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Longtime, legendary pastor of San Francisco’s Glide Memorial church was advocate for civil rights and social justiceReverend Cecil Williams, the longtime head of a church that grew to international fame for being a safe haven for San Francisco’s most marginalized citizens, has passed away. He was 94 years old. He, alongside his wife and poet Janice Mirikitani, transformed Glide memorial church into an institution...