Obituaries: Mark Richard (Rick) Ashworth aka K.C. Dare

  • by BAR staff
  • Tuesday November 23, 2021
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Mark Richard (Rick) Ashworth aka K.C. Dare
Mark Richard (Rick) Ashworth aka K.C. Dare

December 6, 1954 — June 17, 2020

A celebration of life gathering will take place on Sunday, December 5, from noon to 3 p.m. at 440 Castro Street to honor Rick Ashworth (K.C. Dare), who passed at age 65 on June 17, 2020. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, K.C. was a longtime resident of San Francisco since 1984 and worked as a materials assistant manager at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Laguna Honda Hospital. After retiring in 2011 he moved to Cathedral City, California. Active in the social and fundraising circles of San Francisco, he was Queen I of Krewe de Kinque and Princess to the Ruby Red Heart Emperor of the Imperial Court of San Francisco. K.C.'s relatives and many friends will remember him for his compassion, generosity, and unending sense of humor.

Celebration link is here. Inquiries to: Gary Virginia (415) 867-5004.

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