To any of you who also use Facebook, I set up a group page called "Remembering Dave 'Big Daddy' Griffin" on my account.
You can search for me, Jack Cooksey, or the group, by name and that should get you there. When I have more time, I will migrate some of the remarks from FB to here and vice versa.
Showing posts with label Big Daddy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Daddy. Show all posts
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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.
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.
Monday, January 5, 2009
We'll miss you, Dave.
This is an open blog for those who knew and loved Dave "Big Daddy" Griffin. Please feel free to share your photos, your memories, your condolences and your thoughts. You can post comments to this blog, or if you'd like to become one of the authors by using a Gmail account, please let us know.
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