Funeral services have been held in San Francisco for Hezekiah Harvey "Zeke" Singleton, a 4-H youth development specialist at the University of California, Davis, and former director of the statewide 4-H program. Singleton, 58, died June 9 in a San Francisco hospital from a blood clot following surgery. Mr. Singleton was born and raised in Louisiana. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he moved to San Francisco where he worked for the U.S. Postal Service while attending college. After receiving a bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University and a master's degree in social work from UC Berkeley, he joined the university in 1969 as a consultant to the Cooperative Extension 4-H program. He went on to become a 4-H specialist and directed the statewide 4-H program from 1983 to 1991. His duties included being a program representative to the National 4-H Council. During his career he also served on the 4-H Youth Subcommittee of the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, the Youth at Risk Proposal Development Committee, the Program Leadership Committee and the National Conference Committee: "Charting 4-H's Future." He also was active as a consultant, developing violence prevention programs for Bay Area youth and assisting a state task force on youth violence. "Zeke was very sensitive and caring, and brought those qualities to his administrative duties and his leadership," said Marc Braverman, director of the 4-H youth development center at UC Davis. "He was tremendously supportive of a wide range of people including staff, volunteer leaders, youth and their parents, and administrative colleagues in other states. He always made people believe they could make things happen." In addition to his university 4-H work, Singleton was a member of the boards of directors of several community organizations, including Opportunity Through Ownership and Youth for Service, both of San Francisco, and Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. of San Rafael. He was a member of the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National Association of Social Workers, and served as a trustee for the Bay Area United Way in San Francisco. He is survived by his wife, Emogene, and his son, Montgomery. The family prefers that any memorial contributions be directed to the United Negro College Fund or to Guide Dogs for the Blind.