Obituaries

Billy Slavin

Billy Slavin

Billy Slavin passed away early Sunday morning May 22, 2016 at his home on Rausch Avenue in San Francisco. He was 76.

Bill Choisser

Bill Choisser

Bill Choisser, 69, passed away in his sleep at 2:16 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at California Pacific Medical Center, Pacific campus, following a long period of medical problems due to the autoimmune muscle disease called polymyositis.

René (Renato) Martinez Peña

René (Renato) Martinez Peña

Renato was a natural painter. His paintings were shown in numerous exhibits throughout the Bay Area and abroad. Renato also published a book on Celeste Mendoza, La Reina del Guaguanco, in 2015.

 Prince -- The Music Icon Remembered

Prince -- The Music Icon Remembered

Like all great stars, Prince Rogers Nelson, the artist forever to be known as Prince, who died April 21 at the age of 57, was physically short (he stood five-feet-two) but large where it counted: In talent and in effect.