OAKLAND — He will forever be remembered as a man who loved everybody and believed that God accepts us all — that regardless of adversity, you have to love. These were among the remembrances conveyed ...

OAKLAND — Memorial services for Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Walter Hawkins have been scheduled for next week at the Paramount Theatre. A musical tribute for Hawkins, who recorded his first hit ...

Droves of people gathered at the Paramount Theater in Oakland on July 27 to pay their respects to fallen gospel legend Walter Hawkins. The televised funeral service featured a variety of performances ...

Walter Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor from Oakland, died Sunday. He was 61. Hawkins, who was battling pancreatic cancer, passed away at his home in Ripon, Calif., ...