Guido "Eddie" Nannini

I first met Guido 18 years ago soon after I met my husband Terry. At the time Terry was renting an apartment at the "Nannini Manor" at 2 Italy and he, Guido and Steve were regular dinner companions. Guido made me immediately welcomed into Terry's extended family.

Since then Guido has been a close friend and "family" to us sharing birthdays, New Years and other events including many dinners before the Opera or the Symphony with him and Mary, Claire or Joan.

Guido's heart,...

Guido was a dear friend of my family and myself. My memories of him go back as log as I can remember,Sten grove,Pinochle,numerus dinners,and too many Synphonys and Operas.Ohya and walking precincts. He was a man of genuine kindness And love. thee world is a lesser place without him

Guido and I met at the San Francisco Federated Young Democrats, probably in 1962, the training ground for so many of us who were proud to be part of the so-called “Burton Machine.” He was the leader of a group we laughingly called the Catholic Central Party. He would often say, “All things in moderation.” To which I would invariably respond, “Except those things for which you have a great appetite.”
We shared a mutual interest in politics, unions, history, cigars, eating, and drinking. ...

Guido, we will miss you. You were a great guy.

During the John Burton for state senate campaign in the summer of 1967 I was in the basement of Hardy Hall stuffing envelopes. I wanted to move to the table where the folks with the transistor radio were listening to opera as I had a great interest in opera as well as politics. That is how I met Guido. For the next 39 years, we did music and politics. He was a remarkable man. He had a great love of learning. He must have read two or three books per week; history and biography books. He...

Guido was a legend in the Excelsior District neighborhood of San Francisco. He was also well known at the Opera House and Symphony Hall...and then at Herbst Theater and also at the Philharmonia Baroque and every other concert series in the Bay Area. But, more than that, Guido was one of my dearest and best friends and political mentors. GOTV in the old Supervisorial District 8 meant Guido's Garage! For the District 11 Democratic Club--reflective of redistricting in SF--Guido was a...

Guido was a wonderful friend of mine going back 42 years. After moving out of town five years ago, whenever I took a trip to San Francisco, I would stay with him. I enjoyed very much going with Guido to the opera and to concerts, and also discussing the political situation with him. I will surely miss him. I'm so glad that I had a chance to see him one more time, last month. He was extremely generous and had a heart of gold.

Guido was an important friend of mine... he was my political godfather.. his sense of humor and delight in life was infectous, he had wisdom beyond his years and he was a true loyal friend not only to me but many others.. farewell friend....