I don’t know a world without uncle David and the planet feels both heavier/lighter with him gone.
I know him as an explorer who made us feel welcome, welcome to be at the table, welcome to be our honest selves and welcome to share our smiles/struggles. He is the type of guy that you take your shoes off when you visit because you know you are going to feel at home and stay a while. My absolute favorite thing about him was how well he listened. He would ask you about your life, about your interests. He would nod and smile, laugh at jokes, an expert at being present in the moment. He would say that he loved to hear us talk about our passion/ideas. I always looked forward to telling him about my artistic ventures and often felt that he related to my train of thought. He would say to me that he was not worried about me, I have built much of my life on the confidence of those words.
- I loved how high his eyebrows would rise up when he smiled and the goofy looks that he would give me.
- I love that he always wanted to grow out his hair and beard.
- He rocked Chuck Taylor’s, especially when he dressed up.
- Cruising in his VW Bus.
- He would pull out the rum after a sailing trip like a true pirate.
- He talked about his car and or boat as if they were a family member.
- I love how much he loved Barbra and Kirsten.
- I love that he made my wife feel so welcome when she joined the family.
- I loved that he placed so much value in an idea, he would light up when you would tell him your new plans/ideas.
- I love that he would not tell folks where and what to do and support them when they got there.
- I love uncle David, always will.
-Kevin Seda-Kane