San Francisco Bay Times lead photographer Rink visited Hibernia Beach on Monday, August 15, and reported memorials posted there, including one for singer/actress Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), who passed on August 8 after a long battle with breast cancer. The Grease star and four-time Grammy Award winner was beloved in the LGBTQ+ community for being a longtime ally and for some of the projects she worked on. The music video for her song “Physical,” for example, with its scantily clad, buff men and colorful 1981 gym fashions was described by PinkNews as being “literally the gayest thing on Earth.”
Newton-John was also known for her support of environmental and animal rights. She served as an ambassador to the United Nations Environmental Program, and was a spokesperson for the Children’s Health Environ-Mental Coalition. She additionally supported the Red Cross, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Rainforest Alliance, and Concept Cure.
Also posted at Hibernia Beach was a tribute to Patrick Gregory Pahilga (1957–2022) who died on June 14 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was a Host Sponsor of the Sundance Stompede and supported other local events and nonprofits. His family, originally from the Philippines, was one of several from that country who formed an association at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church on Mission Street and worked towards social justice for AAPI individuals. Pahilga’s friend Janet Liu. established a CaringBridge site for him during his illness. Pahilga was buried at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma.
A memorial was also posted, including many snapshots with friends, for Israel Nieves-Rivera, who was a longtime AGUILAS supporter and staff member at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Read more about him on page 8 of this issue in Dr. Eduardo Morales’ column.
Published on August 25, 2022
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