Dave, it’s hard to believe that thirty seasons have passed since we first stepped on that old court in the gym of Osborne Hill School for our first practice with you and Skin. I have only the fondest memories of our time together. You managed to make each practice and game fun and interesting and were a tremendous role model. Though I was not the most gifted player (Kilbride, Donahue, Harding and Bernstein did pretty well, as I recall), I learned from you the importance of team—a lesson that has made a huge difference in my life. Someone once said that a good coach makes his players see what they can be, rather than what they are. You certainly did that for all of us, in athletics and in life. So on this happy occasion, I want to thank you for all you’ve done for me and for the hundreds of other guys who had the good fortune to be coached by you in the past three decades.
Congratulations, coach, and best wishes for health and happiness in the years ahead.
