David J. Whorton

I send all my sincere condolences. I feel I failed David, in that I didn't keep up with him. Our last visit was at his 50 reunion, which was moved to 2022. We had a good time talking. I have known David since first grade! We even were roommates when we went to UNM... imagine that. I pray David's memory is a blessing to you all, and that he was peaceful. So sorry.

David was a kind, generous person, and accepting person. I would say non-judgmental. I guess we used to talk periodically even though he was an upper-classman and didn't look down on me. On the day I decided to take my driver's test in 1970, I asked David if he would lend me his big white American car to take the driver's test; I figured my parents wouldn't let me borrow theirs. There wasn't any hesitation with David, he just said, "Sure, if you could parallel park that boat, you could park anything." I did it! Didn't wreck David's boat in the process. What a lovely gentleman! Wish I would have stayed in contact.

David and I were buddies from first grade through elementary school. Our neighborhoods and the store were our playgrounds. We weren´t real close in high school but reconnected at Highlands and shared some good friends there as well. I´ll miss running into him around town. He was a good guy.