July 21, 1971 �" December 1, 2008
Rick Lovin was easily spotted on the dance floor at Club Universe by the Batman symbol tattooed on his left arm, emblematic of his endearing, childlike love of all things Batman. He also loved cats, comic books, Star Wars, fantasy and science fiction novels, and cartoons.
Rick was raised in rural Tennessee and later lived in Knoxville, Atlanta, Studio City, CA (where he waited at McCormick & Schmick's and made a stab at writing for TV), and San Francisco, where he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Friends described him as "animated" �" and sometimes he literally displayed attributes of a cartoon character, with a gamut of expressions centered around his larger-than-life blue eyes.
Rick was 5'7", hairy-chested and stocky, sometimes chunky and sometimes buff. He had a gentle nature and a love of the underdog. He spoke of a troubled childhood and was estranged from his parents and sister. An HIV diagnosis and speed use undid the more stable life he had begun to create for himself in San Francisco.
Rick died due to pneumocystis pneumonia at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco on December 1, 2008.
If you have contact information for his family, or thoughts to share about Rick, please visit his memorial page at www.stevensaylor.com/RickLovin