So often in the last few years I've wondered about what Dad would have made of all the chaos and change. I've truly missed his wise counsel this year most of all. It's hard to believe that this is 7 years. I lit a candle for him today and sat by the Christmas tree and told him everything we miss about him. He is loved.

MY SWEETHEART AND LOVE OF MY LIFE
OUR TEN YEARS TOGETHER WERE THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY ADULT LIFE.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT TODAY IS 7 YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT US.'
YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME IN HEART AND MIND, AND OUR PHOTO IS ON MY CREDIT CARD SO THAT I CARRY YOU WITH ME EVERYWHERE. WHEN I TRAVED FROM 2015 - 2018, OUR PHOTO WAS ALWAYS BY MY BEDSIDE WHEREEVER I WAS. I ALWAYS FEEL YOU WITH ME AND HELPING ME--ALMOST AS IF YOU ARE WHISPERING IN MY EAR HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH. YOUR PHOTOS SURROUND AND SUSTAIN ME. I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH. IT IS DIFFICULT TO COME TO THIS SITE BECAUSE I WANT THE LIVING IMAGE OF YOU TO ALWAYS BE BEFORE ME.

I wonder what David would have to say about 2020. What wonderful conversations they would have been.

Yesterday I did something different to remember David. I had my normal cake and beer to celebrate his birthday but when it was bedtime I drank a large expresso coffee and for two hours enjoyed all the memories. yep, that worked. I could not believe all I recalled. I know David loved all of you dearly and STILL DOES, but that is a different story for another time. He had a good and joyful life that ended much too soon. I will share the first time I met David. It was in the nineteen fifties long before I knew any of the Kauffmans. If I remember correctly, all males had to get their Social Security number and register for the draft at the age of sixteen. Since David and I are the same age, we must have registered at the post office on the same Saturday morning. (Different time, different ways) I remember sitting on the bench with about one hundred boys and their dads. Later in life, I found out that our Social Security numbers were one digit apart. That means that we were sitting side by side that day probably talking and sharing stories. Who could have guessed that I would marry his sister and how our lives would be intertwined from that moment on. Think good thoughts and have good memories of the good person David is.

Today Dad would have been 75. I find myself missing him more as our times become more chaotic and wishing he was here to offer his guidance and wise council. I miss him often and our lives aren't the same without him. Jeannie and I will remember him this April when I visit.

As years go by, our memories fade. We have a million other things to do in this busy life of ours, and we sometimes forget to do the "little" things that mean so much for ourselves and others. The most important thing for me to do today is - to eat some cake for David's Birthday and to toast his life with a beer.


       HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID

Still miss David but all the wonderful memories have not diminished.

Again this year I will have dinner at one of David and my favorite restaurants and toast him to celebrate the wonderful person he was and for the loving life we had together. I feel his spirit with me every day as we were truly soul mates and completed each other's lives. David, MY LOVE I will always feel the love we had and hold you close. I am thankful every day for our eleven years during which we experienced total love and commitment for each other. You were and always will be my PRINCE CHARMING. You have been my strength in moving forward after losing you.

I also will toast David's sister, Linda, who, like David was a very caring and wonderful person. Linda and her husband, Dick, were here in Scottsdale for several birthday celebrations and we always had such a good time with them. She and David were always very close. She passed away on his 70th birthday just weeks before he was diagnosed.
I hope they have been reunited in spirit.

Jeannie

It is hard to believe it has been a year since David's passing. Cindy and I think of him often and talk about old times. I ran across a quotation recently that says it well. "Time renders all people and all things silent. But I will remember you and speak of you for all the time I have"

“The good die young” appears in movie titles and songs, but it fits here too. David was very much one of the good guys and he has gone from us much too early. We were fortunate to have several opportunities to hang out with David. We met at Lycoming, crossed paths in State College for several years and visited back and forth frequently between Edmonds and Victoria. David was a “best” for both of us friend and we will always treasure the times we shared together. We miss you.

Dave and Cindy Hultsch

I am so very sorry to hear of the passing of my father's cousin & my great-uncle Bud's son, David. I remember David at our Kaffman family get togethers that my grandma Grace helped to organize in the "Kauffman Woods." I always enjoyed speaking with David and with his sister, Linda. My heartfelt sympathy & prayers are with you and your family at this time, Jeannie, Laura & Jaxon. God bless you with His peace that passes understanding and may David's memory live on in your hearts as you carry on his legacy.

Love,
Kris (Kauffman) Blasdell

David was a such a wonderful person in so many ways. I feel so fortunate to have known him for many, many years. I know how much he loved all of his friends and family. I will think about him and pray for him everyday. He will be truly missed by me everyday of my life. 

Dick Eckman - Brother in law

So sorry go hear of cousin David's passing. Thanks for posting pictures of him. I especially like the closeup of his wavy hair and beard. My son Zak Kauffman resembles David's traits. And thanks for the posting in the Lancaster paper.

Sincerely,
Kevin Kauffman - Skip's son.

laura, I'm so sorry for the loss of your dad, my heart aches. he touched my heart in so many ways... I am forever grateful for meeting him on my journey.
Xo with love
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