Dear Gater family, I'm truly sorry to hear of David's passing, but glad to hear he knew Our Lord and am comforted by this. I knew him in a professional  capacity, putting grants together for him. He was always kind, quiet, highly organized, and you could tell he was a compassionate man - his eyes were always smiling! 

Felicia, thank you for posting all the pics! I knew there had to be a wild side to him, obviously, it was just below the surface! What a wonderful, caring, brilliant, funny/goofy man he was. Thank you for sharing those pics - it tells the full story of who he really was. He will be missed, but will forever be in our hearts. I suspect he has Jesus rolling on the floor with his puns, funny faces, and humor!  Until we see you again, Dear David. 🙏😇

I had the privilege of meeting Dave and Denise at an ACSM conference in 2015 through my professors the MacRae's. What a blessing. Since then, Dave has consistently continued to check in on me and would send me words of encouragement out of the blue at exactly the times I needed it!! We recently reconnected over mutual interest in spinal cord injury, and he was a tremendous help with career ideas. I am crushed at this loss and will be forever impacted by the way Dave loved others, lived wholeheartedly, and never ever hesitated to remind you that you mattered in this world. I hope to carry on his legacy by living and loving in the same way. I have never met anyone who has loved harder.

My heart goes out to you, Denise, and the family.