Peter Greene, the longtime owner of the Castro travel agency Now, Voyager, died last week in Palm Springs at the age of 61.

We reported on Greene and Now, Voyager a year ago, when he had reopened in a new location after both the business and its owners were evicted from the former location on 18th Street near Douglass several years ago. 

Greene launched Now, Voyager in 1983 with Jonathan Klein, but recent years had been turbulent: after the eviction, Klein took his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Greene moved to a trailer in Palm Springs, but continued to hope to return to San Francisco. He had been living with AIDS for decades, and passed away from what one friend said was liver failure from hepatitis B.

According to the Bay Area Reporter, Greene is remember "for his kindness, his good looks, and his love of singing." The BAR has a full obituary here.