Post #712375 by Tiki Toli on Fri, Mar 28, 2014 10:22 AM

I met David for the first time a little over a year ago. Everyone knows David was a great collector, but what many of you may not know is the passion and the knowledge he had for Tiki. I hung with him for a about 4 hours the first time listening in awe of the stories and history he shared and every time I saw him after that it was more of the same. For many of the pieces he had he would go into the full story of where it had come from, who had owned it, when it passed hands, the complete history. David wasn't just about the acquisition of the object, he wanted to know it's provenance and he wanted to share that with people.

I only knew David a short a time but I owe him a lot and I consider it an honor to have known him and considered him a friend. Those that knew him know what we have lost.