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Dave Alway Dies
Oh my god.
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tnatj) has died suddenly at the age of 56. Dave's been a filker since forever. I've certainly known him for years. His brother, peteralway, has the details. I keep amending this post, thinking about details myself.
I wasn't exactly close to him, but I liked him -- everybody liked him -- and it was always great to see him. Dave was a big, friendly, gentle man, an all-around nice guy who loved music and loved filk and the filk community and it showed and he was Part Of The Family. As far as I know he never did or said anything bad to anyone, never held a grudge or made an enemy. He printed up Filkhaven buttons for everybody, and he took pictures, and he sang a cappella Irish ballads, and he was just the nicest guy. He was at GAFilk this past weekend, and apparently had a great time.
This is completely out of the blue. Ohhh, he will be missed. Condolences and hugs and songs go out to Peter and their family.
Dave Alway (
tnatj) has died suddenly at the age of 56. Dave's been a filker since forever. I've certainly known him for years. His brother, peteralway, has the details. I keep amending this post, thinking about details myself.I wasn't exactly close to him, but I liked him -- everybody liked him -- and it was always great to see him. Dave was a big, friendly, gentle man, an all-around nice guy who loved music and loved filk and the filk community and it showed and he was Part Of The Family. As far as I know he never did or said anything bad to anyone, never held a grudge or made an enemy. He printed up Filkhaven buttons for everybody, and he took pictures, and he sang a cappella Irish ballads, and he was just the nicest guy. He was at GAFilk this past weekend, and apparently had a great time.
This is completely out of the blue. Ohhh, he will be missed. Condolences and hugs and songs go out to Peter and their family.
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But I can think of far worse ways to go than after a joyful weekend, having the time of your life doing what you love best.
I don't know which country had the saying, but I've always liked it: "When you were born, you were weeping and everyone else was laughing. May you die laughing while everyone else is weeping."