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God’s Gift
AnonymousI worked with Dave on the USS Constitution, and he had the biggest heart. He was very kind to everyone and always asked how everyone was. He had amazing humor and always wanted to help people. Dave loved the ship, and I will miss working with him. God blessed us and I am forever grateful…
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Remembrance and Obituary
I wanted to post the obituary and remembrance here so that everyone can find it. Here is the link to a lovely remembrance: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZTf50r1zRgCL9QIx_OtXriCyrNOF4fNac6LDm4LBiEY/edit Here is the obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-pippin-obituary?id=55701694
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I wish I thought to take a picture
Greg DudleyIt was 2019 when I started to get to know Dave. We had met before, but we really got to spend some time together at the Twsba conference in Port Townsend that year. Despite how difficult it can be to start meaningful friendships as an adult, Dave and I were becoming good friends in…
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Celebration of Life near Boston
EbenOne of Dave’s last wishes was a seaside get-together in his memory. There will be a beach party and a lunch beforehand on August 10 in lovely Manchester-by-the-Sea, just north of the city. Please RSVP here! https://pippinbeachparty.rsvpify.com/
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Dave visits Buffalo
Chelsea MooreDave came to visit Buffalo last year and helped work on the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief. We had only met a couple of times before then but Dave treated me as though I was a lifelong friend. We were looking forward to future Buffalo visits and collaborations. Gone too soon. He will be…
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Dave’s cabin
Jennifer DuvalI’m spending this week in Friday Harbor, up on San Juan Island in Washington State. This is a place that Dave once lived and long loved. His cabin here sat on Garrison Bay, which overlooked English Camp and all the history held by that beautiful landscape. We have great memories of visiting Dave there,…
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Memories
NoahI first met him as Mr. Pippin, my 5th grade English teacher (other grades, the class was referred to as “Language Arts”, abbreviated to LA, but Mr. Pippin informed us on the first day that, “we don’t need no Los Angeles Class”). We composed entirely with pen and paper–no eraser, and certainly no delete key–and…
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Live Music in Boston
Mo and ChaseWe were walking by a restaurant in Boston that has live music. On this day, an Irish band was playing and we thought about how much Dave would love it. So we went in and enjoyed the music in honor of Dave 🙂
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Picture Slideshow
ChaseWe put together a slideshow of Dave pictures. Thanks to everyone who sent photos! Helena had the great idea of making the soundtrack Polka and Persian music 🙂 I think Dave would get a kick out of it. Here is the link to watch the slideshow: https://youtu.be/nMANC3gRyf4
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From the archives
EbenI spent the other day working my way through the boxes of Dave’s old files that he had meant to organize but didn’t get around to. No surprise that the single largest folder is simply titled “Nice things that people say”. Here are a few selections from his students over the years that I think…