I was touched to hear from Katie A, their 4H leader, that some of the girls in the Boulder Broncs wanted to make the trip to Dave’s Cave. They had heard his story and wanted to do something in his honor for the family.
They set out on a beautiful fall day and spent hours on the trails. It was not an easy ride—as I can attest, but these young ladies still headed out for a long, tiresome day. Katie A took pictures all along the way to Dave’s Cave and stopped to pick wildflowers; one of which she sent to me with the pictures.
My message to Katie was, “I can’t thank you enough for such a wonderful remembrance. My entire family was overwhelmed with the efforts of you and the girls; it was definitely not just a ‘ride in the park.’ It’s challenging and tiring. We are all quite aware that you all could have found something much more fun to do on a beautiful fall day.”
Katie kindly responded, “There’s no need to thank us for the ride. I feel grateful to do something to honor a wonderful and outstanding young man like Dave, who left us way too early in life.”
Thanks again to all of you!
(Take a minute to read the post about the Boulder Broncs under In Memory of Dave)
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