‘Bulldozer for justice’: Homelessness advocate Barbara Brust dies at age 69

Known on the streets of Berkeley as “the soup lady,” Barbara Brust died Feb. 25 at the age of 69.
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Known on the streets of Berkeley as “the soup lady,” Barbara Brust died Feb. 25 at the age of 69.
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Nilabh Shastri, a widely admired and inspirational UC Berkeley professor in the department of molecular and cell biology, died Jan. 22 at the age of 68.
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Joseph Myers, who taught at UC Berkeley’s ethnic studies department for nearly 30 years, died due to heart complications Dec. 29, 2020, at age 80.
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For many, justice is an interest; for a smaller number, it is a commitment; for a few, it is a passion, as it was for Henry di Suvero. This is especially so for the most marginalized, including African American and Latinx individuals in the United States, aboriginal people in Australia and
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UC Berkeley professor emeritus Leo Goodman, who others considered a “giant in his field,” died Tuesday at the age of 92 due to COVID-19.
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A well-loved, longtime horse race trainer at Golden Gate Fields, Bob Hess Sr. died Saturday at the age of 86 due to COVID-19.
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UC Berkeley undergraduate Alexander Denny, a literature aficionado and guitarist remembered by friends as a “beautiful person,” died unexpectedly in his bed Nov. 1.
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Poet, memoirist, publisher and former English teacher at UC Berkeley Adam David Miller died on November 4 at the age of 98.
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Dave Altman, pioneer rock climber and Berkeley Ironworks climbing trainer, died Tuesday at the age of 68 after his van caught fire.
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Campus anthropology researcher and University of Washington anthropology assistant professor Sam Dubal was reported missing Oct. 12 and is now presumed dead.
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