May 2, 1962 – January 10, 2013
George Heyl, 50, died January 10, 2013 from complications of late stage intestinal tuberculosis after a two-week struggle at UCSF intensive care. George is survived by his brother, Mark A. Heyl, Esq., sister-in-law Yvonne Heyl, and two nephews; his father George Bateman and step-father Roger Heyl; his stepmother Sandra and Jim Maresca; his sisters Alexandra and Alison Bateman; and Uncle Jerry. George is also survived by two ex-partners, Willis Phillip Ke and Jonathan DeMichael, and his Bay Area friends Rob Farrimond, Paul Kroupa and Tony C. Zizzo, Don Meyle, and Keal Ausbrooks.
George was known around the Castro for living the good life – whether he was leading the pool team for the Moby Dick's Blowholes, having a beer at the Mix, or dancing up a storm at Badlands. You could often find George tanning himself in Dolores Beach or the R3 Hotel in Guerneville.
George's interests included gourmet cooking. He also loved going to local wineries (was known as the Steward of Westside Road), beaches, and taking long drives along the coast, which we did as often as the days were clear and sunny in San Francisco.
George was raised in Los Altos, graduated from Los Altos High School in 1980 and graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a BS in computer science in 1984. George also lived in New York City and Europe.
George will be missed and never forgotten for his generous, kind, and happy nature. And for those of us who knew him well, we understood him and his proud nature even through all the amazing stories. He was a loyal friend.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, January 26 at 11 a.m. at Duggan's Serra Mortuary, 500 Westlake Avenue, Daly City 94014, (650) 756-4500, just four blocks south of the Daly City BART station.
Rest in peace, dear George.