Softball

In Memoriam: Aaron Nelson, San Francisco Gay Softball League 

The San Francisco Gay Softball League and the sport of softball lost a good friend recently as Aaron Nelson, a longtime member of the Lone Star Mayhem, passed away shortly after this past Memorial Day. While scuba diving in Key West, Florida, Nelson apparently suffered a heart attack and never resurfaced. 

Nelson, who spent many years playing in San Francisco, was one of the most jovial guys to play the game. He always had a smile on his face, and laughter in his heart. It was extremely rare to find him in any mood other than happy even when his team, or he himself, was not playing well. 

I’m not quite sure what his age was, but his youthful spirit made physical age immaterial. The softball world mourns the loss of wonderful member of our family.

In Memoriam: Rickie Silva, Beantown Softball and Renaissance City Softball League

The Renaissance City Softball League (Rhode Island) wishes to extend our deepest condolences to the friends, family & teammates of Rickie Silvia due to his passing at much too young an age of a heart attack (http://www.beantownsoftball.com/ricky.html).  

In addition to his years in the Beantown Softball League (BSL), Rickie also played ball in the RCSL's fall season since its inception in 1998 and had been voted the RCSL's Most Valuable Player in 2001. He always played to 100% of his capacity and made many friends in Rhode Island, as well as in Boston.  

The RCSL has voted to remember Rickie by renaming the upper division in our fall ball season the Richard Silvia Division in his memory & honor. It is during moments such as this that we are reminded that we must focus on the friendships and camaraderie that have been forged through the years, and not strictly on the competition & rivalries that all too often drive a wedge amongst us. We will miss Rickie and we are sincerely grateful that he so loved softball that he played in both of our leagues (BSL in the summer and RCSL in the fall).  

The gay softball community is deeply saddened and shares in both Boston's & Rhode Island’s loss.

June 20, 2003