The late CarlaJ and I met Dave at the Dovster-BEYflyer Do in Fort Lauderdale in October 2007. He was a lot of fun to talk to. IIRC, we got a Cholula Hot Sauce T-shirt from the gift table, though I don't know where it is now. Based on this thread, he must have been among the top few in how many FTers he had met. So sorry to hear that he won't be meeting any more of us - until we join him where the security lines are always short and the upgrades always clear.