Fr. David C. Schwartz

Although I am no longer a member of the Schwartz family, David performed my marriage to Glen Schwartz many years ago. I always loved talking with David and found him to be a very kind and loving soul. I know your family will miss you David, as well as all the people's lives you touched. God Bless the Schwartz family and my prayers will always be with you.

I was fortunate to know Fr. Dave through attending a retreat that he gave in Running Springs for the Corpus Christi Club and through the home masses he said for our Catholic singles group, the Orange County Catholic Alumni Club. He always had a big smile and a big heart. He will be sorely missed. My husband and I moved from Southern California to the Portland area last year - We were praying fervently that he would be found safe. May God Bless your family for all Blessings you have allowed to...

I will miss him. He was a wonderful with us (Deaf Community) and he was always smile to us. He was a big heart with us. I pray for his family to my heart.

My wife and I used to attend St. Barnabas parish in Long Beach. When they were short on priests for Sunday Masses, Fr. David used to assist. That is really our only contact with him, but he made a strong impression. It can't be easy "pinch hitting" in a parish not your own. But he was always so friendly, warm, giving, loving and approachable. Those few contacts were enough to endear him to us. Reading about his disappearance and then finally his discovery was difficult and emotional. ...

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Fr. David was a great blessing to the Catholic Deaf Community in Orange County. His gracious charisma and patience with the community will always be remembered. May he forever be remembered as the "smiling and waving priest" in the hearts of all those deaf who he inspired with his wonderful homilies.

Fr David, he is the most inspired and was the most life- giving person. Our Deaf community will miss him very much , his smile, wave and reaching up to God also his homily will be miss the most cause he asked questions to the adults and children. We will always remember him as " the smiling priest".

As a member of Corpus Christi Fellowship group in Newport Beach, California, I wanted to give my condolenses and prayers to the Schwartz family. We as a fellowship community were blessed to have Fr David lead our retreats on two seperate occasions. He really connected with our group since we were all of similar ages. What a gift he was to us and I'm sure a gift to you as a son, brother, friend and priest. His wonderful spirtuality touched us all in our fellowship commnunity and we are...

Although I didn't know David personally I was greatful to have been able to attend a few of his masses. He was a wonderful man and a great asset to the community. Myself I am blessed for meeting him and very thankful. God Be With You.