DAVID FRANCIS BOOTH

I remember one phone call to David where there was quite a commotion in the background. Dave turned away from the phone and yelled "Lloyd, calm down or you'll have to leave!" Returning to me he explained, "That Lloyd Bentsen, so pissed about losing, he drinks too much and wants to fight everyone." If that tells you anything it's that Dave came out of nowhere with unforgetable, fantastic gems. Ten years later and I'm still laughing.

Many are the days that I still can't believe you are gone, and then Laura too. So many people have intense closeness for a short period which life interrupts and we move into the next chapter, but Dave left me with lines and attitudes that refresh me even today. That's an impression! Somehow I always thought he would survive Keith Richards and be talking about it when we met. Miss the ability to pick up the phone and reconnect. RIP

As we come up to the holiday season, I am remembering David and writing belatedly to send my condolences to Laura. We worked together at Scott's on Lombard, before you both 'graduated' to the Embarcadero. What I remember most about David was his mischievous grin and his debonair manner. Such a loss, and my thoughts are with you.

We would play chess like competing spies of the cold war in a 1970 UMass dorm room. Carefully eyeing each other over the board, each with a cigarette in hand. As I pondered my next move David would blow an enormous cloud into my face after a long drawn in tobacco breath, and remark slowly, 'this smoke doesn't bother you does it?'- and we would dissolve into laughter. Goodbye, friend.

David is my uncle. I never doubted that he loved me from the time that I was a very small child. He was never unkind in any way. He was always glad to see me. No matter what age I was he talked to me in a way that felt like he really cared - from new born all the way up to 51. We all know that David loved to have fun, was an incredible comedian, and endless entertainer. I also think of something else. Underneath all of that David was always clear about who he was and what he was about....

I can't remember a time when David didn't have a smile on his face or a kind word to say. I'll never forget his laughter and bright light.

I just heard today that one of the finest persons to walk the earth has left us. My thoughts are with you David.
Stephen B.

Laura, recently heard from Fran Conway of the David's untimely passing, my heartfelt condolonces to you and all his family to you for this tremendous loss. Emer ( i remember you both fondly from my days in Scott's in SF)

Goodbye David- I still can't accept this. All I've thought of in the last three weeks is the great friend you were and how you viewed life. All my love to Laura as she copes and remembers.