Warren Hinckle

Linda,

Noreen and i so sorry for your loss.
And we want to thank-you for the great care
you gave to Warren. Warren would have been pleased with his wake and funeral.
Mike and Noreen

Monsignor Collins I am sure had an effect on Warren as he did on me. My eternal light shine down on him and may he live in everlasting peace. My condolences to the family. Those who were born in San Francisco in the days known as before the hippies never would have dreamed of the changes and that in the end once a Catholic always a Catholic. Cheers Warren !

Dear Denise, Hilary and Pia,

I'm deeply sorry for your loss. When they made Warren they broke the mold. He was uniquely himself in ways that transcend words such as "eccentric" or "whimsical." Whenever I ran into him he was always full of good cheer and great stories. We had some great laughs together. He will be missed.

You have been a blessing to your family, friends and yes your Church! May you bask in God's eternal and perpetual light of love.

For behold the legacy of love that you leave on the planet in all those who continue to love you. A love that will never die but follow you to Heaven.

Now Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Warren you have found it! May the Lord Jesus come to greet you.

Blessings

St. Cecilia, Riordan, USF: San Francisco all the way. A rosary, no less. You can take the man out of the church but you can't take the church out of the man. You had a keen sense of justice, Warren. RIP- but I know you won't.
Jim Clifford

The faculty, staff and students of Archbishop Riordan High School extend their deepest sympathy to the Hinckle Family

Dear Linda, I feel quite blessed to have had so many opportunities to sit with Warren and listen to him rant about some issue or injustice he felt needed to be exposed. He was my friend. He lived fearlessly and he expected everyone to do the same. I have so many wonderful memories of Warren and I thought I was at peace with his passing. I knew he was no longer in pain. But everyday seems a little "less" in someway. Less joy, less laughter, less justice, less kindness....he had a way of magically bringing a light to your life while you shake your head at the audacity of his antics.

May he rest in peace with Blessed Pope Pius XII.

I Loved Warren because he Loved my parents, and my parents Loved him. Warren wrote a really terrific story about how my parents eloped to Sam's Grill. My step-father Sam Kagel was 93, and my beautiful, smart, and elegant mother, Jeanne Ames was 76. Sam made her a June bride. The Hon. Isabella Grant officiated with Vince the waiter, and the owner, who both acted as witnesses, and all in Booth Number 4! I also loved running into Warren at The Double Play along with his buddy John Piccheti, son of the San Francisco original and mainstay Cookie Piccheti. Cookie was the owner and operator of the world famous Star Cafe, Warren's favorite watering hole up until the time it closed. Those were great days, and Warren made them even greater. Long live Warren!!!

Hilary and Pia,
I don't remember seeing your father at Presidio Hill School parent meetings, or at Urban School, and certainly not at Sarah Lawrence,but I do remember seeing him dashing through your house on Divisadero Street. I never had a conversation with him, but did listen to him when he spoke to the crowds. I have thought of you both over the years. Please know you have my deep sympathy. You now have memories.

Athena Svoronos
(mother of Saudia Lawrence)