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@@@ Williams attended Redwood High School in Larkspur and studied theater at the College of Marin before he was accepted to the Juilliard School in New York, where he graduated in 1976. Two years later, he landed a starring roll in 鈥淢ork and Mindy,鈥?a spinoff of his 鈥淗appy Days鈥?character, but he maintained his , eventually establishing a home in San Francisco鈥檚 Sea Cliff neighborhood that he鈥檇 open to Williams spent his final years in Tiburon, where authorities say he apparently killed himself at age 63, after battling addiction and depression, as well as dealing with The petition to rename the Waldo Tunnel after Williams was started by Belvedere resident Julie Wainwright, who had hoped to gather at least 10,000 signatures. 鈥淟ike many worldwide, I am mourning the death of the immensely talented entertainer and incredibly good person, Robin Williams,鈥?she wrote on the change.org page. 鈥淗e was my neighbor 鈥?I often saw him running errands, walking the dog, performing at the local theater, working at the coffee shop. Robin wasn鈥檛 just an international icon 鈥?he was an integral part of our community here in the Bay Area. We claim him as our own.鈥? The twin tubes, which carry tens of thousands of drivers through the Waldo Grade to Sausalito each day, were originally named after William Waldo, a Whig Party candidate who ran for governor in 1853. In 1970, longtime Caltrans employee Robert Halligan convinced the state transportation agency to paint the cheery rainbows on the tunnel, turning it into a landmark featured in 鈥淒irty Harry鈥?and other films.. Levine said he supported the renaming from the moment the petition began, but wanted to give Williams鈥?family time to grieve before he asked for their approval. He said he has since spoken to some of his family鈥檚 representatives, who gave him their blessings to go forth with the project. The resolution will have to go through the usual steps of a bill before the renaming can come to fruition, Levine said. If both the Assembly and the state Senate pass the resolution, the costs will have to be taken care of with privately funded money. Levine said he does not foresee any difficulties in raising the $6,000 necessary to rename the tunnel. 鈥淚鈥檝e been receiving feedback up and down the state, as well as from my fellow lawmakers, and they all recognize the impact that Robin Williams had on so many Californians,鈥?he said. Like many others in support of the effort, Levine said he thinks the rainbow paint is especially fitting for a man who made his big break wearing rainbow suspenders on 鈥淢ork and Mindy.鈥? 鈥淎s a child, I had those rainbow suspenders,鈥?Levine laughed, 鈥渁nd I look back on how silly and goofy they were with a smile on my face. Rainbows bring hope and joy to people. I think going through that tunnel, under the joy and rainbow, we will always think of all the joy and laughter that Robin Williams brought to so many people.鈥?
Vivian Ho is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: Twitter: @VivianHoRelated Articles:
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