Service Notice: Celebration of life for Rick Bevel

Rick Bevel
June 14, 2024

Gathering set for Tuesday, June 18, in Triangle Park

By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news

Rick Bevel lived on the streets of Ashland for the final years of his life, forming relationships with many. Any who wish to remember him are welcome to attend a celebration of life from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at Triangle Park at the corner of Siskiyou Boulevard and Liberty Street, according to an event announcement. 

Rick Bevel was 68 years old when he died Friday, April 26, about a month after he was discharged from the intensive care unit at a Portland hospital where he had been treated for injuries sustained during an altercation and ensuing fire on Jan. 16 at the city of Ashland’s dusk-to-dawn sleeping area, as previously reported by Ashland.news

Memories, photos, and potluck dishes to share are welcome at the event, the announcement said. For more information about the memorial, call Jason Houk at 541-841-8341. 

Email Ashland.news reporter Morgan Rothborne at [email protected].

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