Dr. L.V. Grant

LV, you were loved.

We lost LV on Sunday, January 2, 2022 after a brief, but aggressive bout of lung cancer. A man of substance and style, he loved his family, his food and his music. He was a son of Texas- born in Mt. Pleasant, on May 28, 1937 to Wilbert Grant and Lucy Hawkins. He graduated from Texas Southern University’s School of Pharmacy where he pledged Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He served two years in the Armed Forces before heading West to the Bay Area where he decided to pursue a degree at the California College of Podiatric Medicine.

The Bay Area was good to LV. It was here that he and his wife Brenda built a life. The Bay Area was where he became a father to his children, Kitt and Brett, and where he built a successful professional career. LV, a country boy, loved the sophistication that the Bay represented-a place that allowed him to explore every kind of music – from Afro-beats, to jazz, to the blues, at live music venues. He had some of his best times when he went with Brenda to the Monterey Jazz and Blues Festivals, and when he took Brett to hear the Four Tops and Kitt to see her namesake, Eartha Kitt. That’s what happiness looked like to him.

LV was a foodie, and he especially loved his own cooking. From his famous brisket, to his catfish nuggets and homemade tamales, he was proud to share it all with friends and family alike. He also loved exploring new restaurants in the city with a particular fondness for Dungeness crabs (he and his daughter, Kitt, spent many days lamenting the delay in the season) and Mitchell’s ice cream (Black Walnut please.)

Considering himself a style connoisseur (with some questionable choices), he also loved shopping, frequently trekking to the Stanford Shopping Center, the Soho district of Manhattan and the streets of Paris with his family in tow. From San Francisco, to New York, to Europe, LV’s life was filled with moments of discovery and delight, but it was when he spent time with his family that he was happiest.

He was a quiet, introverted man who kept it simple and straightforward. He was a standup guy that never needed much. He worked hard and stayed true to his values. And when his time came, he faced it surrounded with all that he loved-his music, his family and his faith. His work here was done.

Gloria Gordon Getty passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on Dec. 5, 2021 at her home on Russian Hill in San Francisco.

Gee Gee, as she was known by many, lived a fulfilling life that spanned the waning days of the Wild West in Colorado, the glamor and growth of post-war Los Angeles, and the foghorns, Dungeness crab, and sports glory of San Francisco from the ‘80s to present day.

Gee Gee was born in Denver, Colorado on November 1, 1930, to May and David Grant Gordon, the founder of a heavy construction company that helped build the Hoover Dam, amongst other projects.

Her grandfather, John Gordon, in his early career a station master in Wyoming, became a Colorado state senator.

She lived in Los Angeles from the 1950s to the 70s, and moved to San Francisco in the early 1980s. She was always elegantly attired, and her signature round glasses completed her fashionable look.

Gee Gee loved city life in San Francisco – frequently attending the opera, theater, symphony, lectures, and art exhibitions. She was a faithful Giants fan, supporting the team through many losing years, as well as the glory of three