropist Phyllis Wattis died Wattis gave tens of millions of dollars to cultural institutions, including SFMOMA
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| Feb.12 |
Oakland |
Deputy editor collapses at desk, dies James Jennings, 60, collapsed at his desk in the newsroom of The Oakland Tribune and later died of a heart attack
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| Jan.3 |
SF Chronicle |
Columnist and baseball Hall of Famer dies Bob Stevens, a sports writer, covered baseball for nearly 50 years
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| Dec.28 |
Oakland |
Community newspaper leader dead Thomas Lucius Berkley was owner and publisher of the Oakland Post and El Mundo
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| Dec.10 |
Redwood City |
Former editor dies David Schutz was editor of the original Redwood City Tribune. He was 84
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| Dec.6 |
Pleasanton |
Commerce One co-founder dies High-tech entrepreneur Thomas Gonzales, 35, has died after a battle with cancer
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| Oct.30 |
San Francisco |
Toy executive dies John Rosenkrans, 73, heir to the Spreckels sugar fortune, has died of heart failure
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| Sep.12 |
Pleasanton |
 Thoratec Mourns Loss of Leader Thomas Burnett was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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| Sep.9 |
Oakland |
L. Grant, cartoonist, dies Lou Grant was cartoonist for The Oakland Tribune. He was 81
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| Jun.18 |
San Francisco |
Architect and Wright associate dies
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PG&E files for bankruptcy
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| Apr.1 |
Moraga |
Theater critic dies
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| Mar.1 |
Palo Alto |
Former UPI manager, dead at 74
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| Jan.12 |
Palo Alto |
William Hewlett dead at 87| He was an engineer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in a garage in 1938 and pioneered Silicon Valley | | |
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| Jan.8 |
San Francisco |
Examiner reporter dies at 56
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| Nov.26 |
San Rafael |
Former publisher dies Yoffie, former general manager and publisher of the Marin Independent Journal, died at age 76
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