Former Sun-Reporter Newspaper and Oakland Post editor Gail Berkley-Armstrong has died at the age of 74.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Well-known Bay Area journalist Gail Berkley-Armstrong has died, her former employer confirmed. Berkley-Armstrong, the daughter of late Oakland attorney and Oakland Post founder Thomas L. Berkley, was 74. She died Sunday after a lengthy illness.
"I spoke with her earlier this year on the centennial of the Tulsa massacre, and as always, her questions reflected her deep insight and her compassion for the subjects she covered," Lee said. Former syndicated columnist Sandra Varner, founder of Varner PR Agency, submitted stories to then executive editor Berkley-Armstrong. Their relationship would last for 33 years.Varner never saw Berkley-Armstrong angry, a sentiment shared in some way by others.Brenda Knight, a motivational speaker and founder of the women's empowerment group Ladies in Red, counted Berkley-Armstrong as a sister, too.
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