SAN FRANCISCO -- Rev. Cecil Williams, the charismatic leader of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco died in April but, on Sunday, family, friends and admirers gathered to offer a final tribute to the civil rights leader who brought music to social activism.Cecil Williams often compared his life to a jazz song so it was fitting that his memorial tribute began with a Dixieland band leading the famous Glide Ensemble singers up the aisle.
'In doing this work, Cecil and Jan always stood on the front lines against racism, against homophobia, against occupation, against war,' she said. 'They always stood for love.'Later, when homelessness and poverty took over the Tenderloin, Cecil showed his love again by becoming a leading voice and source of comfort for the down-and-out. On the street outside the memorial service, Marvin Cox enjoyed yet another meal provided by Glide.
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