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04-03-2024, 04:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: San Jose, California
Trailer: 2022 5.0 TA
Posts: 684
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He will be missed, greatly. He was very helpful to me and our cat Leyna.
Thanks for posting this Perry, and thanks for sharing pictures Alan.
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04-03-2024, 05:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,038
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Perry Butler
Two days ago Mary sent me a text, "David no longer walks the earth".
I considered David a very good friend, had many discussions over the years, camped and hiked with David and Mary a few times, and just were with them for two days last January.
He was a great soul and contributed greatly to the Escape Forum. Here's a link to his profile: [url]https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/members/davidmurphy02-8278.html[/url
He will be missed.
Perry & Terry Butler
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Hi: Perry Butler... I know David is camping just round the next bend & over the Rainbow bridge. Anyone who knew him knew Peace. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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04-04-2024, 08:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Greenwood, Indiana
Trailer: 2020 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 365
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Perry Butler
Two days ago Mary sent me a text, "David no longer walks the earth".
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Now he walks the heavens. Sad news for all of us.
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04-04-2024, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Felton, California
Trailer: 2018 21' ; 2014 19' (Sold)
Posts: 1,309
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Very sad news indeed but I imagine him reveling in the joy of being reunited with all of his beloved, furry pals. Please pass along our condolences to his family. He will be missed.
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We do not remember days, we remember moments.
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04-05-2024, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Salem, Oregon
Trailer: 2022 Escape 21C; 2018 Escape 19 (sold in 2022)
Posts: 405
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David was such a help to me many times and his advice saved us from several miserable nights with our trailer. He set a standard that I try to emulate when I offer help to others. He will be missed terribly.
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04-05-2024, 01:37 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Trailer: "The Roadrunner" 2021 Escape 5.0
Posts: 54
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In my observance, David was an extremely intelligent and sharing person of this forum that will be missed. May he rest in peace.
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04-05-2024, 07:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Fenton, Michigan
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21, 2014 Northern Lite slide in, 2014 2500 Duramax
Posts: 186
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Thanks for letting us know Perry
Sad news for sure, David, though not here, will not be forgotten
Prayers for peace and healing for Mary
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04-05-2024, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Yarnell, Arizona
Trailer: 2024 Bigfoot 21 Rear Bed
Posts: 546
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David was another very positive voice on this forum. Never met him but enjoyed his comments.
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04-05-2024, 08:30 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Trailer: 2023 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 866
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Such sad news.
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04-06-2024, 06:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Trailer: E 21 2019 Tow Vehicle: 2019 4Runner Limited
Posts: 740
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David No Longer Walks The Earth
I've cobbled together a few images which have to do with David. These were taken in the fall of 2022. The location was southern Utah. He was an important mentor to me when it came to camping in the southwest. There wasn't much he didn't know about camping there, locations, the ins and out of booking reservations, etc. He had a very dry sense of humor with a crystal clear perspective about how the world worked. And didn't as the case may be. He was a good guy and a generous soul. I'll miss him.
1. First face to face meeting - Capitol Reef National Park
2. Group shot - Chimney Rock Trail which David introduced us to.
3. Chimney Rock Trail
4. Observing the sun at Dead Horse Point
5. Leading the gang.
6. Exuberance in the midst of what David was dealing with.
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04-06-2024, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Wickenburg, Arizona
Trailer: 2019 E19
Posts: 133
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It wasn't mere chance that Telescopist was there in 2022 when David and Mary were there. It's a very long drive from Pennsylvania to Capitol Reef to meet someone you've never met before. David was trying to hold out to get back one last time, and the plan was Capitol Reef in April of 2024. We know that he'll be there in spirit.
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04-06-2024, 10:56 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21C, NTU April 2022
Posts: 1,039
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Nice photographic tribute, wackyburggeezer, to a gentleman who was, by all the accounts here, one of the truly good guys.
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04-07-2024, 10:15 AM
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#33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Trailer: 2021 Escape E5.0; 2021 F150 PowerBoost
Posts: 1,193
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Thanks for the pictures! Very nice!
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04-07-2024, 12:36 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Trailer: 2005 Escape 17B
Posts: 55
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I joined the forum about the same time as David did. Although I do not post much, I am here often and have learned much reading posts by knowledgeable contributors like him.
I will miss reading his.
RIP David.
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04-07-2024, 12:55 PM
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#35
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Cold Spring, Kentucky
Trailer: 2022 21C + 2021 F-150 PowerBoost 4x4
Posts: 572
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Telescopist
I've cobbled together a few images which have to do with David. These were taken in the fall of 2022. The location was southern Utah.
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Thank you for posting your photos with David, Telescopist. We envy your time spent with a person who by all accounts was a joy to be around. I know we would have learned a great many things from him. I can guarantee he will be remembered as we make our own trek through those same places in southern Utah later this year.
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04-07-2024, 06:37 PM
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#36
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,146
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Rest In Peace David. I never met him in person but it sure feels like I knew him. It was a privilege for us all to have crossed paths with David even if just virtually through this forum. I have learned a great deal from him and know from his posts that he was a very kind and knowledgeable man. I hope that all the great memories help to carry his friends and family through this tough time.
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04-07-2024, 08:51 PM
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#37
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Trailer: 2022 Escape 5.0
Posts: 215
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I'm another who wasn't lucky enough to know him, but always appreciated his thoughtful contributions here. Hopefully, Mary has some idea of how much he was appreciated by many of us, & that we too will miss him.
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