Our good friend, Dave Ross, passed away a couple of weeks ago, on November 15th, 2006. This is one of the last pictures I took of him. We’re walking our dog, Maggie Moo, at Fort Funston Beach.
Dave was diagnosed with Cancer about six months ago. He was only in his mid-forties. He went into the hospital for surgery about six weeks ago. He never recovered.
Although Dave’s long term prognosis was uncertain, it never really occurred to us that we would be losing him so soon. We fully expected to be back at this beach with him as soon as he came out of the hospital.
I’ve been putting off writing this post, because I just couldn’t come up with words to describe how I’ve been feeling lately. Things happened so suddenly, and unexpectedly, that there is a lingering air of disbelief about it all.
I still don’t know what to say about all this. I suppose I should try to look at this like one of those life lessons, about appreciating someone while you still can, because they may not be around as long as you think.
Dave was a good person, and a good friend. Although he annoyed the hell out of me almost every time I saw him, he will be missed.
Rest in peace, Dave.
I’m sorry to hear about your friend. I lost my dad to cancer in September – it’s a bastard, isn’t it?
That is a great photo, though.
I am very sorry to hear about your friend Dave. Just yesterday I lost someone in my family to a heart attack. I know the grief that you must be feeling. RIP Dave.
Very sorry to hear that you lost such a good friend, Paul. Wish you the best with dealing with your loss, let me know if there is anything I could do to help you out.
Matt
I am sorry for your loss, at least noone can ever steal those great memories of the momments you spent together.
What kind of cancer was it? Im sorry for your loss.
JD
The cancer was in the esophagus – stomach junction, and lymph nodes.
Sorry to hear about your friend, man. It’s a terrible thing.
Though I live in Ky, Dave and I were co-workers for the last few years. I considered Dave a friend. I had dinner w/ him 2 weeks before his surgery, and we never discussed the possibility of him not surviving the surgery.
He will be missed.
RIP DaveR!!
I only knew Dave casually. He joined us for dinner a couple times when we came up to visit you guys. A dude with energy – he was certainly one of a kind. I’ve been thinking about him ever since the sad news of his passing. A life cut short like that is so incredibly unfair.
Rest easy, Dave.