Dear David and Tammy,
I am so very sorry to hear about David's passing. I worked briefly with him during this last academic year at RIT on his job search. I always found him to be polite, kind, and persistently optimistic.  He never let anything  stand in the way of his goals, and I'll always admire how he overcame each challenge and roadblock in front of him. I wish all my students to have just a bit of the resilience that David had. He was creative, talented, and anyone who had the pleasure of meeting him was a little better for having done so.  

The RIT Honors Program is proud to call David one of our own.  He showed a great strength of character, investing in life and learning. We are grateful to have known him, and saddened by his loss.

Dear David,  
 I remember every time I stopped at your Grandmother Sharon's.   
You came to say hello to me. You were such a kind and gentle  young man. I really remember how much you loved playing the little dog your grandmother  had for a short time. How happy and loving you were with him. I know your grandmother is going to miss you staying with her. I will miss seeing you when I come to visit Sharon.   I know the Angels will love you as much as your family and friend do. Gloria

David

I watched you as a baby, you grew to be a fine young man.    God had a plan ... now you are in his hands 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Jerry and Shirley Burkley

David, my brilliant little cousin, I am so sad that your time with us was so short.  I have so many memories of you sharing your intelligence and technology skills with the family.  Always quietly observing, you had a knack for figuring out how the world works.  I had no idea what a Kindle Paperwhite was until I saw you reading on one,  and shortly after that I got myself one that I use daily.  Your ability to jump in and write a computer program to manage our family holiday gift exchange amazed me, and I always learned something new when talking with you.  I know you had so much more to give to this world, but I hope that you can rest easy now and find peace.
-Danielle

David was always an interesting person for the years I knew him. Extremely smart and sometimes too smart but it never served him wrong. I always admired his intelligence and how he defended his positions on any topic that it may be about. What I loved most is he never cared too much about what others thought about him and he continued to do what he wanted to and how he wanted to do it. David and I went to a concert last winter downtown and I’ll lever forgot how much fun we had listening to some of our favorite artists. I stood next to him dancing with those ridiculous light up stunner shades that I always wanted to wear but thought I would look funny. David never cared much about what others thought or did and I will truly miss seeing him enjoy the moment as much as he did and I am eternally grateful I got to spend some of those moment with him over the last few years. Miss you brother! 

Your Astroneer worlds were the best man. I still don’t know that game and wouldn’t know it without you, I always really appreciated your helpful tips and pointers even though I was probably a pain at times. It all just seems surreal. We’re all lost without you but you’re in a much better place now. Until we’re gaming again bud!!

David,

When I was a new kid in a new high school during 10th grade, I was overwhelmed by the prospect of meeting new people and starting a new life there. You, Chris, and Bryan were the first to reach out to me and to invite me to do something. Ultimately, that something became playing airsoft in your backyard with the three of you. Now that I think about it, it was you guys that extended a welcoming reach to have a person that you didn’t know to tag along with some of your weekend routines and perhaps it was just a friendly invitation on your end, but it meant the world to me and made some of that anxiety of starting new, an amazing experience for me. 

As a group of friends, we never looked back from there, and even have added more friends to our group with the help of you being one of the people to see this happen. Even when the college came around and the start of our working lives has just begun; the distance between all of us was greater, and other circumstances in our lives became further pressing, you were one of the people that kept this group of friends together and stronger than ever as we navigated life’s obstacles. For this, I am grateful to have met you and I hope that the laughter or enjoyment that we were able to repay you has brought the fulfillment in your life that you have brought to ours.

Ultimately, you are going to another place in your life that none of us here can show you or lend a reaching hand with, and I suppose all we can hope is that you navigate that step as sure as you have been able to navigate the obstacles of your life here. I will miss you and the thousands of hours that we shared together and things will be different without you around. My hope is that one day, when my time comes to navigate that next step just as you have, that somehow I can have you to be a hand reaching out just as you have for me in the past. 

You will be missed by many. 

-Sean 

David,

You have been one of my closest friends for almost five years and I'm so grateful for every hour that we spent online together.
While we only saw one another in person three times, a movie night, bowling, and a fire in your backyard, I think we made up for it with all of the Rocket League, other games, and long talks.
I was a late addition to the friend group but you were always the one that made me feel the most like I belonged. Your friendship was a precious gift that I knew was special and one of a kind. We joked about our telepathic connection, how we could finish each other's thoughts or instinctively offer the perfect quip or Office reference to make the other laugh at the right moment. You were my logic and semantics buddy, no one was a match for us when we would start dissecting conversations or picking apart language in good fun.
Your support was unconditional and you are still the only person who could intuitively know how I was feeling or doing. The little ways you'd find to cheer me up are irreplaceable and I'm thankful for each song, cute animal picture, and meme that you ever sent.

Anytime I would try to acknowledge how much you meant to me, you would say, "No you!" and we would enter into a compliment war. You said you would never leave me and you never will. There's a you-sized hole in my life and I dearly hope that someday I'll be able to hug and laugh with you again.
I love and miss you Davru.

David,

We met in middle school, and ended up being friends since. David, I wouldn’t be where I am today without you. You got me excited about computers and without your help, I wouldn’t have pursued a career in technology. When we were younger, we played what was probably an unhealthy amount Halo on Xbox 360. It didn’t matter though, because we always had a good time and laughter is the best medicine. We also used to play airsoft in the woods behind your house and have way too much fun, one of those times we even played in a blizzard with 2 feet of snow on the ground. As cold as it was, it was still fun. Then you convinced me to spend almost all the money I made summer of 2010 on a gaming PC. Which I don’t regret one bit. Since then, we’ve played thousands of hours of games together. I think some of the best memories we’ve had are probably on GTA:V. I think we’ve shared more laughs playing GTA in the past few years then most people get in a lifetime. I really wish we could share a few more laughs or even a bonfire where we sat around talking like we knew the answers to life’s hardest questions. Nothing can replace the good times we had. 

I’ll miss ya buddy…

David,

You were one of my best and oldest friends.  From elementary school, we were always super close, being in the same friend group, playing on the playground or goofing off in the computer lab.  When I moved away in 4th grade, you were the only friend I stayed in contact with.  We got a little distanced from one another in middle school, but once we were in high school in DDP together, our friendship came roaring back.  We were always sitting next to one another, always working together.  PLTW wouldn't have been the same without you.  We worked on the final project in senior year.  I had always thought that at RIT we'd do the same after our 5 years.
In college, we saw each other regularly.  First year we hung out every few weeks as we readjusted to college life.  Second year we were together almost every day.  We played video games together on discord with your other friends.  You programmed the lights in your room so I could change them randomly, sometimes I would do so in the middle of the night and you'd text me asking if it was me.  You even set up a live cam for your dogs so you could see them, and shared that link so I could see them too.  The next 2 years were on and off, since we were on opposite co-op blocks, but that's when you got diagnosed.  I made sure to see you a few times during your internship, and we talked all the time.  You even came and visited me a few times when you were in Rochester after a doctors appointment.  You always made time for me. When we were finally back on campus together, we always ate lunch together, crossroads being your favorite place to eat.  I visited your apartment and you would come to my dorm room.  We would play video games or just talk about life.
We hung out a few times after I graduated, and just before you came home before the covid quarantine.  We talked constantly. You will always be my oldest friend.  I love you, and I will miss you terribly.
-Anna

Dear David,  I want you to know how much I am going to miss you and wish you were still here.  But I know God took you so early to save you from more suffering so rest in peace.
  
You had such a promising future and I know you were excited about starting your job next week.   You worked so hard to get your degree from RIT.   Which you did this spring.  All of us were so proud of you.   

Love , Grandma Rogers

Dave,

There is a thing in Psychology called unconditional positive regard. It’s the acceptance and support of a person regardless of who they are. People go to school for years to learn this skill, and you were someone who already had it. You made so many of your friends feel loved and accepted. Your friendship was unconditional, and it will never be lost on me. Everything you did was done with intention and purpose, and your intentions were always good. You were so genuine and authentic that it made others want to be the same. You were so kind; it didn’t matter if it was a person or a little critter because you always gave your best. 

When we were younger, we used to stay up and Skype for most of the night even though we knew we’d see each other the next day. You were so smart and witty and never missed an opportunity to make a great pun. You were sincere too.  When I moved away you made a little website that could control the color of a light in your room and gave me the link. I’d play around with the colors while you were gaming. 

This world will not be the same without you. As we grew up, so did our friendship. I will miss our talks and the connection that we shared. I will miss hearing about your day, and your thoughts, and the always welcomed pictures of your family’s puppies. Knowing you has fundamentally changed my world for the better. Thank you for being my friend. I am sending so much love to you and your family. I will absolutely miss you, Dave. 


David, 

You were the first one to make me a “big sister”. You were always such a happy baby, curious about the world and how things worked. When Jake was born, I remember you creating “bottle factories” in a notebook.  You explained all the conveyors and chutes the baby bottles would go down and the purpose of each one. I was in awe and knew back then you’d have a bright future in some kind of engineering field. Despite your diagnosis, you persevered and graduated from RIT this spring with a Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering, with honors. We are so very proud of you and all of your accomplishments. You were always so intelligent and we know if given the time, you would have continued to do great things. 
My favorite memories will always be the EDM shows we went to. You came alive and danced like no one was watching. You were truly in your element and it was such a joy to see. We miss you terribly and our world is just not the same without you in it. You were one of the good ones and you were taken way too soon. You will always be in our hearts and on our minds. 

Love your big sister, 
Alyssa 

Dearest David,
You have left a huge hole in our family and in our hearts.  We will all  miss you for all our days.  You were such a genuine person you cared about the whole world around us, the environment, the government any and all creatures including SPIDERS making sure they could be spared to live outside of our house or cars.  Our Gizmo, Daisy, and Eduardo will be missing you coming to visit and play.
We were especially proud of you overcoming your many hurdles with your stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, Graduating this year from RIT with honors with a Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude in Software Engineering, May 8, 2020.  Because of Covid-19 no one was able to attend this proud event in your short life.  Also we were excited for you to begin your first job remotely after college at a wonderful and caring company Rochester Software Associates.
We know if given more time you could of changed the world for the better. We all truly regret you were unable to fulfill all your goals and dreams.   Love Mom & Dad, Alyssa, Jake, Emma and Grandma.

OBITUARIO

David W. Grzebinski Jr.

1 abril, 1996 – 9 octubre, 2020

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