David Roman Swope

I am so sorry that I will be out of town on June 29th. I was really hoping to be there to celebrate David's life and toast my friend. He was a great person and my thoughts/prayers remain with his family and friends.

Dave and I first started playing guitar in 7th grade at Chaminade; we wrote our first song in the back of Mr. Van Hee´s study hall class called, appropriately, "Study Hall Blues." A few months ago we played at an open mic, including a song we wrote in the pandemic called "Middle of the USA." Between those bookends, we played a lot of music and had a lot of fun with many friends and family. Dave was a talented guy, a loyal friend and he inspired a lot of people like myself with the gift of...

We will be having a celebration of David's life on Saturday, June 29. We hope you can join us there. Here are the details: Celebration of life for David Swope Saturday, June 29 from 1 - 4 PM Location Llywelyn's Pub Pup Room 17 West Moody Ave. Webster Groves, MO 63119

Rest in peace, David. So very many happy memories with him. Watching his waterskiing and fireworks expertise at the Swope lake house, rolling out from under any given person´s car fixing it in the Grant Farm Trails´ house driveway, watching the Simpsons and laughing hysterically at his impersonations of the characters, enjoying his talent for cooking (best nachos & vegetarian chili) and watching him jamming countless hours with the guys in the band where his love and talent for music shone...

I knew David at high school just as Richard said, and David was always very outgoing and friendly with me. At that time, he made a special effort to help me with my bashfulness that was prevalent for me at that time.