April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019
His heart was just too big. His earthly body had carried that heavy burden for longer than it could. I am sure his Heavenly Father called him home. David Whitworth epitomized the phrases “he would give you the shirt off his back” and “he would give you the last dollar in his pocket”. He would give you the last cent to his name, regardless of his own circumstance, because he knew you needed it more. David tried to save the world, at least the world he knew. He gave of himself to everyone who knew him, everyone who met him. He suffered a lot of disappointments throughout his life, but he weathered them all and still had a sense of humor and a giving spirit.
I have had the privilege of knowing Whit, as we called him when we first met, for 36 years. We met and became so very close in a branch of the Boy Scouts known as an Explorer’s Post for the Winston-Salem Police Department. We all had dreams then of who and what we were going to become as adults. Several of us took our first airplane flight together to represent that Post at a convention, we learned to handle and fire arms safely, we learned crowd and traffic control, we worked together as volunteers at many community wide events, we competed together as a team and we made friendships, bonds and connections that have lasted through our very different life paths to this day. Whit was an integral part of that group. Whit called me his sister and I certainly called him my brother, we have stayed in touch, though sometimes rather loosely through all these years, and we were always in each other’s hearts and prayers.
David always looked to make this world a better place for others, he loved his family without question and he gave his all for them. He gave of himself to others in all his pursuits in life and I know his spirit touched all who knew him and many who just met him in passing. I hope we can all keep that spirit alive.
As I learned the sad news of his passing in the morning hours of April 10 and the sun was out and shining so bright, I didn’t wonder why it was such a beautiful day at such a sad time, I knew the answer. There was an incident when we were in that Explorers Post involving a hot air balloon that almost lifted off prematurely with dear David hanging on to a tether, I believe that photo made the local newspaper and I know we had a lot of laughs after that event and it came up in conversations throughout the years, and all I could think was...
What a glorious day for that ride in a hot air balloon, and what a wonderful view David would have of his home, his family, his friends....
All who knew you will miss you here on earth, but we will carry you with us in our hearts, ❤️
I have had the privilege of knowing Whit, as we called him when we first met, for 36 years. We met and became so very close in a branch of the Boy Scouts known as an Explorer’s Post for the Winston-Salem Police Department. We all had dreams then of who and what we were going to become as adults. Several of us took our first airplane flight together to represent that Post at a convention, we learned to handle and fire arms safely, we learned crowd and traffic control, we worked together as volunteers at many community wide events, we competed together as a team and we made friendships, bonds and connections that have lasted through our very different life paths to this day. Whit was an integral part of that group. Whit called me his sister and I certainly called him my brother, we have stayed in touch, though sometimes rather loosely through all these years, and we were always in each other’s hearts and prayers.
David always looked to make this world a better place for others, he loved his family without question and he gave his all for them. He gave of himself to others in all his pursuits in life and I know his spirit touched all who knew him and many who just met him in passing. I hope we can all keep that spirit alive.
As I learned the sad news of his passing in the morning hours of April 10 and the sun was out and shining so bright, I didn’t wonder why it was such a beautiful day at such a sad time, I knew the answer. There was an incident when we were in that Explorers Post involving a hot air balloon that almost lifted off prematurely with dear David hanging on to a tether, I believe that photo made the local newspaper and I know we had a lot of laughs after that event and it came up in conversations throughout the years, and all I could think was...
What a glorious day for that ride in a hot air balloon, and what a wonderful view David would have of his home, his family, his friends....
All who knew you will miss you here on earth, but we will carry you with us in our hearts, ❤️
