I’ve hesitated in drafting my memories of Dave. I think that by writing these memories down, I’m acknowledging that he’s actually gone. And, I don’t want to do that!

Dave was my 1st real friend. I met him when I was 3, and he was 2 1/2. Mom was bringing me home from church and Dave was playing on his front lawn with his Mom, Mary. Our Moms started chatting, and so did Dave and I. His family lived 2 doors down from my home, so either he would come to my house or I to his, and we’d play. Another friend, Jim Wall, lived at the end of our block. Together, over the years (as children and then adults) together we shared so much. We played road hockey, tag football, hide and seek, Dave’s race cars in his basement, assorted other games, rounders, we went to Roughrider games with Marilyn & Tom, and, as we grew into our teens, a great deal of mischief. Over the years Dave, Jim, and I shared joy, anguish, pain, sorrow, anger, grief, frustration, embarrassment ; but mostly a great deal of fun and love. Dave stood up for me at my wedding. I stood up for him, when he was going through really dark periods in his life. I remember Dave playing ‘Smoke on the water’ on his Fender guitar. I remember curling with Dave when he wore a Philadelphia Flyers’ Dave Schultz jersey, with a smoke hanging from his mouth while flailing his foam curling broom, and hoping his ashes wouldn’t alter the path of my curling rock. I remember the fishing trip with Dave, his Dad (Frank), and Jim, where Frank lost his wallet and we had to figure out a way to make things work through the remainder of the week. As we got older and had families, we shared time together in Calgary and Moose Jaw.

I miss you Dave! Thank you for being my friend. RIP buddy 💗

To my Dear Brother Davey . You will be missed so much. Thank you for the memories of our visits in Swift Current & MooseJaw . I will cherish the signed artwork you gifted to me with kind words you wrote and the pictures we had taken together. R.I.P. 🙏 until we meet again Lots O’ Love your sis Deb.

Met Dave when he worked in the pharmacy at VVC, then through the years he always ended up working in pharmacies that I used , the latest being Shoppers Dug mart in Regina.

We had lots of laughs together and shared stories, and he would always say, what we hear at the pharmacy stays at the pharmacy...

I good guy!! RIP

I first met Dave when he and his young family came to Moose Jaw and Dave started working at Valley View Centre in the pharmacy Dave always had a smile when we spoke and was a true joker Gone way too soon My sincerest sympathies to his children in this difficult time

I am Dave's oldest cousin on the Stronski side of our families. Dave would greet me in phone conversations by saying "Hi old cousin". We discussed many subjects in those conversations - the main one for Dave was his children. He was so proud of the talents, personalities, quirks, accomplishments of Jake, Tyler and Matt and they were always the first topic of conversation. Dave enjoyed listening to my stories of his siblings when they were young children and the ones about our Uncles John & Eugene as I knew the uncles when they were teenagers, way before Dave was born! Occasionally he reluctantly spoke about himself, when his intelligence, kindness and soulful feelings surfaced.

I cherish the beautiful water colour painting he brought on a visit to Winnipeg many years ago.

You are gone too soon dear Dave; thank goodness the memories are forever.

I first met David when were both struggling with life. We made an instant bond and hung onto each other for dear life, sharing our experience, strength, and hope with others and in turn helping ourselves. We had many laughs and a few tears together. I will forever be indebted to him for being in my life when I needed someone the most. He was a kind and compassionate soul and I will miss you my friend. Until I see you again around the table at the Big Meeting, I love you and your spirit.