Dave Dewolf

[3331 137]

He was 86.

We’ll miss you Dave.

[Skoop80 3]

I'd love to see a show of hands as to how many of us "directly" owe our lives to this man. I'm one

[peek 21]

Dave was one of the greats in skydiving and parachute rigging. Always cheerful. Always helpful. I'm going to miss him.

 

[JerryBaumchen 1,338]

1 hour ago, peek said:

Always cheerful. 

 

Hi Gary,

That is what I will always remember about Dave.  A fun guy to be around,

Jerry Baumchen

[SethInMI 167]

1 hour ago, Skoop80 said:

I'd love to see a show of hands as to how many of us "directly" owe our lives to this man. I'm one

You add "indirectly" and you would have a LOT of people.

[accumack 14]

A giant in this sport! R.I.P. Dave say hi to Joe Smith!

[SStewart 13]

Dave had many "saves" himself and when you multiply that by all the riggers he trained the numbers would be in the thousands. A life well lived.

[aironscott 3]

Rest in peace Dave. You will forever be a friend, idol, mentor and inspiration to me.

Like many, Dave trained me initially to be a rigger. After a few years I got good at it. One night in Eloy Dave, Weird Wayne, Dave Mahoney and myself were sitting around a campfire. Mahoney and I had the loft there at the time. Listening to  Dewolf and His Weirdness discuss so many things that were way above the heads of Mahoney and mine was one of the greatest treats of my life. Respect, Love and Peace to you my friend. Mahoney and I still talk about that night.

 

 

 

 

"There's a pork chop in every can"

 

 

[johnhking1 95]

I got my riggers rating from Dave a long time ago.  Glad I got to see him at the last Symposium.

If there is going to be some sort of memorial or get together, please post when and where.

[SStewart 13]

CELEBRATION OF LIFE for our beloved Handsome Dave - June 29, 2019 at Maytown Sport Parachute Club. MSPC is located at Donegal Springs Airpark (N71), 188 Airport Road, Marietta, PA 17356. The celebration will begin at 3:00PM. at 4:00 there will be an ash drop at the Susquehanna River. Transportation will be arranged at MSPC as we will need to carpool. We return to the airport afterwards. Dave is providing the beer and Harvey's Bar-B-Q will be catering.

Trudy extends her thanks to all for the well wishes and offers of assistance.

~from The Herd Facebook page

Edited May 27, 2019 by SStewart
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[Genego 2]

As did many many others I got my Rigger Rating from Handsome Dave.  I came back to his loft for several years after to help teach.  Dave loved jokes, but wasn't the best at punchlines.  One night after class, Dave was in the loft, (which was in his basement), and he heard two jokes back to back.  The first was "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous"  and the second was "I'm an atheist, Thank God!"

He bounded up to the kitchen and loudly announced "I'd give my right arm to be an atheist!!!"

The next year I taught I was looking in his desk for something and I found 3X5 cards of jokes with the punchlines,,,

He will be missed.

[Gary73 10]

Did both Senior and Master with Dave.  Definitely one of the greats in the sport, both personally and professionally!

 

[winsor 235]

Why don't cannibals eat clowns?

They taste funny.

The world has just changed, and not for the better.  Dave was one of the greats.

[VMO 6]

I knew Dave, we drank beers together sometime when I was at the Herd Boogies, I will never forget his signature laugh!

God Speed,

Dave

[DStarnes7 2]

Sad to hear this news.  Dave was a great guy.

I'll share a story from 2015 when I was getting my senior ticket at Paraloft.  There was an attractive young lady in our class who lived in the area and jumped with Dave.  He walked up to her one day and said slowly, "I bet you a dollar I can make your tits dance, without touching them."  After she indicated some kind of agreement to the bet, Dave grabbed her tits, reached in his pocket and handed her a dollar.

[briang 2]

Dave contributed greatly to the sport.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=133946886710194&set=pb.100002846514399.-2207520000.1561404020.&type=3&theater

 

[33zulu 22]

World Meet Z-Hills 1981..... the boogie between competition jumps I got grounded for a low pull (gee seemed normal to me) and Dave noticed that scene.  Grinning and on the sly, he pulled off his boogie wristband and gave it to me.  "Keep jumping, I'll get another."  

One of a kind, ol' Dave.  Miss him.  R.I.P to a good man. 

In pic, he's on far right in younger days. 

[JollyRiggerXV 4]

I am one of those hands that Dave trained...Was working on a rig- and i got stuck... I pulled out my phone and started to call Dave. Than it hit me again... I hope that am half the rigger he was. Don't have the heart to remove number. Until the next life Dave...

[3331 137]

DeWolf De Man !

[LSD3rd 12]

I remember on my final I had to straighten out a round reserve before packing, and I remember Dave telling me Don't Cut my Lines! Rest in peace Dave.

[3331 137]

A classic picture.

 

[BIGUN 1,236]

3 hours ago, 3331 said:

A classic picture.

Wow.