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This memorial website was created in honour and respect of a truly amazing and wonderful soul, who was born into this life as David Forrest Gregory, in Pittsburg, California, USA on December 6th, 1950 .
He left that life on November 14th, 2004 at the age of 53 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. (his home). His journey and lessons were over. He had done what he had come here to do. Now he can be at peace, relax and know only love, knowing he did more than most down here and gave more love than most people can only dream about being able to give.
Take the essense that makes you smile; add a spark of energy and the first light of an idea; mix it with unconditional love and you will have............ 'DAVID'.
On 14th November 2004, David changed states, left his worn out body and honoured his comittment with Godenergy and now exists 'differently'.
David is one of the most wonderful souls. He is caring, generous, intelligent, talented, unique, and charismatic to all he touches.
David 's journey could have ended in many ways but the ending came after a very hard battle physically (and emotionally) due to illness.
During the last few years of this life, he had found happiness and when faced with his predicament , was determined that he would be able to reverse it all and, be restored to good health.
This wasn't to be as the patterns were firmly established by then and his time had come.
His story , needs to be told, to help others, to honour him, and to enlighten his spiritual journey in recognition and love.
"Death is not separate from life; the right and left hand are the same."
—Kabir
David is a man of integity, loyalty, and wisdom who saw life, even when hard, as always evolving and saw a vision and a light for it to improve.
I was his love Partner and best friend. We shared so much together and I am enternally grateful to him.
Being able to give love of our enormity unconditionally to someone so adorable as he and then have it returned was magical. My gratitude is never ending.
David was studying Computer Science at Edith Cowan University here in Perth and was doing well. The staff and other students admired and gained a lot from his mature insight and knowledge. He had a way to go before completing it , but was loving it so.
David was given a liver transplant on 9th September, 2004. A miracle we thought. However, after 10 weeks his body (especially his lungs - unfortunately until the last year of his life, he had been a smoker) just could not get over the strain.
After that amount of struggle , his body said enough and let him leave it. It wasn't until 3 am that it was realised by the doctors that he was not going to make it and at 11 am Sunday 14th November, 2004, he felt the relief of letting go............and drifted into his higher consciousness and the wonderful peace of the spiritworld.
For David, staying in his body just wasn't meant to be and as much as I search for the answers to the why of that, I also have gained more and more wisdom into David and his destiny here as a Human Being and elsewhere. He now is free to do more for the world as he dreamt about here on earth.
It is as it is .............as sad and as agonizing as it is to be without him here in this physical dimension........but hopefully this website can honour his goodness and give him the respect and dedication he DESERVES !!
David is loved and is proud of all the experiences he encountered in this lifetime and happy that he evolved to know love and happiness.
David was geniune and a sincere person who said it how he saw it and was always true to himself. Loyal and trustworthy, David represents what we all should strive to become. He rose above petty nonesence and disliked cruel and bitter persons.
Love is ours to give and to give unconditionally. Love through adversity, misunderstandings and your own fears. David learnt all this and more and he would have wanted to have been able to share and give this knowledge to those he cared about.
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You are only a thought away........... / Carol
Only A Thought Away As a little bird sings in a tree And night follows day I will always be Only a thought away. As you gradually let go of your grief And your skies become less grey I will always be Only a thought away. Heartache will ease And the m...
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A poem about Death / Carol
Death is a Horizon Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight. Author: Rossiter Worthington Raymond 1840-1918 |
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THE DAY I FOUND MY BEST LIFE / Carol Williamson (Wife)
THE DAY I FOUND MY BEST LIFE(This poem I wrote when life was healthy and happy for David and I. I need to put it in here to show how special he was - and still is to me)I grew up thinking that I was safe and life was purePeople I thoug...
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18th November...........a year on / Carol (Wife/partner/best friend )
Today is the date of one year
We gathered to hold you so near
Such saddness as we told your life story
Spreading your roses to display your glory
Your beautiful body adored with grace
Music played and ...
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GRATITUDE / Carol (Wife)
I would like to acknowledge my gratitude to the LIVER TRANSPLANT TEAM at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, for their acceptance, care and endurance for David. There are many of you and you were all so won...
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| His legacy |
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Edith Cowan University Perth Western Australia
These are David's academic results from
July, 2001 till November, 2003:
{David attended lectures and studied these units and more whilst suffering with end stage liver disease. His Assignment and Project grades were mainly in the Credit and Distinction range but exams were difficult under stress. Therefore these numbers reflected the exam marks. A fantastic achievement.)
COMMUNICATING IN AN IT ENVIRONMENT Sem 2 2001 C 59 Pass
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Sem 2 2001 CR 66 Credit
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE Sem 1 2002 CR 68 Credit
(ASSIGNMENT = 82 % High Distinction)
(ASSIGNMENT = 95 % High Distinction)
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS Sem 1 2002 C 50 Pass
APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS Sem 2 2002 CR 66 Credit
(ASSIGNMENT = 80 % High Distinction)
INTERNET WORKING 1 Sem 2 2002 C 55 Pass
PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES Sem 1 2003 D 71 Distinction
COMPUTER INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE Sem 1 2003 C 58 Pass
INTERNET WORKING 2 Sem 1 2003 C 50 Pass
(ASSIGNMENT = 83 % Distinction)
NETWORK INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE Sem 2 2003 CR 66 Credit
DATA STRUCTURES IN JAVA Sem 2 2003 CR 60 Credit
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Hepatitis C and Liver awareness.
David's heartache at discovering this terrible disease after obviously having it in him unknown for so many years also needs recognition.
Awareness of the possibility of contracting Hepatitis and the awareness of how our livers work and what they need to keep us living normally is a legacy of David's passing which I will try to promote.
Awareness and encouragement for ANTI-SMOKING was also very important to David. Unfortunately, it was not until he had quit and the consequences of not quitting many many years earlier became evident to him, that he became so adament that it is a primary and secondary threat to life and a 'cover up' that a person just does not need. He urges all to quit and others to NEVER start.
http://www.hepatitisneighborhood.com/
http://www.liverdoctor.com/
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David Forrest Gregory
David 's legacy is many fold. It is the silent courageous life efforts which touch lives on deep meaningful levels.
He survived emotionally through many disappointments, tragedy, loneliness, challenges, and physical hurdles.
So, in my opinion , his legacy is one of courage, determination and a tremendous sense of what is good and true. David has taught me to be more courageous, more true to myself and he showed me how not to worry about what others think of you. We cared about what each other thought of us and we grew and survived and loved that way.
He spent many years studying and teaching Karate.
He was a member of the International Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Federation. As a member he passed on the profound teachings of Goju-Ryu founder Chojun Miyagi Sensei.
David was employed in many different types of jobs, placing high expectations upon himself and giving all his energy towards whatever he was doing.
He was always striving to improve and learn.
He loved Mathematics and flowed this study through to Computer Science.
He was working hard to become CISCO Certified which required a lot of dedication but it would have gotten him recognized in the field of the computer world.
If you give true love to someone, then they become a legacy of sorts as you have affected and changed their lives.
Therefore , one of David's legacies is me (Carol). I can not speak for anyone else as to how his lifetime, this life has affected them. I can only tell you that he was my saviour , is my angel, and will always be my best friend and soulmate. We have lived many lifetimes together and are always together in our hearts.
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