R.I.P. Dave Wald

******** Begin forwarded material. (top quote is Carol Brouillet ------>

I met David Wald the year that I became an activist- in 1992, when he
ran against Eshoo for Congress. There was a candidate's forum and he
clearly was the best candidate- and I voted for him. He has always
been a tireless, committed activist, very sharp, aware, a pleasure to
be around, insightful. I didn't realize that he had cancer, and I'm
very sorry that he is gone, but he certainly has always been a great
inspiration for me. I will miss him.

Carol

At 12:48 AM 5/20/2008, you wrote:
> >I knew Dave for the last year and a half. He was passionate about
> >impeaching "The Bums". He was one of the initial people who joined
> >the South Bay Impeachment Group prior to us all forming the Silicon
> >Valley Impeachment Coalition. I feel very privileged to have known
> >him. Several weeks ago I sat next to him at a Veterans For Peace
> >event at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, we talked, we laughed
> >and yes, he shared his cynicism along with a twinkle in his eye. I
> >was so happy to see him and to sit next to him and talk together. I
> >will miss him very much. I feel very honored to have known him. And
> >yes, Cameron, I too am sure he would want us to go out and celebrate
> >his life, not mourn his passing.
> >
> >Merriam
> >
> >
> >Drew Johnson wrote:
>> > > Although I only got to work with him a little I felt honored to
>> > > spend the time I got to with him. He had this aura of wisdom
>> > > about him that really got to me.
>> > >
>> > > David was a part of the SCC Single Payer Healthcare coalition
>> > > that Fred, I and Jim Doyle have participated in on behalf of the
>> > > GPSC. He also worked on the big October 27th Peace rally that
>> > > Merriam helped coordinate.
>> > >
>> > > I didn't realize it until just now, but I had contact with him
>> > > re: the InfoMed project probably 10 years or more ago when I
>> > > donated some HeartBeat Earth computer equipment. Hopefully some
>> > > of it was useful and made it to Cuba to help out.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > David thank you for your many contributions and may we carry on
>> > > our activism inspired by the light you have shed in this world.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Drew
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, May 19, 2008 18:18, Cameron Spitzer wrote:
>> > >
>>> > >> David was an inspiration. Always full of the best kind
>>> > >> of energy. I am sure he would want us to go out and
>>> > >> celebrate his life, not mourn his passing.
>>> > >> I feel richer for having known him.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Cameron
>>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, May 19, 2008 16:13, Fred Duperrault wrote:
>> > >
>>> > >> Sad news. David Wald, the Peninsula's indomitable humanitarian
>>> > >> passed away today. It was a privilege and honor to have known
>>> > >> him. (See below.)
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Fred D.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> -------- Original Message --------
>>> > >> Subject:     [HCAC-Act] FW: David Wald announcement - please
>>> > >> forward to friends
>>> > >> Date:        Mon, 19 May 2008 15:34:43 -0700
>>> > >> From:        Lynn Huidekoper
>>> > >> To: HCAC Activists
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> For those of you who didn't know Dave he was a very special
>>> > >> person. An engineer, a Congressional candidate, a peace
>>> > >> activist; he touched many people's lives. He spent years
>>> > >> sending computers to Cuba to the doctors so they could have an
>>> > >> integrated system including travelling to Mexico to oversee
>>> > >> their delivery. He had to fight the US Govt. continually to get
>>> > >> them there. He met Castro. His second medical opinion was by
>>> > >> the Cuban doctors who loved him as his scans were sent to them
>>> > >> electronically.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I loved debating politics with him. He was so knowledgeable. He
>>> > >> continued to attend HCA meetings until recently and donated to
>>> > >> the chapter so we could spread the word about Single Payer.
>>> > >> I love the story here where he insisted that he shave himself!
>>> > >> He was one of a kind.
>>> > >> Lynn. H.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>>> > >>> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:51:06 -0700> To:
>>>> > >>> lynn_huidekoper
>>>> > >>> From: jam (at) batnet.com
>>>> > >>> Subject: David Wald announcement - please forward to friends
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> David Wald died at 6 a.m. Sunday, May 18.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> His wife Joan Bazar had written that Saturday was an
>>>> > >>> especially good day for David -- her daughter dropped off
>>>> > >>> strawberries from the Farmers Market in Santa Clara, his two
>>>> > >>> sons took him out to the park nearby in his wheelchair, and
>>>> > >>> an InfoMed stalwart stopped by to move his computer to the
>>>> > >>> bedroom. David had had a CT scan a week ago that showed that
>>>> > >>> the cancer he had been fighting for two years had made
>>>> > >>> substantially inroads into his liver. He had been marking
>>>> > >>> milestones for several months -- for example, not being sure
>>>> > >>> he'd make it to his 80th birthday but doing so. Last December
>>>> > >>> he and Joan managed to make the trip to Cuba for him to
>>>> > >>> receive a special award for years of work helping provide
>>>> > >>> computers for the InfoMed project, assisting with medical
>>>> > >>> information. He attended a local Health Care for All meeting
>>>> > >>> in March, including a discussion of the status of the radio
>>>> > >>> > advertisement project he had begun, to help educate the
>>>> > >>> public and support single payer healthcare. Others will carry
>>>> > >>> that media project to fruition. On May 9, the night of the
>>>> > >>> fundraiser for the SJ Peace and Justice Center with the Pete
>>>> > >>> Seeger film, David was in the hospital. When the audience
>>>> > >>> sang the song Guantanamera, Annie and the Vets shared that
>>>> > >>> it's David's favorite song. Last week there had been first
>>>> > >>> visits from a hospice nurse, a social worker, and a home care
>>>> > >>> person who was frustrated because David > wanted to shave
>>>> > >>> himself instead of letting her do it for him. Nurse friends
>>>> > >>> had been very helpful with care. David was doing well in the
>>>> > >>> mornings but fading by late afternoon -- something typical of
>>>> > >>> the disease. The difference was drastic. Planning for a
>>>> > >>> celebration of David's life has begun but no date has been
>>>> > >>> set.
>>>> > >>>
>>> > >>