Gordon Thomas Salter

Gordon Thomas Salter Passed away on October 28 at age 70 at his home in Lincoln, CA, with his partner of 16 years, Robert Fong, his feline companion Miss Kitty, and several close friends at his side. Gordon was known to many as a lover of the arts and a demanding gourmand. He was born in Middleborough, MA, but he traveled early in his life to Miami Beach, where he became close friends with the late entertainer Charles Pierce. He later moved from Florida to New York where he lived in Brooklyn and worked in Manhattan. In 1966, he moved to San Francisco where he had a 15 year career with Pacific Bell, retiring in 1981. After retiring from Pacific Bell, he worked for a travel agency and volunteered for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Shanti, Kairos House and the Performing Arts Library and Museum. In SF, he occasionally performed with Charles Pierce at the legendary Gilded Cage. He had a wonderful singing voice and outgoing personality and participated in a number of shows and musical events in the Bay Area. He was a lover of classical music and attended weekly NY Philharmonic concerts and Metropolitan Opera performances in New York, where he met singers such as Leonie Rysanek and Birgit Nilsson (with whom he maintained a lifelong friendship). He was a frequent attendee of the SF Opera as well as the SF Symphony. He had a wide circle of friends in SF, Volcano (Hawaii) and Lincoln. He loved movies and often hosted viewing parties at his home in San Francisco and after he moved to Lincoln in 2004. Gordon will be sorely missed by his many friends who loved him. He had a wonderful and generous heart which he shared with his friends and the many charities to which he contributed. No memorial service is planned. Contributions in his memory should be made to The Save-the-Redwoods League, 114 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA 94104.