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Old Man Dave - sad news.
- Thread starterfoxfish
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I did not have the pleasure of meeting Dave but it goes without saying he was highly regarded. It is nice to see all the compliments paid to him and take in all that spearing brotherly love. Very nice for his family.
I know Shiny will be happy for Dave and his family with the video he compiled. He spoke highly of him and his effort was very fitting.
I know Shiny will be happy for Dave and his family with the video he compiled. He spoke highly of him and his effort was very fitting.
Ditto. I still stumble upon posts by OMD from time-to-time* and forget for a few moments that he is no longer with us. But he is still with us, I often think about him, his stories & Mart's stories about him. I remember him as a maker of things as well as a spearo/fisherman of considerable experience (judging by those wonderful images**, even longer experience than I had imagined). An example to inspire us and aspire to. I miss him.
*Came across one of his posts that I hadn't seen before recently - still things to learn from Dave.
**We had masks like that as young children back in the late 60s, hard to believe they were used for spearfishing - compared to modern masks they were awful but they got a lot of people started. And he is using double bands too! A wetsuit would have been a big deal back then.
*Came across one of his posts that I hadn't seen before recently - still things to learn from Dave.
**We had masks like that as young children back in the late 60s, hard to believe they were used for spearfishing - compared to modern masks they were awful but they got a lot of people started. And he is using double bands too! A wetsuit would have been a big deal back then.
he once told me that he-s going to visit me...here... http://forums.deeperblue.com/fish-photos-regulations/70667-hunting-black-sea.html
he never did actually, but he wrote into my thread...and i'm nothing...and he wrote into my thread...
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don't you think that annother title can be written bellow his forum name?
that offline sound so sad....
after three years nothing has changed...
so i have to renew my wish to change that status please
and i apollogize if reopening this thread i do hurt some feelings...that was not my intention
, but OMD deserves more...
We have for a number of years put any members who have sadly left us to a status to Offline. It was designed as a non-contentious status for any members who have passed away - however I am open to suggestions.
Obviously this is a very personal thing and people's families will all have their own preferences which I don't want to step on, but for consistency across the forum and to avoid confusion about whether people are still with us or not could we have a standard format with a link to a tribute page?
For example we could have their user name, followed by dates of life, followed by a link to a page written by family or friends paying tribute to the person. In this way new forum users who didn't know a great man such as OMD will immediately understand that he is no longer posting and also be able to find out about him.
For example we could have their user name, followed by dates of life, followed by a link to a page written by family or friends paying tribute to the person. In this way new forum users who didn't know a great man such as OMD will immediately understand that he is no longer posting and also be able to find out about him.
I read the thread every so often...
Although it saddens me to the extreme I have to celebrate a fellow waterman's life... it provides me with enlightened understanding of my own life cycle.
Although it saddens me to the extreme I have to celebrate a fellow waterman's life... it provides me with enlightened understanding of my own life cycle.
Three & a half years now!
It would of been Daves sixty second birthday two days ago & he would of been retied for two years!
He worked as a teacher all his life, professionally & on the forums, it was an untimely death but his soul is embedded in many of his students forever.
His boat, 'Spearfish' is still a locale sight & is now moored out in deep water at Cobo bay - I like this as it reminds folk of Dave
It would of been Daves sixty second birthday two days ago & he would of been retied for two years!
He worked as a teacher all his life, professionally & on the forums, it was an untimely death but his soul is embedded in many of his students forever.
His boat, 'Spearfish' is still a locale sight & is now moored out in deep water at Cobo bay - I like this as it reminds folk of Dave
