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for DAVID RIESTERER
Julie Balke
August 1, 2013
Dearest Linda, I am just now getting used to this terrible news and hoping that the shock will dissipate soon. I only just discovered it today while trying to find your numbers. Jim and I are so sorry for the loss of your husband and best friend. He was a wonderful guy and he will be missed by many. Please call us when you have a chance. We owe you doughnuts.
Dan McKnight
July 8, 2013
Linda and Kelly,
It's with a heavy heart I offer my deepest sympathy. My thoughts and prayers are with you as I share your grief.
Dave came into my life August 13, 1967. I have so many memories of times we had together, going through flight school, being roommates in New River, being a groomsman in your wedding, and serving together in Viet Nam. So many good times but the thing I will always remember is that Dave was not just a friend but a gentleman and a genuine good person. I am grateful he came into my life. He will always remain in my thoughts and will be sorely missed.
Dave -- Semper Fi
This Buds for you!
John Kenney
June 24, 2013
Well what do you say about a friend ,brother and one that knows all your good and bad. Mostly I loved David. I saw him during our teen years every day.I saw him as a guy that had honor .He taught me the right thing to do that I did not it every time .His parents were so loving me they called me there 3rdson.Mr. Riesterer would check my report card and after the first time he took me into his den and honestly explained why I should study better and I did.There were so many times I could tell about but most being his man of honor was an thing I always try to be . John Kenney Laplata Maryland
Kathy McIlvaine
June 22, 2013
Linda -- please know that our prayers are with you today. I'm sorry we weren't able to attend the service today but you and your family have been in our thoughts. Blessings to you all. John and Kathy
Leona & Harry Davis
June 22, 2013
Dear Linda and Kelly........David will be sorely missed by many ! We will be there for you in any way we can.....please don't hesitate to call. I have heard a funeral called a 'home going'. David's was certainly that. We thank God for the time we had with David and praise Him for the opportunity to share his home going with so many of the people who knew and loved him. May The Lord comfort all of us in his loss.
June 22, 2013
David had the light that we are given to maintain.God I am sure is very proud of him that he respected that trust as we are .He was a gentleman and a friend.He and his family will always be in our prayers. Jim and Eretta Ryan
Jenn Matthews
June 22, 2013
Linda, you and your family are in my thoughts. I have very fond memories with you and David, for office gatherings and my Christmas Party. I am so sorry for your loss. Sending you lots of love and hugs.
Dean and Mary Ann Denmark
June 21, 2013
Linda and Kelly,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We appreciate David's service for our country and are thankful for his being a wonderful husband and father. May your memories comfort you.
God bless you, his friends, and extended family.
Love, Dean and Mary Ann Denmark
June 21, 2013
Karl and Susan - My thoughts and best wishes go out to you as you grieve the loss of a wonderful brother. We were children together - I always knew David would "amount to something :)"
I wish he had lived to see his grandchild.
Ellen Musser Wright
Tom and Anne Davis
June 21, 2013
Tom and I are so sorry for your loss and are praying for you..Linda, and Kelly and the rest of the family. God Bless.
John Whitlow
June 21, 2013
To Dave's family so sorry for your loss.
Dave was an excellent pilot and a true friend. He will be mourned by his Purple Fox family also. I know Dave is in a better place now, but we will miss him.
Semper Fi
Smoke Burgess
June 21, 2013
Linda and Kelly,
Dave was one of the best. My memories of our time as hootch-mates in RVN will always be some of my favorites. You have my deepest sympathy.
June 21, 2013
Linda and Kelly, as many have mentioned, David will be missed by so many. He possessed a great sense of humor, a strong personality and an expertise in the Air Traffic Control field that was second to none. Certainly, I enjoyed working with him over the years. I shall miss him.
Pete Hooper, Federal Aviation Administration, Retired
Dave and Carolyn Humphrey
June 21, 2013
Linda and Kelly, our thoughts and prayers are with you. We were so saddened to hear of your wonderful husband and father passing. May you rejoice in your wonderful memories and in the knowledge that the Lord is with you all of the time.
Patsy Rifenbark
June 21, 2013
Linda, my heart is broken for you my sweet confidant......I have no words except to say my prayers are with you. May you find peace and comfort in your faith.
Donna (Sands) Ruschell
June 21, 2013
David.. My brother's friend, Cottontail; Spuddy's little brother, Sue's big brother, and the guy who laughed because he thought I wanted my name to be Wanna. It was really "Juana", David. To your family... it's always too soon, and I can't believe all these years have gone by. Love to you, Sue.
Anthony "Al" Ettaro
June 20, 2013
Linda and Kelly -
May the Lord Jesus comfort you now and in the days to come. You most suredly will be in our prayers! God bless you. Numbers 6:24-26.
Mary Ann Loy
June 20, 2013
My deepest sympathy and love to the family
Buddy and Sandra Chester
June 20, 2013
May God bless the Riesterer family. We are saddened by your loss.
Semper Fi
Jesse Pomeroy
June 20, 2013
Dave was my supervisor for a time, and it was a pleasure working for him.. Quality guy. RIP Dave. Jesse
Deborah Bledsoe
June 20, 2013
Thinking of you Linda and Kelly and remembering all those swim meets. Good times with good people. May God Bless you two.
Steve, Deborah, and Kelsey Bledsoe.
Tom & Karen Tozzi
June 20, 2013
Linda and Kelly,
Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We have so many memories of David and your family. This just doesn't seem real. I know your faith and the many people who love you will help you at this time. David is probably already preparing that grandbaby for a lifetime of joy with all of you. God Bless You!
Rana Piegay
June 20, 2013
Dear Aunt Linda, Kelly & Christian,
Wishing we could be with you. Praying that your memories comfort you and that your faith sustains you. We love you very much!
John, Rana, Josh, Lindsey, Jake & Joe
June 20, 2013
Linda and Kelly, I am so sorry for your loss. David was such a special man and I'm thankful I could call him a friend. My next margarita will be for him (he made the best ones!).
Love, Roxanne & Scott Miller
Lee Durbin
June 20, 2013
Linda and Kelly - I am so sorry for your loss. Lean on your family and friends during this time of sorrow, but most of all lean on God. He will get you through this. I pray he wraps his loving arms around you with comfort and peace. I love you dear friend.
Doug and Ann Pearson
June 20, 2013
A Professional, a friend and a man that put others above self. Our hearts and prayers are with the family and friends of this extraordinary man.
Richard and Georgia Bain
June 20, 2013
Linda and Kelly,
Dave's tribute to you and all who knew him was in the man he was and the life he led.
I will miss him, as will so many others, but he will remain in our lives through our memories.
God Bless and watch over you all.
RICK RICARDO
June 20, 2013
REST IN PEACE, FRIEND.
Elaine McCreary
June 20, 2013
Linda - our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ann and Billy Newberry
June 20, 2013
Linda and Kelly, We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Let all your wonderful memories help you with the healing. God Bless. Ann and Billy Newberry
Hope McLaughlin
June 20, 2013
Always busy, always planning, always available to be a friend. What an amazing man and I will miss him. Praying for you Linda and Kelly.
John Whitlow
June 19, 2013
Dave,
Dave you will be missed by your purple fox family. You have now joined your new family, God's family up there. I believe flying will be easy there.
Vernon and Nancy Dutton
June 19, 2013
Dave,
We miss you. We will all get together on the Other Side and share an eternity of camaraderie.
Stephen Willett
June 19, 2013
David was a good friend, a trusted coworker, a patriot and above all a very fine man. I will miss him. May God bless David and his family.
Jim Stewart
June 19, 2013
Dave,
I'll miss you, Buddy.
Larry Britton
June 19, 2013
Dave will always be remembered by those who served with him as Purple Foxes in Vietnam. Go with God, my friend.
Carol Kenney
June 18, 2013
David, you will always be missed. John considered you his brother. We love you and Linda and Kelly, Spuddie and Elaine, JoEllen and Nick, Susan and Tony, Clifton and Bradley, and Kelly Ann. What a great family! I'll miss your stories and you and Spud arguing. I'll even miss your detailed maps! Thank you for your great service to our country. May you be at peace. Love, Carol and John
Carole and Ray Deering
June 18, 2013
Dearest Linda and Kelly, we are extending our sincerest prayers and deepest sympathy to you and your families in this untimely loss of your husband and father. We are thankful that his pain and many health issues are no longer causing him suffering and he is at peace with our Lord. Regret that he did not get to be here for the birth of his grandchild but sincerely believe his love and spirit will be present. Our love and thoughts are with you.
Robert Reddington
June 18, 2013
Dave, thanks for being a mentor and most of all a very fine friend! Peace be with you and your entire family.
Jack McAuliffe
June 18, 2013
David,
We knew you all your life as Spud's "little brother" and the love and pride he always had in you. In the last few years, you were there as an inspiration and a member of a wonderful caring family. You are a true hero of our country. Our hearts are with your family. Jack and Jane McAuliffe
William Kenney
June 18, 2013
David was my Dad's best friend and was one of my favorite people of all time. Here are a couple of things that he introduced me:
Swiss Army Knives (with toothpick)
Serengeti Driver Sunglasses
talking cars (280Z)
Sun Baked Suburban (my first car)
Brown Volvo (second car)
Driving (dune buggy was first car I ever drove)
artesian wells
Scuttle Shuttle passes on the causeway
Exercise (wrote my first workout regiment at the beach house near Marine World)
bricks of fireworks as presents
beer coaster collection
Debutante Society (never heard of such a thing including coming out party)
Tom Clancy - Hunt for Red October
Top Gun
David will be missed but never forgotten.
William Kenney
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