Richard D. Sloss

Dick made a big impact on me when I was just out of college. He hired me to design the logo for his trash compactor business. My meetings with him were the highlight of my summer. Always playful and creative, Dick provided me with great direction and latitude. I learned a lot about trash, music and life. He helped instill in me a joie de vivre that I still enjoy today. I will never forget him and wish his family happiness and peace in knowing he was a good man.

I just heard at this late date of Dick's passing in July. He was a sincere and kind man with a wonderful sense of humor. He helped so many friends and his workers that were in need. Dick will be truly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. My condolences to Teri, Marrisa, and Dickie, and the rest of the family.

Dick was a very expressed man as I knew him. Helped me become the trashy guy I am today....will be missed!

Dick Sloss…what a guy to have as an important part of one’s formative years…I’m certain that I would be a different person had I not known Dick. From Wylie E. to The Heart of Chicago Motel…..oh what times we had! This sad news makes me acutely aware of the place Dick resides in my heart. My love and condolences to Mrs. Sloss, Richard, Jimmy, Johnny, Lyle, and Whitney.

I met Dick Sloss in 1966, in the 8th grade, when he approached me to help him form the first chapter of the Birmingham Teenage Republicans. From those days, through working as an artist in his underground newspaper, DEVA, to working as the official artist for the band he managed, The Wilson Mower Pursuit, and later working with him as he developed Sloss Systems and designing the first 14 Ask Brask Trash Bash souvenir jackets, Dick inspired me, infuriated me, motivated me, and advised me. A...

I wrote in this guest book a few days ago when I first learned that Dick had died. At that time, I wrote only that I worked with Dick in the trash business. Dick's death has had a profound effect on me that I never imagined would happen. Not only, did I work with Dick when I worked for Waste Management of K.C. in the 80's and early 90's, but Dick was a very good friend. He taught me alot, not just about the trash business, but about life. He was a charismatic person who knew how to enjoy...

I was in college when I first met Dick through Tommy Fagan who lived across the street from him. Dick needed a logo for his new trash compacting business and a friendship was born. I remember walking through the aisles of his record collection picking out music for us to listen to while we reviewed sketches. He was to be the most fun "client" and friend I ever had. And it was through Dick that I met one of my soul mates wandering the streets of Paris: his brother John. Dear John, Jimmy, Mrs...

One of the most intelligent, witty and vivacious people I've ever met. Generous, good-hearted and passionate about art, music and living. He was, during his short life, a man bursting with gifts and ideas. What a tragic loss.