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Obituaries

Aug. 17, 2026

Drucilla Ramey, 1946 -- 2026

Drucilla "Dru" Ramey, who transformed the Bar Association of San Francisco and spent decades advancing women and minorities in the legal profession, died Aug. 5.

Drucilla Ramey, 1946 -- 2026
Drucilla Stender Ramey

Drucilla "Dru" Stender Ramey, a civil rights lawyer and pioneering bar leader who spent decades pushing the legal profession to open its doors to women and minorities, died Aug. 5 in San Francisco from complications of non-small cell lung cancer. She was 80.

Ramey was best known for her 17 years as executive director and general counsel of the Bar Association of San Francisco, where she helped turn what colleagues described as a cautious professional organization into a ...

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