Ross died of cancer on Nov. 20 at his home in Berkeley, just weeks after receiving tributes from hundreds of friends and colleagues on his 75th birthday.
In more than a half century in that role, beginning with his work in the fields of California alongside Cesar Chavez, he inspired and moved to action countless people to achieve social change in the workplace and in communities across the United States, including San Francisco.
“I personally benefited from Fred’s organizational mastery: translating his policy goals into effective political action,” Pelosi said after learning of Ross’ death. “Without his early support and brilliant leadership organizing the ground operation of my first campaign, I would have never become a member of Congress.”
“He can rile up a crowd of cafeteria workers as easily as he can build a relationship with a priest or convince a senator to sign a letter,” wrote Adam Reich, author of With God on Our Side, describing Ross’ role in successfully organizing hospital workers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital over a decade ago.
Ross Jr.’s mother, Frances Ross, an original “Rosie the Riveter,” was a shop steward in a World War II plant in Cleveland and worked to help Jewish doctors immigrate from Nazi Germany.
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