Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Dave taught us to respect and appreciate the arts. Literature, books, politics-there wasn't a moment wasted when you talked to Dave. Every moment in his presence was one of mind-expanding conversation and enlightenment. Everyone left his house with a feeling that there is more to life than our negative, everyday drudgery. He made me feel that there are great things out there to be listened to, watched, or read, and no one can get between you and your own mind. And most of all he taught me never to stop appreciating the simple, yet extraordinary world of the arts. Regardless of our problems, the greatest things in life cost little but have the greatest value. Dave was the greatest kind of intellectual. The kind that uses his intellect to enjoy life and enrich others. Wish the world had more, and sad to say, now has one less. He will be greatly missed. “What is an intellectual? In general, someone seriously devoted to what used to be called the “life of the mind”: thinking pursued not instrumentally, for the sake of practical goals, but simply for the sake of knowing and understanding.” ― Gary Gutting
