Wednesday, January 7, 2009

A Family Legacy

There is no better tribute to a man than the legacy he leaves behind.
So many of us have our own personal memories of Dave that we will share over the weeks, months and years to come and many of mine are woven into the fabric of the Virginia State Frisbee Tournament. They are dominated by his devotion to and love of family.
I will never be able to think of Dave without thinking about Jen and Lauren because they never existed separately. When Lauren was playing, Big Daddy was there. When Jen was winning, he was there. When Dave was playing the girls were there. That did not happen because of any theoretical concept of family or any belief that this is what families do. They came, and they played and they encouraged and they enjoyed together because none of them wanted it any other way. You could see it in the way Jen reacted when she won. The truly special moments were the silent ones as they embraced and shared the pride of accomplishment as a family. I could see it in Lauren who every April would be by her Daddy's side.
Dave's love for the Virginia State Frisbee tournament was a natural extension of the man. We are, above all else, a family and it is no wonder that this man whose life was so dominated by family, would nurture and thrive in ours.
April will come and it will never be the same at Shelter H.

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