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Rev. Cecil Williams
1929 - 2024
Rev. Cecil Williams
1929 - 2024
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BORN
1929
DIED
2024
Cecil Williams Obituary
Rev. Cecil Williams was the pastor of Glide Church in San Francisco for 60 years, turning it from a small congregation to San Francisco's largest social services provider, one years ahead of its time in welcoming LGBTQ members.
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(Photo: Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Greg Williams
April 26, 2024
In my addiction years, Cecil fed me when I couldn't feed myself. Clean and sober since 1991. RIP Cecil. Shake the dust off of your wings, and the sleep out of your eyes
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Carson Loveless
April 23, 2024
Condolences to his family and loved ones
Elizabeth Bell
April 23, 2024
RIP Rev.Cecil
Cookie Kinkead
April 23, 2024
The day Nelson Mandela was freed was the first of many times I celebrated LIFE at Glide. Cecil and Janice were instrumental in so many lives being changed. May they both always be together ....
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Karen Roberts
April 23, 2024
I was wearing a red vest one Sunday during the holiday season and felt Cecil spoke directly to me when he mentioned how much he liked the color red.
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