Eulogy for a Deltakeeper
Bill Jennings, a virtuoso environmentalist—a David who gave shiners to many a water-grabbing Goliath in his almost 40-year fight to save the Delta and other rivers—died Dec. 27. He was 79.Jennings was admitted to Dameron Hospital suffering from pneumonia which followed a bout of Covid-19. He also had heart problems. His exact cause of death is unclear.“ Bill was a genius,” said Barbara Barrigan Parilla of Restore the Delta. “Nobody could ever fill Bill’s shoes.”
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