A Tribute to “Super Dave” Myers

“The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.” –Lucan

1970's Springfield, Virginia: Super Dave Myers (top row, far left), my husband Steve Denslow (top row, second from right) and my brother-in-law Scott Denslow (top row, far right)

I count myself lucky to have met and spent some time chatting with Dave Myers (“Super Dave” or “Supe”, as he is known to the many friends who loved him during his brief, but always exciting, 39 years in this life). Supe and my husband, Steve, grew up together, lived together when they were in their 20′s, and shared the company of an amazing group of friends. Obviously, I came into this story late, having just married my husband this past March. I met Supe for the first time when he moved back to Virginia this past year (but his presence was preceeding by an abundance of hysterical stories and photos)! He had already been diagnosed with cancer when we met. Every time I saw him–never fail–he was smiling. Polite, fun–strong and brave to the end.

As I waded through the crowd (and it was a crowd!) at the celebration of Supe’s life this afternoon, I knew that I was blessed to have met him and also blessed to meet his friends and family. The moment was not lost on me. As I so often do these days, I stopped and thanked God/Buddha/the Kabbalah/My lucky stars, or whatever greater power there is in this life–that I am right here, right now, finally deeply in love with the greatest man I’ve ever known. (I love you, Steve!) Really–what else is there?

Take a moment to smile, celebrate life, and enjoy this beautiful video tribute to Supe. The video was created by Josh Dietrich (a very dear friend of my husband’s from “back in the day”), and the music is an original song, titled “Daredevil”, written and performed by Brian McGinty (a high school friend of Supe and my husband). Check out Brian McGinty’s website and other music. This guy is going to be a big star, for sure!

For those who may be adverse to my love of web links, the actual web address to access the video on Youtube is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aJd8QD8F_E&feature=youtube_gdata