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David Bataille Obituary
One of the great souls to grace the earth left us far too soon on Wednesday April 6th. After surviving an ongoing battle with congestive heart failure from the age of 24, he died without struggle from a heart attack while snowboarding on Cypress Mountain, a place that brought him much joy and peace. He brought smiles and laughter to so many people, cultivating many beautiful memories we can now hold onto. When he walked into a room, he brought warmth, generosity and cheer to everyone's hearts. He was the proud owner of Cork-It Winemaking, and was delighted to serve his customers over the past 10 years. He was also a pillar of the skate board community and found refuge on the pavement. Although he left us at the age of 34, he found his true love and lived everyday to the fullest doing exactly as he wished and was destined to do. He will be deeply missed by his wife Melanie, grandmother Frances, brother Chris and sister in law Maggie, foster parents Andrew and Wendy, brother in law Andrew and sister in law Jessica, his mother in law Lorraine "molaw", aunt and uncle Bob and Betty, cousins Willow, Ron and David, and his huge community of friends and family that were honoured to have known him. He has made his journey back to his mother Florence whom he lost to cancer at a young age. Thank you to everyone for showing up to his celebration of life on Sunday April 10th. There will also be a gathering at Cork-It Winemaking Saturday April 16th 10am-5pm for the public. As wished by David, there will be no formal service as his life was an act of worship of life in all its dimensions. David's life was extended by 10 years through the efforts of the cardiac specialists at both Lion's Gate and St.Paul's Hospitals. Donations in his memory to these facilities and the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation are greatly appreciated.
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without affect,
without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolutely unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you,
for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just around the corner.
All is well.
We hope to see you all at Cork-It. Business as usual….
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Memories and Condolences
for David Bataille
6 Entries
PAUL KAJI
April 18, 2011
David you were one of my absolute best friends and brothers words can never explain the loss we all feel. you made the world a better place and all the memories growing up skating N.V. together can never be replaced . Ilove you with all my heart and will do everything i can to help Mel and the family get through this i love u soo much brothers forever N.V.LOC'S FOR LIFE
Danielle Gray
April 16, 2011
Oh, I am so very saddened to read of Dave's passing. I worked with him at Rack It! and he lived with me and my rugby girlfriends for about a year in North Burnaby. I loved that we had the only Rack It! staff party at our house, and was thrilled to run into him years later, literally crossing Mountain Highway with a dolly of wine making equip, heading to his new shop Cork It! I was so proud to hear that Dave was the owner. I remember talking about how much he loved his Grandma, (and harrowing stories of skating down from her place to work at top speed), his brother and sister in law, and all his friends in music and skate culture. As a roomie, I remember late night "sessions" where I would have to ask him for a consistent beat for about 10 minutes, so I could go back to sleep at three in the morning. And this is one of those situations, where I have been meaning to come by the shop and say hi in person after reconnecting on social networks, but I am too late . . . To your wife, and the rest of the family, I am so very saddened to hear of your loss, I really liked knowing David and have wonderfully fun memories of working and living with him. Peace onto you all.
Leah Barnes
April 16, 2011
I was part of Dave's staff when he opened Cork-It, and am so sad to hear of his passing. I will always remember his huge smile, great sense of humor, generosity, zest for life, and kindness to everyone he came into contact with. I'll be toasting you with a glass of red tonight, my friend.
Kirsten Baker-Williams
April 15, 2011
My condolences to all of Dave's family and friends. He will be missed.
shay hilliard
April 15, 2011
Only Met Dave at his Shop in North Van. He was a great guy. I am so shocked, my heart goes out to his family.
Francine Milburn
April 15, 2011
All our love Wayne and Fran Milburn
Banff
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