David Hartwell Sawyer

Great man, fun, positive, and a light in anything he did. He agreed to mentor someone a few years ago who needed a confidence builder. He must have died very soon after. I was looking for him today and found this. He was with Context at the time on West Coast. As always he made me smile. Tragic loss for the world. But he, unlike so many, made his mark on nearly everything he touched. Heartbreaking news.

I just learned of David´s passing and am saddened for our world that we lost such a great champion for humanity. David moved into my former home years ago and we connected after that through our nonprofit interests. He gave generously of his time and talent to coach SPOON foundation and guided us towards transformative growth. He pushed us to be open with our hearts and minds - to feel and think bigger. He led by example and has left a lasting mark on our organization and team. May his memory...

Strategy. Leadership. Culture. Humanity. All things this loving man with an infinite compassion had an impact on during his life. Personally, all nothing compared to the impact he had on me. As a friend, as a client, and as a person. I know I may not be blood, or direct, but having grown so close to him over the years, I am truly honored, and humbled to have known him, and consider him family. His website "context" has been down for some time, but for some reason I never deleted it from my...

David will be missed, he was a brother dedicated to our planet and our people.

David Sawyer was one of the most incandescent and remarkable people I have ever known. I met him at a Wingspread Conference in the 1990s and he stood among all the luminaries as a one-of-a kind -- brilliant, kind, compassionate, ferocious, leaderful, enigmatic, artistic, hilarious, service-oriented, and deeply spiritual. I knew I had to know him so I made the connection and we became lifelong friends. I was the one who nominated him for the Alec Dickson Service Leader Award because I knew he...

David Sawyer was one of the most remarkable and incandescent people I've ever known in my life. I met him at a Wingspread conference in the 1990s and knew I had met a one-of-a kind -- kind, compassionate, ferocious, enigmatic, courageous, sensitive, hilarious, truthful, service-oriented, and absolutely dedicated to the truth. He stood out in that and every venue since like a boddhisatva -- a bright blazing light of integrity, passion, calm, raw attunement to the suffering of the world, and...

The AmeriCorps community has lost one of its first champions. I think you would be proud of how it has grown. Thank you for allowing me into your life and your home for a bit way back when.