David A. Bongiovanni

Although I did not know Bongi personally, I always heard such wonderful things about him. It appears that he touched many lives and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. May his memory live on and comfort those who mourn his loss. God Bless!

Alice vs. Jack
I come into town on leave, Dan is at ETC HQ, as I walk in the phone rings, its Bongi. He wants us to bring him a fresh shirt, he just played a round of golf with Vincint and they were to have dinner at the Clipper. Zoom, zoom, Dan and I are in the lobby with Bongi's shirt wrapped around a bottle of Jack Daniels. "We are here to party with Alice" I said as I unwrapped the shirt. "You idiot, he is a reformed alcoholic" Bongi reminds us. I place the bottle behind me and just...

"What the heck happened to your hair?" Bongi, exclaimed that famous morning.
We all know the story. How did we know then our silly stunt would change the lives of a few people.

The Meteor Attack: I would walk into ETC HQ, Bongi would be on the couch lying down. The couch seperated the dinning room and the living room. After the greetings, I would stand behind the couch,grab one of the small throw pillows at the other end and say "Meteor Attack!". At which point Bongi knew to cover his head to protect himself, but this left his side exposed which allowed me to tickle the heck out of him. Bongi had a great laugh. I will miss that.

Bongi name: The story goes, some of us were flown over to the Bahamas for a weekend or two to visit Dave at Great Harour Cay. While we stayed there at the villas along the golf course anything we wanted at the resort required us to sign Dave's name to the check. Bongioavanni quickly became Bongi followed by a squiggly line. Food, recreation, drinks and more drinks could be had by signing Bongi~~~~~~~~. On a side note, I had a great time, but my luggage ended up in South America and got back...

Bongi,
I will always be thankful that you came into my life. You have left a lasting impression on me and I will never forget you. I miss you!
Love Ya, Ruthie (Goofy)

Bonji was a friend and big brother to all. He was a quiet and compassionate man. Yet at the same time fun and crazy. I will always be thankful that he was there for my sister, Kari and Rob, her son.

Miss ya!

Bongi as he was known to many was an extraordinary person. He took in stray kids the way most take in stray animals. He was kind, understanding, genorous, and always there when you needed him never asking for anything in return. He has a permanent place in my heart and I will miss him very much,