DamSpot’s World

This is an honorarium to a man who didn’t want it.
See how well I listen?
The man is Steven King Gavin. My Brother in Law.
I met Steve when I began to date his sister in 1971. He was living in SanFrancisco at the time, and was the City Editor for the SanFrancisco Chronicle.
But, there was more to Steve than that. Originally from Baltimore, he wrote a column for the then Baltimore News American. This column was called ‘Man About Town’.
He led a very colorful life then, as this was the heydays of the Strip Clubs on ‘The Block’.
The Block was starting to die in the early 60’s, getting ragged around the edges. But Steve befriended a number of it’s more colorful characters, one of whom was Blaze Starr. He was also popular with many local politicians, business men and TV and Radio personalities.
His schooling included Calvert Hall, and Loyola University where he majored in Journalism.
Steve loved his family very much, even though he spent his adult years traveling and working around the country.
He was intelligent, compassionate, and a loving person.
I will miss him terribly.