Rachelle Winterbourne, a language autodidact who once fought Starbucks to keep the name of her hair salon and was known in Stinson Beach for her gatherings, Christmas decorations and love of the color purple, died on Jan. 18. She was 72 years old.
Since moving to Bolinas in the ‘70s, Rachelle forged friendships and built community through her annual holiday celebrations, which she always held in January so as not to conflict with other parties.…