David and I shared a common bond with some of the friends we had in high school. I recall a number of bowling adventures with Wayne Eddinger. David was always so kind! I also graduated from Wake Forest but did not feel the bond with the students there as I did with my fellow students in high school. It comes as no surprise that David contributed so much to this world! I am truly sorry for your loss.

From church at Grace Lutheran, to grade school at Kern Street, to Main Street Junior High, to Senior High, to Wake Forest University, our paths paralleled almost from birth. I am so glad to have spent several minutes with David at our October reunion, reminiscing about our past, catching up on the 45 years since our WFU graduations and remarking that we each felt so much closer to our Thomasville classmates than we ever did with our WFU friends. We both agreed that we could never miss our 50th TSHS reunion...but our 50th WFU reunion in 2019, not so much. Read David's obituary, and it's a tribute to his brilliance. Why The Good Lord takes away such a person when he still has so much to contribute is not for us to judge. We should be thankful that He put David on the Earth to  better -- and extend -- so many lives for as long as he did. Rest in peace, old pal, and thank you for your years of endearing and enduring friendship.  Richard Sink