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HELLS ANGELS WANT TO HOLD SONNY BARGER MEMORIAL SERVICE AT OAKLAND COLISEUM
Barger, the founder of the Oakland chapter, died in late June at the age of 83.
by David DeBolt July 12, 2022July 12, 2022
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The Hells Angels want to hold the memorial service in the Coliseum parking lot
in August. Credit: Pete Rosos
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The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club wants to have one last ride in East Oakland for
Sonny Barger, the founder of the Oakland chapter who died two weeks ago at age
83.
The club has requested to hold Barger’s memorial service at the Oakland Coliseum
complex, a few miles away from the Foothill Boulevard clubhouse where he founded
perhaps the most influential chapter of what would become an international
organization of outlaw bikers.
Whether a Coliseum funeral for the former head of the motorcycle gang gets to
happen is up for discussion. Henry Gardner, the executive director of the
Coliseum Authority, plans to discuss the club’s proposal with his board on
Friday morning.
In a memo to the board, Gardner said the Hells Angels have asked to use the
stadium’s parking lot for a service in August, but he’s waiting to hear back
from authorities.
“We have consulted with the city’s leadership, including the Oakland Police
Department, to seek guidance on whether or not this event can be safely and
securely managed,” Gardner wrote. “The group estimates there will be
approximately 2,000 of their members in attendance. OPD is taking the lead in
determining a safety plan and will be providing us with their recommendations on
whether and how we should proceed.”
Barger was born in Modesto, moved to Oakland as a youngster, co-founded this
city’s chapter of the biker club in the late 1950s, and became its national
president, credited with growing the organization internationally. He died of
cancer on June 29 at his home in Livermore. His death was announced on his
official Facebook page with a note he said was to “be posted immediately after
my passing.”
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“I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure,” the Facebook post said.
“And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club. Although I’ve had a
public personna for decades, I’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club
brothers, my family, and close friends.”
A plaque at the Oakland chapter located on Foothill Boulevard. Credit: Amir Aziz
That public personna was a controversial and violent one. Barger’s Oakland Hells
Angels led attacks on anti-Vietnam war protesters, a war the club supported, and
the Angels became police informants in the 1960s, trading information to Bay
Area cops about the activities of radical Leftist and Black power groups. Barger
was present when Hells Angels assaulted concertgoers and stabbed a person to
death during the 1969 Altamont rock concert. The Oakland police tangled numerous
times with the club, carrying out raids on properties owned by the Hells Angels
and taking part in investigations of murder, gun and drug trafficking, and other
alleged crimes.
Barger was arrested numerous times on drug, weapons, assault, and murder charges
in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He spent several years as the chapter president of a
club in Arizona and quietly returned to the East Bay to live in Livermore. His
81st birthday was celebrated at the Oakland clubhouse—the 8 and 1 referring to
the H and A in the alphabet, and a number the club’s supporters use.
Events at the Coliseum, which is publicly-owned, do not necessarily need the
approval of the Coliseum board, which is made up of members of the Oakland City
Council, county Board of Supervisors, and members appointed by both government
bodies.
The Coliseum was recently the site of another memorial this year. In February, a
public gathering was held for John Madden, the former Oakland Raiders coach,
broadcaster, and longtime Pleasanton resident.
“We don’t want to deny the ability for family, friends, and associates to
memorialize Sonny Barger at a public facility,” Supervisor Nate Miley, who is
the chair of the authority board, told The Oaklandside. “We just want to make
sure there’s ample precautions taken.”
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