1949 — December 8, 2020Ralph Newton Jennings, former comptroller of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, died in his sleep in Ajijic, Mexico, on December 8, 2020, from heart disease.
He was 71.Ralph was a native of Kosciusko, Mississippi, and a graduate of the University of Mississippi (B.S. accounting), and San Francisco State University (MBA).
He worked as an auditor for the state of Mississippi in Jackson before becoming an accountant for Nabisco in Burlingame, California, followed by his position at SFAF.
He was also an usher for the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Hall and participated in fundraising for AIDS charities in the Bay Area, including the old California AIDS Ride.