David Gene Mate

Hi Dana and Mallory, I am so sorry that the world has lost a truly amazing person. He was a good friend to Mike,Kim, Vic and Bryan. He accepted the little Detroit girl into the "Grand Rapids gang" and became one of my favorite people. I will always remember and treasure his visits to our Springfield, Ohio home; what a great time we had! I am so sorry that I won´t be able to come to the funeral because I have a hard time being able to leave my son who needs care and help is difficult to...

Dave was a joy to work with and would do anything he could to help as needed.

My condolences to the family, you lost a treasure. Dave was one of the funniest, smartest people I ever had the pleasure of knowing. He and my older brother Mike McGrath were best buds at Lee High School. Dave was frequently at our house during those days with his goofy smile and laugh. I would see Dave from time to time as the years went by and we would engage in various types of hijinks. Our final meeting was last year at my brother's funeral service and it was as though no time had past...

A life well lived Dave! I knew Dave through Fireboy Systems and we had great fun back in the day. Fond memories of a good guy!

So sad to learn of Dave's passing. He was both my son's and daughters coach at HNJ. Loved his sense of humor. What a wonderful man. RIP Dave.