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***SAD NEWS*** Dave (Guitarjunkie28) passed away today 1/30/07****

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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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whats up with that nail? did his tire pop on that prior to the accident?
dont know... I didnt really comment on it as I didnt want to accuse anything.... but the police had THEM circled.... yes there were two of them. they were 10 feet apart. and they marked the road from those nails to the crash site (290 feet away from the first nail).
I am not sugesting that is what happend, I am just stating facts.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 03:11 AM
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i've never cried at a funeral before. everytime i start my engine i think about him
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:04 AM
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Just wanted to thank everyone that came out to the services and all of you who bought decals. Dave's mom and the rest of his family was very happy to see all of us there.

Originally Posted by RoToReX7
everytime i start my engine i think about him
I know what you mean. He put together my FDs engine.


-Juan
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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Thanks for the funeral update. I wish I could have been there.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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Wish I could have been there. I almost made it, but had to fly out Friday.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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man it was very high up there in the mountains, we found a couple of parts of his car too...Jesse got a pice of carbon fiber that was thrown over the enbankment and someone found his radiator cap too

well it was a nice ceremony too met Daves mom ,she was really nice also a lot of cool guys that i met, Sorry Casey and Jesse for meeting you guys like this but we finally met and you guys are down to earth

thank you for all who attended the ceremony and those who came from far away to pay your respects
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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yeah, it was definenlty not how i would have liked to have met people... but i did get to meet alot of really cool forum members, plus all of daves family!

for those who didnt get to attend the funeral... daves mother gave her greatest appriciation and love to all of us in the community for everyones kind words, and donations!

its almost humerous how much daves family knew he was into rx's..... every speech someone gave, there was always rotaries being brought up, and his closeness to us..... i think daves would have really liked that! most services dont really get into the true essence of a person.. they only speak of what the deceased's immediate family saw... but daves family spoke of our true dave... and i really appriciated that!

also, for those who dont know... dave was cremated on friday... and his brother told me that when he saw him, dave really looked like dave, he said that besides a broken leg, dave only hade bruises..... that made me feel better, so i figured it might help others as well, thats why i wanted to share that
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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It's a real testament to Dave that so many people showed up, and that you guys were able to raise not only a lot of money for Dave, but over $400 for Tamara too. I bet Dave never would've realized the impact he's had on us all.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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i know i bet dave never saw all this coming. i bet he would forever be gratful

guess well all find out one day what this has all ment to him
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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guitarjunkie28. 28? ironic he was suppose to turn 28 this year huh? i'm drunk btwe. it's 2pm. i wanna thankkja ll the members that came out.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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It was a great showing from all.. I was also suprised in every speech their was something said about his love for the wankel. My hats off to everyone..True professionals..
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by speeddemon32
dont know... I didnt really comment on it as I didnt want to accuse anything.... but the police had THEM circled.... yes there were two of them. they were 10 feet apart. and they marked the road from those nails to the crash site (290 feet away from the first nail).
I am not sugesting that is what happend, I am just stating facts.
OMG....................
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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It was very nice to meet his family and everyone from the forum, I've never been to a funeral before....I didnt know what to expect...What thoes people said about dave, It truly came from the heart. I haven't cryerd in a very long time, It really makes you step out of the box and think about it..........we could all go at the blink of a eye. I know after this I'm gonna be looking at my life differently and what I can do to make it better!!! They all loved dave as did we, Dave will never be out of out minds and out hearts. Thanks you everyone for comming out to show your support. See yall next weekend!!!!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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i remember when we talked about his crazy exgirl candace, and how i told him i'd hook him up with a big black girl. that same night his neighbors threw a house party and we got so trashed and this big white girl was tryin to holla at dave. hahahaha and thats when we coined the phrase "if it ain't black, it's white!!" hahahahahahaha




hahaha
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:40 AM
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thanks for the update guys. RIP Dave
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by vipers
also, for those who dont know... dave was cremated on friday... and his brother told me that when he saw him, dave really looked like dave, he said that besides a broken leg, dave only hade bruises..... that made me feel better, so i figured it might help others as well, thats why i wanted to share that
His mom told me the same thing. She said that he had that smirk he always had on his face too. To be honest I thought that we were going to see him for a last time in the casket and go to the cemetary n stuff. I would have loved to see him again but the way the services were held was much less painful. All of the great stories about him were great. Some were sad, some were funny but they all showed how great of a guy he really was. He lived a great life where he helped everyone in need. You could probably say he was a hairier mother Teresa

I didnt get to meet everyone that showed up but my brother (Turbo2FC3S) and I will be at the car wash and at the drive. See you guys there!
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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really sorry to hear this...my condolences
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Funniest line had to be..." I heard your camaro running...............you need plugs!" LMAO.....That was a great story to break up the sadness.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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I agree... that was Awsome!

I loved hearing all of the stories!
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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yeah. i almost couldn't believe all the awsome stuff he's done for other people. i never realized before how much of a truly good person Dave really was.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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" the house is feet away from brush fire, and dave's workin on the camaro" hahahaha
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo2FC3S
alright guys, for those of u that didn't go to the funeral, i stayed up last nite and made a rotorman decal so if u guys want one or more just show up to the memorial run or the car wash. also, i would like to know how many more people are interested in buying/donating for the decals so i can get an idea of how many to make. let me know how many u want and what color (white or silver) and also if u want a D.S. decal or Rotorman, or both!

here's a preview of the decals for those who haven't seen them yet.
Awsome. Not clear where these will look best on my vert. Dave did the work. So, I always thought there should be *some* mark/branding. Though I never imagined that it would be "in-memory-of". F@@k guys. I'm really sorry.

So where *might* a decal (or 2) go well? Maybe somewhere in the engine bay and then someplace subtle inside?
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 01:12 AM
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dave has helped me a dozen times with my car. and i was truley dumfounded when i heard of the news. i think everyone has read one of his replys and everyone used some of his knowledge. condolences.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Hi Everyone,

I just wanted you to all know that Dave's Dad and I are overwhelmed with your kindness to our family. The way you supported our family in our darkest hour was so touching and it will never be forgotten.

My son always knew how to pick good friends. Thank you for being his friends and for having fun times with him. We as a family feel so blessed to have had him in our lives as long as we did. Thank you for sharing all the nice things he did. I know that even though David is not with us here on Earth anymore that he will continue to live through those uf us who keep his memory alive.

I felt that I should ask all of you if you mind if we (my husband and I go on the memorial ride on Saturday.) We don't have a rx7 or 8 BUT....we have a motorcycle and a Mazda Protoge( I know it's laughable).

Thank you again to all of you. You helped make David's life memorable.

Love,
Daves Mom
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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We would love for you to come with us :-)
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