Dave's passing away confirmed:
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To: Tom Veale who wrote (10018)
From: Bernie Goldberg Saturday, Jan 15, 2000 8:43 PM ET
Reply # of 10054
Hello,
I just got this e-mail regarding a friend of this thread.
In case any of you don't receive it here it is:
Dear Friends,
It is with overwhelming sorrow that I'm writing to tell you that my beloved husband, Dave Zawicki, passed away yesterday shortly after noon. He was 46 years old and had valiantly battled metastatic colon cancer since last July. After a month in the hospital, he died quickly and peacefully. He closed his eyes, a little smile came over his face, and then he was gone. I loved him tremendously - he was my very best friend, the light of my life. I will miss him terribly as I'm sure many of you will, too. He so enjoyed the time that he spent with all of you! I used to refer to you collectively as his virtual friends since he hadn't met any of you face-to-face. What a wonderful experience it was for him and for me to meet so many of you two years ago in Charleston!
All of you were wonderfully supportive of him during his battle with cancer, and I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and support that you have given Dave and me over the past months and for all of your prayers on his behalf. A number of you sent good wishes and farewell messages the week before he died, and I read each one of them to him. It meant the world to us.
Funeral arrangements are currently being made with viewings planned for next Thursday and Friday (January 20 and 21) and the funeral on Saturday, January 22. Details will be sent in a separate E-mail.
I may also try to arrange a "virtual memorial service" for us to gather and share our loss in his passing and our joy in having had him in our lives. If anyone would like to help me to arrange that, please let me know.
Thank you all again for all of your love and support!
Carol
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Here are some final words from Dave - a man I never had the pleasure of actually meeting face to face:
"Chemotherapies and drugs are leaving me rather unclearheaded. Short term memory really stinks right now, but luckily these are problems I can deal with. The spread of the cancer to other places is going to be a problem which we can aggressively treat. 1999 gains in the market are going to be spent towards getting me well. In 1999, it was very hard to lose money, but the point of money is to do good, so if I can regain my health, the money is not a problem.
"Being in the hospital is quite a reality check also. I move around in groups outside of SI where $1MM isn't a big deal and yet I can get along with nurses, aides and other people who have yet to use the internet to leverage their position. I have a nurses aide who wants to go to Boston in January and I showed her how to go to the local library and buy an e-ticket for about 50% off of what she was quoted over the phone.
"It did cost her. I told her that when she learned how to use the net, that she had to teach others. Seems fair to me. <grin>
"Best wishes for you and yours.
Dave"
obtained from siliconinvestor.com
Thanks Dave, for reminding us that money can't buy life.
"but the point of money is to do good, so if I can regain my health, the money is not a problem." |
