( CNN ) -- Bill Beckwith , whose regular appearances as a carpenter on the HGTV home-improvement show `` Curb Appeal '' attracted legions of fans , has died in a motorcycle crash in San Francisco . He was 38 . `` The HGTV family is deeply saddened by Bill 's tragic death and we mourn his loss along with his many family and friends who will miss his creativity , adventurous spirit and general love of life , '' the show said Wednesday in an e-mail . `` Bill was truly a beloved and respected member of our Curb Appeal family and this loss is devastating to us , '' HGTV said on the show 's official Facebook page Tuesday . `` We send our deepest and most sincere condolences to Bill 's family . '' Beckwith was killed Monday night when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in San Francisco 's Lower Haight neighborhood , CNN affiliate KPIX reported , citing police and the medical examiner . Beckwith co-hosted `` Curb Appeal '' with John Gidding , Chip Wade and Kimberly Lacy . Each episode of the program , which is now out of production , made over the exterior of a house . Bill Beckwith and the love for HGTV . As a child , Beckwith was drawn to fixing old structures on his parents ' 60-acre vegetable farm in Maine , according to an HGTV bio . During summer breaks while attending the University of Montana , where he studied English and martial arts , he restored the cabins of a historic fly-fishing ranch in the Wyoming mountains , the bio said . He then moved to Northern California and started his construction company , BB Design Build . By Tuesday night , a Facebook memorial page -- Billy J. Beckwith , Superstar -- was populated by messages of remembrance from friends and family members . `` My love : so kind , so bright , adventurous and strong , '' wrote Yulia Korneeva , his girlfriend . `` You are loved by so many good people ! I wish you could stay with us for way longer . '' `` He was a great writer and thinker . Farmer . Dancer . Woodworker . TV star ! Artist . Athlete , '' wrote Andy Seaver . `` So silly . So deeply pensive . His smile could destroy you . '' Beckwith 's many posts about motorcycles on his own Facebook page underscored his passion for them . A posting on October 21 made clear that he was aware of life 's fragility . `` Was the first one out of my truck this a.m. at a head-on collision , made sure everyone was breathing and then directed traffic , '' he wrote . `` A solid reminder that our lives can change at any instant , and to be grateful for what I have right now . '' People we lost in 2013 . CNN 's Dave Alsup and Justin Lear contributed to this report .
NEW : The show Bill Beckwith appeared on is now out of production . He died in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco on Monday . Beckwith co-hosted HGTV 's `` Curb Appeal '' It features the exterior makeover of a home .