Much love.  Keep watching over them.  They're doing amazing things. 

Deidre

Daddy,
It's been almost 2 months now. I wish you could know how much you meant to so many people. 
You were the smartest person I have ever known, and I will try to follow in your footsteps and never stop learning.
You didn't follow those pesky "social norms", and because of that, I will never be afraid to stand out in a crowd. 
You taught me a lot, but I regret everything that will always go unsaid. 
I miss you more than words can describe, and I think about you until I go to sleep and dream about you. 
Daddy: I'll be seeing you.
Love,
Bean/Kiki the Monkey Girl

David, I was nervous to get up and talk at your memorial, but I want to tell you, thank you for everything you did for me and the times you were there for me, throughout our lives.  I especially want to thank you and this is what I wanted to say yesterday, for helping me and the kids move from Cali and getting us all back home to our family.  You gave me the opportunity for a rest from being a single mom and giving me the chance to go back to school for a new chance at life.  What you did for me opened up a whole new career for me, and I am doing better than I have ever done because of it.  I will always be grateful to you for that and love you and miss you more than you know. Loves to you forever.

although we weren't close, we had some great conversations and you'll be missed.

Dave & I went through alot together, he was the only person able to call me out & cared enough to help me with my terrible ways. He was a rare man. A man that unconditionally loved all, even when we didn't deserve his love he still would come runing to help & stay to be sure all ok. 
 Raising his son, working alone was very tough for him, so I would babysit Dylan, what an honor. I got an amazing friend & got to watch part of Dylans younger years. I'm so glad we met. Nobody could replace you, I love you. Kerri T

"I think Frank Sinatra said it best in "My way".It was great hangin with you Dave."

Dave, I wished I could have told you what you really meant to me, but you always had a place in my heart, and as bratty as I tried to be to you, you never stopped being special to me.  I will miss you so much.  People love you, whether you like it or not.  Thank you for sharing some of your life with me, I won't ever forget you.

My time with David was short, but packed with his insights on people, religious ideals and his quest for a house to call his own.  For years I never knew the "tatooed co-worker" and I am regretful I didn't know him sooner.  

Be at peace my friend.  God will keep you until we all will laugh with you again.

Your passing is bittersweet, knowing you're gone leaves tears in my eyes and an ache in my heart. Remembering your life and the times I spent with you and Dylan, your love for your children, music, your loyalty to friends and family. The memories are so many they could fill a book, and they bring a smile to my face and warmth to my heart. You will be missed by many,and always live on in my heart.

Gary Burke.

For Dave,

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Dave, my life was forever changed by you. You were like no other, which made us love you and at times go crazy at others. You will be in my heart forever. Our fingerprints don't fade from the souls we've touched.

You will be truly missed.  We only had a short time with you but you brightened our lives and brought our family back together. We will always remember your smile and laughter. Rest in peace

Words cannot express my sadness at what seems such a short encounter.  You are and always will be my brother; it is without doubt you were one of us. I feel robbed of a history yet to be shared and made with you, with Jeff and Christi.  I have your essence in my heart and believe we three were 'like souls'.  The memories though short, are vivid and you have impacted my life with yours.  Goodbye number one.  Time to now go be with others who so loved you.

Love,

Deidre Hathaway, number two

I will miss you so very much Dad. My heart breaks every time I think about you being gone. You taught me so much but you still had so much to offer Eerie. In honor of you, I will try my hardest to be the best father I can to her. I will keep my head up. I will stay sober. I will forever love you.

~If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have is to never stop loving them.
Buildings burn, people die, but love is forever~

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” 
? Thomas Campbell
David, you live on in the memories of the many people who know and love you. Rock on.

Dave, I'm going to miss our snappy interchanges at the library. It was fun to see you come in because you were always funny to talk to.  A lot of people miss you and your dogs probably miss you more than we do.

Dave,
We are going to miss you so much; your laughter, your stories, our chats, the sound of your fan club when you arrived home, and we will miss throwing treats over the fence to Sue and Buba. 
You may be gone, but your giving spirit lives on.
Our deepest sympathy to all of your family and friends.

I remember the fireworks and the potato guns the barbeques and all nite crazies.. I love and miss you Dave
Holly

David, I remember you from the old days and your friendly personality still stands out in my mind. Good bye and godspeed.

David,  

Your philosophies and positive outlook on life helped me keep my head in the right space many times.  You touched many lives, and put smiles on faces of those who needed them.  Always a kind soul... always will be.  I will miss your sense of humor, and only wish we had more time.  I will always celebrate your life with fond memories.  For your sense of humor, I've included a quote below for the rest of your friends.  

For all friends of Dave:  "Be sure to attend your friends funerals, or they probably won't come to yours."  Yogi Berra

Rest in peace Dave.
You will not be forgotten.

Dave will Truly be missed...
But...
His Memory...
-- Will Never Die.

Thank you for the amazing memories. You will be greatly missed!

Although we only got to know my brother over the last year and a half, we're so grateful that he found us.  David positively impacted our lives in so many ways.  He will be truly missed.  We'll look forward to the day where we will meet again in a place where there is no pain, heartache and tears...only Joy!

Oh how I have cried and grieved. You have left us far too soon. The times we shared, the talks we've had, will remain with me forever. Rest in Peace, knowing you have left 2 amazing children to carry forward your legacy.

A part of you will always be with us. Thanks Dave for the memmories we will always carry.

Life is never ending.   David wherever you are, you are a blessing and are blessed.  God is with you as always now and forever.

I cant believe you are gone from us...you will be missed David, we loved you and thought about you all the time. I hope you have peace now.

Go in peace David, may your spirit soar--I will miss your friendly personality--

It's hard to say goodbye, I feel as though I barely even got to know you.  I hope you are now at peace.

I am going to miss your voice in our web site and the way you would poke your head in the office when I was there. Our conversations and you talking up the rock bands with Merch, Greg and Rachael. Good bye my friend. God keep you and bless you and your family. I know your in a better place.

OBITUARY

David E. Farnham

May 10, 1964 – January 26, 2013

Sunset Hills Memorial Park & Funeral Home

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