Gail Angelo

Gail Wheelock Angelo 12/20/1914 - 01/08/2011 She was born in Fresno, CA and grew up in Oakland and Piedmont. Gail graduated from Piedmont H.S. and U.C. Berkeley, where she wrote for the Daily Cal and belonged to Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Following graduation, she spent number of years working for both a publishing house and an architectural firm in San Francisco. Although she stopped working to raise a family, Gail continued after the World War II years to be active in Alpha Chi Omega. In addition, she was involved with numerous local projects, such as the Junior Center of Arts and Sciences, the Berkeley Day Nursery, the Art League of the East Bay, the Oakland Museum Association, the Matilda Brown Home, and the Museum of California, where she became Head Docent. A world traveler, she is survived by two sons, Robb and Glenn, daughter-in-law Emma and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA.