Here we celebrate David's life! His friendships, his love and the joy he brought his friends and family. We are spread all over the world, This is a place for us to visit, a place to celebrate, and a place to honor and remember David.
Special thanks to Jason for putting this together for his family.
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I miss you so much, David. It’s strange that memories, instead of fading, can grow stronger. On the 33rd anniversary of your birth, 33 things I love about you:
1. You were genuine—not an ounce of pretense. 2. You were honest—you kept your word; you were truthful with were you were at in your inner journeys. 3. You were fearless—careening down the mountain on a bike, diving for a pass, or taking a risk and chasing your dreams. 4. You had loads of common sense. (“Why do they call it common, anyway?”) 5. You were so real and normal—but had just the right amount of quirkiness. 6. You had such a great sense of humor—you always made me laugh. 7. You were so interesting—you trolled for fascinating tidbits to pass on as you floated down the river of life. 8. You were so competitive—but it was tempered with good sportsmanship. 9. You were as good at losing as you were at winning. 10. You treated others with respect—whether or not they deserved it. 11. You had self-control—one of the most under-rated qualities. 12. You strived to improve—in the trivial and significant. As gifted as you were, it would have been easy to coast. 13. You didn’t always assume you were right or had arrived—you always examined yourself, your ways, your motives. (“An unexamined life is not worth living”—Socrates) 14. You loved learning—you were eager to be instructed from someone senior to or more accomplished than yourself. 15. You loved teaching—not to talk down but to pass on helpful knowledge. 16. You were loyal—you never undercut, forgot, or turned your back on anyone. 17. You were incurably curious. (“Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.”) 18. You were flexible—as annoying as life could be, and as irritating as certain people could be, you made your protestations and rolled with the punches. 19. You could be patient—even in the middle of being impatient. 20. You didn’t hold grudges—even though “the world is full of stupid people.” 21. You didn’t think the world revolved around you—you were able to see the situations of others through their eyes (unless they were other drivers). 22. You weren’t a braggart—even when you would be freer to share a triumph with me or someone else close to you, you were simply sharing the joy of it and perhaps a great story and not putting yourself on a platform above others. 23. You brought the best out of other people—you were able to encourage and inspire them to perform better and to live higher without talking vertically. 24. You remembered the most useless trivia. 25. You remembered the most meaningful trivia. 26. You remembered stories—the events that made our existence a life. 27. You gave the most thoughtful gifts—probably because you remembered meaningful trivia. 28. You worked hard. 29. You were a giver not a taker. 30. You were a little inside-out—bigger on the inside even than you looked on the outside. 31. You were a bit upside-down—you put other people’s concerns before your own. 32. You got things backwards—you were open with your short-comings and private with your good deeds. 33. You were in our family—and not another. And for that, I will always be greatful.
Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all to soon.
David Assael Northern Exposure It Happened in Juneau, 1992
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I miss you so much, David.
It’s strange that memories, instead of fading, can grow stronger.
On the 33rd anniversary of your birth, 33 things I love about you:
1. You were genuine—not an ounce of pretense.
2. You were honest—you kept your word; you were truthful with were you were at in your inner journeys.
3. You were fearless—careening down the mountain on a bike, diving for a pass, or taking a risk and chasing your dreams.
4. You had loads of common sense. (“Why do they call it common, anyway?”)
5. You were so real and normal—but had just the right amount of quirkiness.
6. You had such a great sense of humor—you always made me laugh.
7. You were so interesting—you trolled for fascinating tidbits to pass on as you floated down the river of life.
8. You were so competitive—but it was tempered with good sportsmanship.
9. You were as good at losing as you were at winning.
10. You treated others with respect—whether or not they deserved it.
11. You had self-control—one of the most under-rated qualities.
12. You strived to improve—in the trivial and significant. As gifted as you were, it would have been easy to coast.
13. You didn’t always assume you were right or had arrived—you always examined yourself, your ways, your motives. (“An unexamined life is not worth living”—Socrates)
14. You loved learning—you were eager to be instructed from someone senior to or more accomplished than yourself.
15. You loved teaching—not to talk down but to pass on helpful knowledge.
16. You were loyal—you never undercut, forgot, or turned your back on anyone.
17. You were incurably curious. (“Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.”)
18. You were flexible—as annoying as life could be, and as irritating as certain people could be, you made your protestations and rolled with the punches.
19. You could be patient—even in the middle of being impatient.
20. You didn’t hold grudges—even though “the world is full of stupid people.”
21. You didn’t think the world revolved around you—you were able to see the situations of others through their eyes (unless they were other drivers).
22. You weren’t a braggart—even when you would be freer to share a triumph with me or someone else close to you, you were simply sharing the joy of it and perhaps a great story and not putting yourself on a platform above others.
23. You brought the best out of other people—you were able to encourage and inspire them to perform better and to live higher without talking vertically.
24. You remembered the most useless trivia.
25. You remembered the most meaningful trivia.
26. You remembered stories—the events that made our existence a life.
27. You gave the most thoughtful gifts—probably because you remembered meaningful trivia.
28. You worked hard.
29. You were a giver not a taker.
30. You were a little inside-out—bigger on the inside even than you looked on the outside.
31. You were a bit upside-down—you put other people’s concerns before your own.
32. You got things backwards—you were open with your short-comings and private with your good deeds.
33. You were in our family—and not another. And for that, I will always be greatful.
Be open to your dreams, people.
Embrace that distant shore.
Because our mortal journey is over all to soon.
David Assael
Northern Exposure
It Happened in Juneau, 1992
Rick Andrew
And another year slips by. Miss you more than I can say, bro. Another year without you. Another year closer to seeing you again.
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