Alberto Rangel, 'nurturing' S.F. social worker, remembered for his 'beaming spirit'

"Todd, 66, has been a patient at Ward 86, the city's long-term outpatient HIV/AIDS clinic at San Francisco General Hospital where Rangel worked, since 1983 - the year it opened. He credits the staff there with saving his life. Rangel had helped him find supportive housing and connected him with drug addiction services when Todd was struggling. "He was always there to help me find those resources," Todd said."

"Rangel, 51, was fatally stabbed on Dec. 4 by a patient at Ward 86, where Rangel had worked since 2021. He died two days later. Rangel was remembered widely for his generosity, patience and commitment to helping others. At Ward 86 he worked closely with patients like Todd, connecting them to supportive housing and addiction services and leading weekly sessions for patients with alcohol-use disorders."

Alberto Rangel, a 51-year-old social worker at Ward 86, was fatally stabbed on Dec. 4 by a patient and died two days later. He worked at Ward 86 since 2021 and connected patients to supportive housing, addiction services, and led weekly alcohol-use disorder sessions. Long-term patient Scotty Todd credited Rangel and Ward 86 staff with saving his life by helping find housing and addiction treatment. Colleagues and patients remembered Rangel for his generosity, patience, and commitment. Rangel grew up in Muscatine, Iowa, lived in San Francisco with his husband Stuart Moulder, and held degrees from the University of Iowa and Notre Dame de Namur.

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