August 17, 2009
Hello friends of David,
I very much regretted not being able to make it to the services but was somewhat consoled by reading Matt's warm, heartfelt eulogy. Apropos of this, and of Steve Daly's mention of "Taking Woodstock" in the previous message, I thought I would share a small moment of pleasurable recognition that occurred as I was driving to Hunter, NY from the Finger Lakes, where I live, over the weekend, and, somewhere along the way, passed...... Lois Lane.
It was nice to have a little smile about this.
Thanks, Matt.
Chris Karatnytsky
(formerly of the Pynchon online listserv, where I met David about a decade ago)
Showing posts with label Eulogies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eulogies. Show all posts
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
David's eulogies
August 10, 2009
Matt's wonderful eulogy, and the equally heartfelt words of Anne, Diane, and family friend (Susan?) made us all feel better on such a sad day. Their stories made us laugh and gave us a really vivid, full sense of David's wit, his quirkiness, his enthusiasm for so many things. They also painted a vivid picture of what has been lost - an extraordinary friend, son, brother and uncle; someone who brought people together and enriched us in many ways.
It is typical of the way that David was an amazing convener/friend magnet/network-builder that the evening he died, someone I was chatting with while vacationing in Massachusetts told me, "I had such sad news today - someone I knew from working on the Kindertransport website just died unexpectedly." We at first were stunned by the coincidence of both knowing David, and remarked on what a small world it is. But really it was a tribute to the way in which David connected to so many different people for such a broad array of reasons. He single-handedly made the world smaller - as well as more interesting, more fun.
It is just impossible to believe that he won't be around to recommend books and movies and off-the-beaten path things to do in New York, or to post hilarious comments on Facebook or his blog, or to do all the things he did to help others - from his family to people living with celiac disease to the Kindertransport community.
He was a giver.
Peg Willingham
Matt's wonderful eulogy, and the equally heartfelt words of Anne, Diane, and family friend (Susan?) made us all feel better on such a sad day. Their stories made us laugh and gave us a really vivid, full sense of David's wit, his quirkiness, his enthusiasm for so many things. They also painted a vivid picture of what has been lost - an extraordinary friend, son, brother and uncle; someone who brought people together and enriched us in many ways.
It is typical of the way that David was an amazing convener/friend magnet/network-builder that the evening he died, someone I was chatting with while vacationing in Massachusetts told me, "I had such sad news today - someone I knew from working on the Kindertransport website just died unexpectedly." We at first were stunned by the coincidence of both knowing David, and remarked on what a small world it is. But really it was a tribute to the way in which David connected to so many different people for such a broad array of reasons. He single-handedly made the world smaller - as well as more interesting, more fun.
It is just impossible to believe that he won't be around to recommend books and movies and off-the-beaten path things to do in New York, or to post hilarious comments on Facebook or his blog, or to do all the things he did to help others - from his family to people living with celiac disease to the Kindertransport community.
He was a giver.
Peg Willingham
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