I was so sorry to hear about Mr. Heerspink.  I met Mr. and Mrs. Heerspink my freshman year (1980) at Liberty and they both were very caring and encouraging.  Mr. Heerspink always had a smile.  

My thoughts and prayers are with Pat and Ronda and all of your family.  In 2018 I was in the hospital several times and at 2 different rehab centers for weeks. Dave and Pat came to see me a number of times( as I’m a member of Thomas Road).  He has taken care of so many of us. All of us will be praying for you all now. God bless you. 

The Jarrett family loves and grieves with the Heerspink family.  Dave, Pat and Ronda were so kind and hospitable to my daughter, Peggy, when she started at LU in 1985 -- her first time 3,000 miles away from home.   They watched out for her for those 4 years and were so kind to us when we visited Lynchburg for her graduation.  My husband and I were privileged to take the best vacation we've ever had with Dave, Pat, and Ronda.  We went up to Seattle, Mt. St. Helens, and Victoria, BC.  We laughed so hard, our sides literally hurt!  We cherish those fond memories.  We loved Dave dearly, and look forward to seeing him again in heaven.  Sending all our love to Pat and Ronda.  

We have known David since the 1980's.
He was a very kind and loved our Lord.
We will miss his smile!
God comfort his family!

Rhonda, I was a freshman at LBC in 1976.  Your Dad and I began school that fall and had a class together.  Your Dad  was 34 & I was 18 years old.  He was a great influence upon my life and a man's man.  He sounded funny to a guy born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee; but I am sure I sounded funny to him as well.  I worked for your Dad in the summer and fall of my JR/SR year-1980.  I had stayed in Lynchburg for the summer taking classes in the day and working 11 pm - 7 am.  It was a tough summer.  He did something for me that summer that I didn't deserve and helped me stay in school.   All through these 38 years since graduation I would call him & talk catching up on everything; and when in town always make a point to see him.  One year I had the opportunity to introduce my wife to your Dad.  I was really proud to do so!  My last visit a month ago for Homecoming I asked about seeing him and was told he was taking care of your Mom and probably wouldn't see him.  I let the time slip by and didn't call.  Now the next time we talk will be in Heaven around the throne of God.  "What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see....."  What a great day it will be to also see Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Macel along with your Dad and many, many others that have gone on before us becoming part of the "great cloud of witnesses that surround us."  I am sorry I could not be there to personally say a word to you.  Not sure if you would remember me but I met you and had talked with you some through the years.  Please know and let your extended family know how much we loved and respected your Dad.  Certainly our loss but Heaven's gain!!  I hope to visit with you someday and tell you the "whole story" of what your Dad did for me in the summer of 1980!  If you see Terry Falwell or Jerry Falwell Jr, even Laura Wallace, please ask them for my cell number.  I would love to tell you the story.  We are praying your family & you asking for God's comfort and peace!  Macky Pittman

Dave has been a constant in our life for the last 30 years every time we were sick or wounded or a death in the family he was always there.. I thought the world about him he will be missed and in our hearts and minds forever!! RIP my friend and brother in Christ Jesus...  Becky Burton

                                 

“Dear Family of Dave Heerspink, I met your dad at the beginning of LBC’s classes in 1/77. I got stranded at the old high school after the buses left. I had just moved to Lynchburg and didn’t know anyone. My advisor called a student to give me a ride but they didn’t come. Your dad waited a long time on them, but finally had to give me a ride himself. For the next 5 years every time I saw him, he asked about my life. He was so kind! Praying for you at this time.”  

Pat, so very sorry about Dave.  Praying peace and comfort for you and Rhonda now and in times ahead.   
Love, Eileen Habermas 

My heart was saddened to hear of the loss of Pastor Heerspink.   May the Lord wrap his loving arms around the family during this difficult time.  Pastor Heerspink was a genuine blessing to me and my family for the past several years, especially to my parents, Carleton and Laura Dudley.  Pastor Heerspink brightened many days of my parents when my Daddy was extremely ill last year and when my Daddy changed his mailing address to Heaven.  Pastor Heerspink will be greatly missed at TRBC.  I will hold his wife and daughter in my prayers.   

God Bless,

Rachel A. Dudley

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.



Dave was a good friend and a true southern gentleman.  He will be greatly missed.  His passing is a loss not only for his family but all of our community.

This was a Godly man. He was a great man. So sorry for your loss. When my Daddy was in the hospital there was never a day he didn’t come by to see him. They would tell each other their hunting stories. He always had prayer before he left. He was a great friend to our family it felt like he was part of our family. He also spoke at my Daddy’s Funeral. I remember him saying I’ll see you again someday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Family. RIP dear friend. Nancy Owens, Randy and Cathy Maddox, James and Shelia Bane, Ken and Vicky Owens Evington Va

I will forever remember this gentleman visiting my Mom at the nursing home. His gentle soul and words were a great comfort to my Mom and myself. Mr. Heerspink later spoke at my Mothers funeral. Rest in peace Sir, you will be missed. 
My deepest sympathy to his family.

Dave was a blessing from God to my father, Jim Brunson, as he was going through his cancer journey.  Many times, he came to visit, to console, to comfort and to help my father process, spiritually, all of the questions that he had about what he was going through.  There is a hole in our hearts as we grieve with you and your family at the loss of your Dad, husband, and loved one.  I pray that God will send you His Comforter to minister to your hearts and souls in the same way that Dave comforted us.  We are praying for you.    

We will never forget the faithfulness of Pastor Dave.  Every time Dad had to be in the hospital, he would come and visit and pray with him.  Such a great encourager.   There will never be another.  The church has lost one of the best.  God comfort you as you grieve.  I'm sure Pastor Dave had quite the greeting in heaven.

Like so many others, where do I begin... We meet Dave shortly after we moved to Lynchburg in 1976.  My mother had recently been widowed and become permanently disabled. She was now in a new city with 2 kids to raise.  For the next 15 years Dave and Charlie Harbin were there every week checking on us and making sure that we were taken care of.
 Although, I now live in Northern Virginia along with my mother, it did not stop them from checking on us.  I often spoke to Dave, he knows my mom is declining in health and being her sole caregiver,  he wanted to make sure we were okay. I spoke to him last on Monday night, when he said to me...." I am okay either way....for me to live is Christ to die is gain".  Oh, how I keep hearing his words.....Dave I MISS YOU SO!!!!  

David visited me at the hospital after my cancer surgery in 2016. It was good to see him and pray with him during my recovery. Will miss seeing him at church. He was a good faithful servant of our Lord.

Dave was such a great man of God.  He lived his life comforting others, helping them In difficult times as he did for our family. He visited my mon and dad through their Illnesses.  He preached their funerals. He was such a blessing to our family. We will miss him but will see him again in Heaven.  May God draw near to his family and give them peace that passes all understanding. 

We loved Dave.  We could always count on him for hospital visits... and there were many. We just talked to him last month at the Roanoke Gun Show. Such a soft spoken, encouraging and caring man of God. He will be missed. Praying for Ronda and the family.  

David was a special man to me and all my family. He helped us through so much pain and grief of our own. He is and will be missed by MANY. From my family to yours our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Where do I begin?  Such a great man of God.  He was always there for P hill and me during Phill’s hospitalizations in Lynchburg sometimes sitting with me while Phill was in surgery even though I know he had other things to do.  He was also there when Phill’s mom was in the nursing home, hospital and her eventual death.  Praying for Pat and Rhonda during this difficult time but imagine the reunion in heaven when he arrived. 

What a great man of God... I had the privilege of knowing him and the family since  they moved to Lynchburg.  I also worked  closely with him with the hospital patients, nursing home patients  and our homebound people and what an astonishing ministry!!! He knew everyone and visited no mater what time they needed him. He was always there for me, my family and also my extended family!! He will be sorely missed. So much love and  so many prayers to Pat and Ronda!!

I believe this man visited me every time I was in the hospital from my cardiac arrest on. He was always smiling. His joyful and confident presence was so welcoming and brought such relief. I appreciate this man and his heart felt service to the Lord. He will be greatly missed. 
Praying for his family and loved ones as he leaves them yet is most assuredly in the presence of God. 


He has been a great servant of God.  I first met him in 1986 when I first arrived at TRBC and Liberty University.  Through the years that I have been in and out of the hospitals in Lynchburg, he was always there to pray for me.  Truly, he was a faithful and humble servant of our LORD! - The Parkers

Dave has always been extended family to the Harbin family.  He served so faithfully alongside Daddy and then he was there for us when Mother and Daddy both  went to Heaven.  He touched the lives of so many and while his loss will be felt keenly by his family and church family, I know he is enjoying  being with the Lord and a great reunion with those with whom he served.  My continued prayers for Pat and Rhonda and comfort for so many who loved and appreciated him.  The promises of Scripture sustain us. “To die is gain” and “present with the Lord.”

David provides such support when my son  Scott and husband Homer were in the hospital. I regret I can not be in Lynchburg to celebrate his life and ministry. Wrapping the family in prayers for comfort in the days ahead. To be absent from the body is to be present with Christ. 

One word says it all about Dave. That word is “faithful.” There was never a crisis in our lives that Dave was not one of the first to show up.  And that wasn’t just for us & our family. That was for everyone connected to our church family.  He was always a faithful witness, a faithful friend, and a faithful husband. His devotion to the pastoral ministry of TRBC was evident in over 40 years of faithful service. He will be sorely missed. Well done Dave. Well done, good and faithful servant.

David (and Pat) Were like Grandparents to my kids.  They were loving and kind with them and I treasured our time with them.  David was a steady hand and blessing of God.  Showed up to pray with me and kids at the hospital always.  He shall be missed.  I regret that I have to be out of the country for his visitation or memorial service or I would be there in a heartbeat as he was for so many.  Brett 

I am so  sad to  hear of the passing of David . He was a good man, he always visited my family when they were in the hospital. My family felt like he was a part of our family. He will be missed. You are in our thoughts and prayers.             James Bane, Shelia

When our second daughter contracted double pneumonia at one month old, she was admitted to a Roanoke infant ICU.  Chief Heerspink loaned me his red truck to drive back and forth from Lynchburg to Roanoke for work and school so my wife could use our car while she stayed at a Ronald McDonald house in Roanoke.  When I first got in his truck to drive to Roanoke, there was an envelope on the console with my name on it and a significant amount of cash enclosed.  Never forgot that.  Thank you Chief.  Glad you pursued your calling!

God took home a faithful servant. David was a source of comfort to our family when my stepfather, John Schooley was sick and eventually passed away about 4 years ago. He was faithful in visiting and took care of us when we lost Papa. We will never forget David; he was a compassionate and caring servant of God. Our prayers will be with his wife and daughter and family. 

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David Erwin Heerspink

16 mars 1942 – 13 novembre 2019

Whitten Monelison Chapel

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