Bernd Metz passed away peacefully with family by his side on August 14, 2012, at the Zen Hospice Project Guest House.
Born in Dusseldorf, Germany, Bernd came to America in 1949 with his parents, Norbert and Gisela (Schroeder) Metz, and two younger siblings, Horst Metz and Marita (Metz) Schofield. His third sibling, Ingrid (Metz) Bachmeier was born in Illinois. Bernd lived in Chicago, New York, and Ft. Lauderdale before moving to San Francisco in 2004.
Bernd was an entrepreneur whose most recent venture was The Gym SF on Market Street. Previously he owned an artist's agency and publishing business in New York and a bed and breakfast in Ft. Lauderdale. Bernd, a consummate chef, trained at the French Culinary Institute in New York and worked as a pastry chef at Patroon.
Bernd built close and enduring friendships throughout the world, and will be missed by many, especially by his closest friend, Kevin McClung. Three generations of family will miss their loving brother, uncle, and granduncle.