Right Reverend David Standish Ball

I miss him every day.

A giant among men with a heart of gold. I first met Dean Ball in 1975 when he gave me religious instructions and later received me into the the church at the Cathedral. He married me and my wife Vivian in 1977 and a beautiful Cathedral of All Saints Ceremony that we think about to this day. He joined us for dinner a few times before we left Albany for the West Coast. My wife and I never forgot Dean Ball as we know him. I called him just to say hello and thanks a few years before he passed and...

Miss him every day! God Bless!

I met Bishop Ball in 2000 while visiting a dear friend in Albany. We attended services at St John's Troy where he was the visiting celebrant. We struck up an immediate friendship and my friend and I enjoyed hid company and the long dinners we shared discussing The Church, politics, and always ...US history. Most importantly, he brought me back to my faith in God and to the power of prayer. I moved to Virginia in 2006 and my visits to Albany were only semi annual,however Bishop was always...

"DEAN" BALL, AS I KNEW HIM, WAS A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING. I LOVED HIM VERY MUCH AND HAVE MISSED SEEING HIM OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. REST IN PEACE WITH GOD.

I will always remember the Bishop as Dean Ball. I, my siblings and cousins grew up with him being a mentor and a good friend. I remember him coming to my grandmothers for Sunday dinner after church. He lived a wonderful life, and may you RIP.

I remember when a Cannon in the church and when he was at Beaver Cross -- we would yell for him . . . Cannon Ball . . . and into the pool he would go doing, of course a cannon ball. We would laugh and laugh and he was there for us!

I am so grateful for the life and legacy of this great man. All who knew him loved him. Sleep in Peace Bishop. You will be greatly missed.

I was honored to know Bishop Ball and benefit from the lessons he taught us. My Condolences to his family. Rest in peace to my mentor and my friend!