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David Dash Obituary
DAVID, departed on Sunday August 20, 2006. Survived by his wife Mary, sons Tyrone and Troy, daughters Yvette, Deborah, Carol, Crystal and Pamela; 27 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild; one brother, 5 sisters; other family members and many friends. Services will be held Monday Aug. 28th, Viewing 10 to 11 A.M., Service immediately following at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 2801-65 N. 19th St. Interment Private. Prof. Services ALFONSO CANNON FUNERAL CHAPELS INC.
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Memories and Condolences
for David Dash
Pamela Dash-Forson
September 23, 2007
Dad, I learned that not letting go of you when it was time for you to go was selfishness. There is no way that you could have lasted in that body any longer than you tried. Your spirit lives on amongst all of us though. It's really hard to expect someone to let their loved ones go easily but we pray that your transition was peacefully. I miss you no less. I love you dad.
TANYA GADDY-THOMAS
September 22, 2007
TO MY UNCLE WHOM I MISS VERY MUCH I
CAN BELIEVE IT BEEN A YEAR I LOVE YOU AND AUNT MARY...MISSING BOTH OF YOU VERY MUCH THE TWO OF YOU WERE A VERY SPECIAL PART OF MY LIFE....MISS YOU BOTH DEARLY...
~LOVE TANYA AND FAMLIY~
Sheila Morris
August 29, 2007
Hi uncle David it's been a year since you've been gone,you have truly been miss i look in my phonebook and your number is still there,mommy still talks about you but we know you're in a better place rest in peace love you.
Emily Long
August 22, 2007
I can not believe it's been a year and I miss so much. I miss talking to you everyday and your smile. I want to thank you for the great quailities you instilled in me it made me a better person. I can not begin to thank you enough for bringing me into your life and you were a joy and comfort in my life. You were a great father the best and you are missed by so many.Your love will remain in me untill my last day. I thank God for you and I will love you for the rest of my life. Love Emily
Crystal Dash
August 20, 2007
Daddy, I MISS YOU AND MOMMIE. It still hurts today as much as it did then. Mommie, I miss you alot. The way you used to sing to me and pam while we played Jax on the floor while you cooked dinner. Oh mommie and daddy I love you. See you soon. Tinka
Sheila Morris
August 20, 2007
Hi uncle David it's you're niece Sheila, I can't believe it's been a year since you've been gone your sister Vernal really miss you when i'm on the phone with her you and aunt Mary is all she talks about .Well MA&Pa Kettle as i call yall take care i love you guys.
DeShaun Dash
August 20, 2007
Hi pop pop its me Shaun I really miss you. I miss going to farbers for you and fixxing thing around the house with you. You tought me just about everything I know and I'm greatful for that. I took care of nana and the house while you were gone, now you can take care of her again. I love you both and never will forget you. There are no better grandparents in the world. David and Mary DASH
Pamela Dash-Forson
August 19, 2007
Well Dad, Tomorrow is a year that you've left this planet. It seems like yesterday. I miss you more each day. I hear your voice, I see your hands. I love you very, very much Dad. Kiss Mommy for me.
carol
August 8, 2007
I want my mom and dad back, sick well, whatever, I want them back. Here, there wherever I want them back. Talking, writing, crying do not ease the yearning. I just want them.
Pamela Dash-Forson
August 7, 2007
Hi Dad, Everything here is coming along since Mommy left us to join you. I know you're taking good care of eachother. I miss you both very, very much. I long to hear your voices. I love you and will continue living my life happily as you have taught me. Thank you for being the most important part of my upbringing. You were always there for me.
carol dash
April 4, 2007
I miss my dad very much. I remember one warm summer day, a lot of people were outside. My dad and I were walking down the street together. He was in a hurry but I was walking slow, so he reach out his hand for me to grab hold of and catch up with him. When he reached for my hand, to me, it seemed everyone stop to watch. I felt his love, strength and protection. It brought joy to my heart and I skipped the rest of the way, while he held my hand. It was such a small thing, but it meant alot to me. I miss his hands reaching out to protect me. Another time, when we were walking, again. This time me, him, mommy, vet, uppie and pam were coming from a show at Robin Hood Dell. Daddy had lost his sight, by then. I was walking in front of him and was talking about something. He stopped my converstion and said" walk up before I step on you". I was surprised to hear him say that since he could not see, and he wasn't walking on my heel. I said' how you know you were close enough to step on my heel. He said "cause I'm the man". Everybody just laughed. I miss his witty, snappy come backs. Things ONLY DAVID DASH would say.
For me, there will never be another human being, in this life, to take his place. He broke the mole and took the blue print with him. You know the saying, "Often imitated, but never duplicated." That's my dad.
Daddy and Mommy in LasVegas for Nikki's Wedding
April 4, 2007
Beverly Glover
April 3, 2007
David, I did not call or see you as often as I should have but just knowing you was within my reach made me feel comfortable. I thank God for allowing me to be your little sister. I have wonderful memories of you and that makes me happy. I love you very much.
Sister Beverly
Sheila Morris ( Gaddy)
March 29, 2007
Uncle David I am so glad I had the opportunity to see you the last couple of times I came to philly. You looked so handsome lying there in the hospital bed those were my last memories of you and I'm glad i got the chance to see you. You will 4ever be miss and I will always love you.
Tanya Gaddy-Thomas
March 29, 2007
My Uncle, David Dash who was one of the many people who meant the world to me. I would need to write a book to describe the type man he was but to narrow it down, he was the strongest, loving, and caring man you could ever meet. I can remember him saying to me "Thank you kids for taking care of my sister vernal(wernal as he would call her)". I would respond by saying no problem uncle david that's our mother, and jokingly he would say that was my sister before it was your mother. He will truly be missed.
love your neice, Tanya
Pamela Dash-Forson
March 26, 2007
Morning Dad,
I saw mom the other day. She is doing better. Talking much more than before. She misses you alot too. I'm planning for my summer vaction. Saadiq and Shaun are fine, Shaun still drives SEPTA. Saadiq is preparing for college. Joe and I are fine and talk about you all the time. We love you dad and wish you were here in the flesh.
alice robinson
March 26, 2007
DAVID,
EVEN THOU YOU ARE OLDER THAN ME,I ALWAYS THOUGH I WAS JUST AS GROWN.(smile)I LOVE YOU FOR BEING YOU,AND WHAT WHAT YOU INSTILLED IN ME AFTER DAD DIED.I REMEMBER THE AIR-MAILS LETTERS YOU WOULD WRITE TO MOM WHEN YOU WAS IN THE SERVICE.WHEN I GRADUATED FROM JR.HIGH SCHOOL YOU BROUGHT MY SATIN DRESS.YOU SENTED MOM THE MONEY.
I WAS SO PROUD BECAUSE I HAD A NEW DRESS.THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ABOUT YOU.I LOVE YOU I MISS YOU I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.
LOVE .YOUR SISTER ALICE.
Maya Bowen
March 23, 2007
I know we never met so i am just going to think of you like umi. A fun , happy and caring person like she is so I hope your happy were ever you are.
Keiara Bowen
March 23, 2007
Dear Great Granddad,
I did't get a chance to meet you, but you sound like a wonderful person! I hope I get to meet you sometime in the next life.
Yours Truly,
your greatgrand child Kieara
alaysia bowen
March 23, 2007
I didn't know you but umi has Talked about you.From her words you seem like a great father to your children.I hope in the after life or in another life i will meet you.
Peace,your great grandduaghter.
alaysia bowen
March 23, 2007
I didn't know you but umi has Talked about you.From her words you seem like a great father to your children.I hope in the after life or in another life i will meet you.
Peace,your grandduaghter.
Pamela Dash-Forson
March 23, 2007
Dad, I'm sure you know what the good news is that we've been waiting to hear. I wish you were here to feel my hugs, but i'm sure you know you are loved and missed deerly. I still cry for you and very much feel your presence. I wish you were here.
Tyrone Dash
March 23, 2007
I miss you Dad. I remember and know that you never encouraged or told me to do anything wrong whenever I sought your advice as I did very often. You always told me to "reach up" not down. I believe that I am finally starting to appreciate and gain insight into the principles and lessons that you tought me.
Carol Dash
March 23, 2007
Everyone who choose to sign this guest book will undoubtedly write words such as: a man of wisdom, courage, charisma, witty, aider, advisor, leader, mentor, loving, caring, understanding, stern, fair, strong, vulnerable.... Attributes of a King, a Regal man. Peope who met him admired him. It started as a young man, being the son of Samuel and Alice Dash. Along with his brothers and sisters they have such class. They were each other family and friends. Athough they took different choice in life, they still stuck by each other through thick and thin. He took a wife enchanted by his boyish whims and taught her to love him beyond this physcial rim. We are blessed as his children to have a father like him. He taught us that we are who we are and be in it to win. "Be careful of what you ask and allow to come in." Learn from your mistake or you'll be in trouble again". The simply things he said stuck in your head. He was a bridge over troubled waters. You knew you'd be safe.
That's my dad, a man of renown. I miss him dearly...
Daddy, today, I dedicate my life to you.
Sincerely, your daughter, Carol
Son-Brother-Husband-Daddy-PopPop-Uncle-Cousin-Friend
March 23, 2007
CRYSTAL DASH
March 22, 2007
DADDY, I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME. I REALLY MISS YOU ALOT. YOU HAVE A NEW GREAT-GRANDSON. HIS NAME IS FUJIR. HE IS THE NEWBORN SON OF MY DAUGHTER TAHIRA. I WISH YOU WERE HERE TO SEE HIM. I LOVE YOU DADDY. TAKE CARE. BYE!
Pamela Dash-Forson
October 7, 2006
Dad, I will forever love you. You are the best father any child could ever have. I miss you very much and still feel your presence. I will continue striving to make you proud of me. You and mommy are my favorite people. I have always respected you for being strong and dedicated. I thank you for being good to me, and for being commited to me as a father. I LOVE YOU DAD!
Crystal Dash
October 7, 2006
David Dash who his friends affectionately called, "Dave", is my father. He was a vibrant, hard working man, and could write his own book on ephatats. He was a very father who taught me to be GOD fearing and a respectful human being. The thing that I will miss the most about my father is our weekly chat. He always offered words of encouragement. Never judgmental, and his advice included what a GOD fearing person would do. Of course he would not be david Dash if he did not add a joke or two to cheer you up! I will really miss my dad. He was a really important figure in my life. There will always be an empty space that no one will ever be able to fill. I LOVE YOU DADDY!!
TYNAIA PITTMAN (DASH)
October 4, 2006
I did not have the pleasure of growing up with Pop Pop, nevertheless he made an impact in my life.
My first impression of Pop Pop was that he was a man FULL of wisdom and kind words. Anything I'd ask him about, he would DEFINITELY have an answer. I came to find that people gravitated to him for his wisdom, counsel and insight. I am honored that I have some of those same characteristics although mine could not compare to his by a mile.
While in Phily, I had the chance to try a version of Pop Pop's "HEAVEN'S DELIGHT". When that desert came out, there came the stories right along with it! I was told that noone could make it like him. I thank the Lord that Pop Pop now knows and lives "HEAVEN'S DELIGHT"!!!
Patricia Crawford, Griffin
September 1, 2006
It's never easy when we lose our dear love ones in death. May beautiful memories give you strength at this difficult time.
How comforting it is to know that Jehovah's great day of resurrection is near at hand.
With our deepest Sympathy,
Trish & Joe
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