Hi Sean, I just can't express what a shock this is. I cannot imagine what has happened. Dave was such a wonderful, welcoming, warm hearted friend. Thoughts are with family and you all out there.
Graham and Manda On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 5:57 AM Sean T. Murray via IMCA <i...@mail.imca.co> wrote: > Folks, > It’s with a heavy heart that I write to the meteorite community this > evening. > Dave Gheesling passed away yesterday (11/11), and we’re all trying to > process the sudden loss. He was my best friend. I don’t have the words to > express how much he meant to me, how much he influenced my life, and how > blessed I was to have known the man. > Dave’s love of family & friends, his positivity, his generosity and his > enthusiasm for life are the example he has left for us all. Dave has been > an important part of our community, and his contributions will live on as > his legacy for many decades to come. > I apologize for the abruptness of an email communication, but we were only > able to contact a few people this evening, given the hour. Please, if you > need anything, contact me directly so that we can give Dave’s family the > time they need to prepare for the service. I will post more details as > they are available. > Yours, > Sean Murray > 678-367-7095 (cell) > -------------------------------------- > “Our respective fates here on planet Earth are all inevitable. Sooner or > later - and whether we like it or not - each of us will eventually assume > room temperature. Seemingly against all odds, we are born, we experience a > few decades on the big ball (if we're lucky), then we die. Our atoms are > once again stirred back into the terrestrial soup, and that's about all she > wrote.” > -- Dave Gheesling, August 2009 > http://www.fallingrocks.com/FRarticle-082009.htm >
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