[meteorite-list] [IMCA List] Dave Gheesling

From: Mattias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:23:13 +0100
Message-ID: <0ed7790f-54a8-52ed-9312-514ebcb1bc8e_at_web.de>

Can't believe that. I bear Dave in my mind as full of life, a man of
impressive strength, openess, friendliness.

We met a few times in Ensisheim, several years ago. Remember him
together with his daughter Maddie, playing around him like a joyous
little child-planet around the father-sun.

I have here an oriented stone-meteorite named "crown of flames". It was
first with Svend Buhl, then with Dave, finally it came back to Germany
and made it to my cabinet. It still was, but even stronger will be an
inspiration to contemplate the ways we go.

Farewell. All my very best wishes to the family.

Matthias


Am 12.11.2020 um 10:18 schrieb Svend Buhl via Meteorite-list:
> This is devastating.
> A giant of a man, kind like no other, full of inspiration, advice and
> positive spirit, great father, and a friend whom you could rely on,
> for anything, always.
>
> I can't put in words the emptyness I feel on knowing that Dave is no
> longer with us.
> Speaking for my entire family, you will never be forgotten brother.
>
> All our love and thoughts are with the Gheesling and Sutton families.
>
> Svend & Claire
>
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>> John Cabassi via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> <mailto:meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>> hat am 12.11.2020 07:10
>> geschrieben:
>>
>>
>> My heart is broken. Dave was a man of integrity and for whom I have
>> great respect.
>> He has supported me in many ways. I've shared a beer and I've shared
>> some tears with him. He stands as an icon in the meteorite community
>> and a great family man.
>>
>> Both Kat and I send our love and prayers to the Gheesling family,
>> especially Maddie and Kasia.
>>
>> Dave was a truly genuine person and I am so grateful to have been his
>> friend and a part of his life. Rest in Peace my friend
>>
>> John & Katina Cabassi
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 9:57 PM Sean T. Murray via IMCA
>> <imca at mail.imca.co <mailto:imca at 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
>>> <http://www.fallingrocks.com/FRarticle-082009.htm>
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