I was informed of the passing of my good friend Dave K this morning. (62 yrs old) Dave has been
battling the big C for over 10 years now, & has now gone past that battle.
Dave has been a member of this forum for almost 14 years, & has posted 2474 times, many times in the Smoothbore & Gun Builders section.
Dave & I have been good friends for many years. We would met at Friendship & the CLA shows each
year & he was a dedicated Black Powder enthusiast. Loved to bow hunt deer & ML hunt deer & loved to shoot doves with double flinters.
Not too long ago he asked me to what age I would deer hunt. I told him I hope I die right under my
tree stand with this ol soot burner in my hands, watching the biggest buck I ever laid eyes on..... He
laughed & said, "Man, wouldn't that be just grand."
As Dave battled the big C, it simply amazed me that he could be so weak & so sick he could barely walk
at times, yet I would get him on the phone & you would never know anything was wrong with him.
He was always cheerful & joking & laughing. I asked him one time "How can you do that". He replied
"Well, it is either laugh or cry & people just accept laughter allot better, even me", and he just laughed
about it.
So Dave, I hope the Deer Hunting is Great now, and the doves are plentiful for ya. You will be sadly missed by family & friends.
Keith Lisle
aka Birddog6
battling the big C for over 10 years now, & has now gone past that battle.
Dave has been a member of this forum for almost 14 years, & has posted 2474 times, many times in the Smoothbore & Gun Builders section.
Dave & I have been good friends for many years. We would met at Friendship & the CLA shows each
year & he was a dedicated Black Powder enthusiast. Loved to bow hunt deer & ML hunt deer & loved to shoot doves with double flinters.
Not too long ago he asked me to what age I would deer hunt. I told him I hope I die right under my
tree stand with this ol soot burner in my hands, watching the biggest buck I ever laid eyes on..... He
laughed & said, "Man, wouldn't that be just grand."
As Dave battled the big C, it simply amazed me that he could be so weak & so sick he could barely walk
at times, yet I would get him on the phone & you would never know anything was wrong with him.
He was always cheerful & joking & laughing. I asked him one time "How can you do that". He replied
"Well, it is either laugh or cry & people just accept laughter allot better, even me", and he just laughed
about it.
So Dave, I hope the Deer Hunting is Great now, and the doves are plentiful for ya. You will be sadly missed by family & friends.
Keith Lisle
aka Birddog6