David Alan Sagan

I remember getting up one morning to go vote before going to dispatch on campus. Walking down the street to the polling location I ran into Dave. After I told him where I was going He said "Mike I've been the first person to vote in the town for the past 10 + years. I'm going to be the first person to vote this year I swear. " We laughed and walked to the pulling location together. Upon the woman opening the front door to vote I smiled and said "after you Dave I insist."

Dave,

Remember this poem I gave you that I wrote for Grandma K? I gave it to you to copy but you thought I gave it to you to keep. When I asked for it back you said it was put somewhere safe. It took a VERY long time but you eventually found it and returned it...a miracle since seeing how you kept house. If you didnt make a copy here it is:

One Last Time

I wanted to see you
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to tell you what was in my heart
But...

I was friends with Dave in high school and we always remember him as a kind and generous friend. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. Too young to go!

My condolences and prayers to the whole family.

David was one of the Good Guys in this world. My iguana and I visited his class a couple of years ago. RIP

To Daves dear family,



Today I shared tears with many strangers.
All of them shared a different perspective of how deeply they loved the man we were honoring for the impact of his life on so many.

As we drove the miles there and the miles back, I kept wondering how many lives he changed and how his fingerprints were imprinted on so many hearts.

I watched my son weep at the deep loss of a great man, then most of the room wept, all of those...

Another photo for those who loved Dave.

I attended the memorial service in Nelsonville today. I am more heartbroken now, but the kind, comforting, and sometimes humorous remembrances by Dave's family and friends, were uplifting. I was a friend for quite a few years, and Dave always brought his reptiles, and one time, Chewy, the Great Horned Owl, to my 7th grade Science classes a Athens Middle School. The world will be a less happy place with him gone. He was, and will continue to be, an inspiration to me. His love for his reptiles...