David was a gentle soul. He was born December 22, 1963 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19" long. He was due in January but decided to be a Christmas present instead. In fact on Christmas morning the nuns brought him to his mother dressed in a Christmas stocking and hat. His parents are Robert David Gies and Janice Margaret Burns Gies. David was a beautiful baby with the prettiest color of red hair, however by the time he was four months old it was already beginning to turn blond. Dave had a dimple in his chin like both of his grandfathers. He also had webbing between his second and third toes on both feet. This is from the Gies side of the family. On his left hand he had only on main line and on the right hand he had two main lines. His Aunt Barbara has the same thing.
Dave was an only child for 5 years until his brother, John Anthony (Tony) came along. They played together alot while growing up. Swimming, playing backyard basketball, matchbox cards and trucks in the sand pile. The family enjoyed camping, boating and fishing Dave played football, baseball and wrestled in high school. He graduated from Armada High School in Armada, Michigan in 1982.
Dave loved the times he spent with his cousins. He loved playing games with the boys but felt a particular protectiveness and closeness to several of the girls. This is a little excerpt from a note from one of his loving cousins. She was remembering some of the good times she and Dave had together. "From spinning in the curtains together, to getting yelled at for jimping on the bed! To driving around smoking and bending each other's ears for hours. To some really deep conversations about painful times in each of their lives. She remembers a time when he was there when she came home from the hospital when she was in the 12th grade. He was there when she had her wisdom teeth pulled. He drove her to get shoes when she came to Florida when Gradpa Burns passed away..and sometimes he even drove her crazy! They shared so much in a lot of goofy ways over the years. He was a caring, helpful, loving person.
When is gradparents lived with him and his parents he was always there to lend a helping hand whether it be to cook for them, give them medications or take them somewhere.
He always wanted to be a Chef. In fact Dave, Tony, Mom and Dad were often found in the kitchen together. Each tasting what was being cooked and putting their 2 cents worth in When Dave was 8 years old he wanted to start breakfast one morning by himself. He asked his Mom if he could start cooking the bacon until she got into the kitchen. She said sure just take the bacon out of the refrigerator and put it in a frying pan on a low temperature. After a few minutes Jan began to smell something strange coming from the kitchen and ran to see what was going on Dave had put the bacon in the frying pan but didn't know enough to take it out of the plastic wrapper. His cooking skills did improve over the years. In fact when he as 13 he attended the Boy Scout National Jamboree in Pennsylvania. He entered a baking contest with 100 other scouts. They had to bake a cake of an original receipe in a Dutch Oven over an open fire. Dave used a receipe from his Grandma Gies for Date Nut Cake with brown sugar frosting (which became his favorite cake and always wanted it made for his birthday). Well, he won 2nd prize in the baking contest. What an accomplishment for a young man.
Dave started in Scouts when he was 8 years old. He had a great time in Cub Scouts and Webelos. When he got to Boy Scouts he loved the merit badges with all the projects and especially the camping. He learned more about cooking outdoors and carried that through his life. He became an Eagle Scout at the young age of 13. For his project he organized a group to make a glassed in notice board for the George Washington Elementary School in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He didn't feel that becoming an Eagle Scout was the end of his scouting career. He stayed active well into his early twenties. He wanted to give to other boys some of the great experiences that he had. Helping others was what he like to do.
Dave did pursue his desire to go to Chef's school. He atteded the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida and graduated with an Associates Degree. He was on the Dean's List. He went on to work at several restaurants in the Naples area until he had a plate break from under a warming tray and it cut a tendon in his finger. Not long after that he had Carpal Tunnel Surgery in both wrists. The doctor suggested that Dave find a new career. He was hearbroken but looked for other employment.
He ended up working at Home Depot in the Hardware Dept. He really enjoyed the customers and the people he worked with. He had customers that especially looked for him when they went into the store, because they knew he would be able to help them or find what they needed. His fellow employees said they really liked working with Dave.
Dave was very helpful to his parents. He would often help with the housework knowing his Mom was having ahard time doing some of the chores. When his Dad started mowing lawns for people, Dave pitched right in to help. He even took over the job for a couple weeks so his Dad could go to Michigan for deer hunting. Dave would share in cooking dinner and doing his share of the clean up. His Mom and Dad really appreciated everything he did for them
One of his greatest joys was having time to play with his nieces: Daphne and Sabrina. He had not seen his niece, Cheyenne, for many years but was able to talk to her on Christmas Day. He said he was so happy talking to her and could not wait to give her a big hug. He loved all three of the girls very much.
Dave has many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. They always meant the world to him even though he was many miles from them. He talked of everyone often.
AFTERGLOW
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave when day is done.
Dave was an only child for 5 years until his brother, John Anthony (Tony) came along. They played together alot while growing up. Swimming, playing backyard basketball, matchbox cards and trucks in the sand pile. The family enjoyed camping, boating and fishing Dave played football, baseball and wrestled in high school. He graduated from Armada High School in Armada, Michigan in 1982.
Dave loved the times he spent with his cousins. He loved playing games with the boys but felt a particular protectiveness and closeness to several of the girls. This is a little excerpt from a note from one of his loving cousins. She was remembering some of the good times she and Dave had together. "From spinning in the curtains together, to getting yelled at for jimping on the bed! To driving around smoking and bending each other's ears for hours. To some really deep conversations about painful times in each of their lives. She remembers a time when he was there when she came home from the hospital when she was in the 12th grade. He was there when she had her wisdom teeth pulled. He drove her to get shoes when she came to Florida when Gradpa Burns passed away..and sometimes he even drove her crazy! They shared so much in a lot of goofy ways over the years. He was a caring, helpful, loving person.
When is gradparents lived with him and his parents he was always there to lend a helping hand whether it be to cook for them, give them medications or take them somewhere.
He always wanted to be a Chef. In fact Dave, Tony, Mom and Dad were often found in the kitchen together. Each tasting what was being cooked and putting their 2 cents worth in When Dave was 8 years old he wanted to start breakfast one morning by himself. He asked his Mom if he could start cooking the bacon until she got into the kitchen. She said sure just take the bacon out of the refrigerator and put it in a frying pan on a low temperature. After a few minutes Jan began to smell something strange coming from the kitchen and ran to see what was going on Dave had put the bacon in the frying pan but didn't know enough to take it out of the plastic wrapper. His cooking skills did improve over the years. In fact when he as 13 he attended the Boy Scout National Jamboree in Pennsylvania. He entered a baking contest with 100 other scouts. They had to bake a cake of an original receipe in a Dutch Oven over an open fire. Dave used a receipe from his Grandma Gies for Date Nut Cake with brown sugar frosting (which became his favorite cake and always wanted it made for his birthday). Well, he won 2nd prize in the baking contest. What an accomplishment for a young man.
Dave started in Scouts when he was 8 years old. He had a great time in Cub Scouts and Webelos. When he got to Boy Scouts he loved the merit badges with all the projects and especially the camping. He learned more about cooking outdoors and carried that through his life. He became an Eagle Scout at the young age of 13. For his project he organized a group to make a glassed in notice board for the George Washington Elementary School in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He didn't feel that becoming an Eagle Scout was the end of his scouting career. He stayed active well into his early twenties. He wanted to give to other boys some of the great experiences that he had. Helping others was what he like to do.
Dave did pursue his desire to go to Chef's school. He atteded the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida and graduated with an Associates Degree. He was on the Dean's List. He went on to work at several restaurants in the Naples area until he had a plate break from under a warming tray and it cut a tendon in his finger. Not long after that he had Carpal Tunnel Surgery in both wrists. The doctor suggested that Dave find a new career. He was hearbroken but looked for other employment.
He ended up working at Home Depot in the Hardware Dept. He really enjoyed the customers and the people he worked with. He had customers that especially looked for him when they went into the store, because they knew he would be able to help them or find what they needed. His fellow employees said they really liked working with Dave.
Dave was very helpful to his parents. He would often help with the housework knowing his Mom was having ahard time doing some of the chores. When his Dad started mowing lawns for people, Dave pitched right in to help. He even took over the job for a couple weeks so his Dad could go to Michigan for deer hunting. Dave would share in cooking dinner and doing his share of the clean up. His Mom and Dad really appreciated everything he did for them
One of his greatest joys was having time to play with his nieces: Daphne and Sabrina. He had not seen his niece, Cheyenne, for many years but was able to talk to her on Christmas Day. He said he was so happy talking to her and could not wait to give her a big hug. He loved all three of the girls very much.
Dave has many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. They always meant the world to him even though he was many miles from them. He talked of everyone often.
AFTERGLOW
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave when day is done.
David was a gentle soul. He was born December 22, 1963 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19" long. He was due in January but decided to be a Christmas present instead. In fact on Christmas morning the nuns brought him to his mother dressed in a Christmas stocking and hat. His parents are Robert David Gies and Janice Margaret Burns Gies. David was a beautiful baby with the prettiest color of red hair, however by the time he was four months old it was already beginning to turn blond. Dave had a dimple in his chin like both of his grandfathers. He also had webbing between his second and third toes on both feet. This is from the Gies side of the family. On his left hand he had only on main line and on the right hand he had two main lines. His Aunt Barbara has the same thing.
Dave was an only child for 5 years until his brother, John Anthony (Tony) came along. They played together alot while growing up. Swimming, playing backyard basketball, matchbox cards and trucks in the sand pile. The family enjoyed camping, boating and fishing Dave played football, baseball and wrestled in high school. He graduated from Armada High School in Armada, Michigan in 1982.
Dave loved the times he spent with his cousins. He loved playing games with the boys but felt a particular protectiveness and closeness to several of the girls. This is a little excerpt from a note from one of his loving cousins. She was remembering some of the good times she and Dave had together. "From spinning in the curtains together, to getting yelled at for jimping on the bed! To driving around smoking and bending each other's ears for hours. To some really deep conversations about painful times in each of their lives. She remembers a time when he was there when she came home from the hospital when she was in the 12th grade. He was there when she had her wisdom teeth pulled. He drove her to get shoes when she came to Florida when Gradpa Burns passed away..and sometimes he even drove her crazy! They shared so much in a lot of goofy ways over the years. He was a caring, helpful, loving person.
When is gradparents lived with him and his parents he was always there to lend a helping hand whether it be to cook for them, give them medications or take them somewhere.
He always wanted to be a Chef. In fact Dave, Tony, Mom and Dad were often found in the kitchen together. Each tasting what was being cooked and putting their 2 cents worth in When Dave was 8 years old he wanted to start breakfast one morning by himself. He asked his Mom if he could start cooking the bacon until she got into the kitchen. She said sure just take the bacon out of the refrigerator and put it in a frying pan on a low temperature. After a few minutes Jan began to smell something strange coming from the kitchen and ran to see what was going on Dave had put the bacon in the frying pan but didn't know enough to take it out of the plastic wrapper. His cooking skills did improve over the years. In fact when he as 13 he attended the Boy Scout National Jamboree in Pennsylvania. He entered a baking contest with 100 other scouts. They had to bake a cake of an original receipe in a Dutch Oven over an open fire. Dave used a receipe from his Grandma Gies for Date Nut Cake with brown sugar frosting (which became his favorite cake and always wanted it made for his birthday). Well, he won 2nd prize in the baking contest. What an accomplishment for a young man.
Dave started in Scouts when he was 8 years old. He had a great time in Cub Scouts and Webelos. When he got to Boy Scouts he loved the merit badges with all the projects and especially the camping. He learned more about cooking outdoors and carried that through his life. He became an Eagle Scout at the young age of 13. For his project he organized a group to make a glassed in notice board for the George Washington Elementary School in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He didn't feel that becoming an Eagle Scout was the end of his scouting career. He stayed active well into his early twenties. He wanted to give to other boys some of the great experiences that he had. Helping others was what he like to do.
Dave did pursue his desire to go to Chef's school. He atteded the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida and graduated with an Associates Degree. He was on the Dean's List. He went on to work at several restaurants in the Naples area until he had a plate break from under a warming tray and it cut a tendon in his finger. Not long after that he had Carpal Tunnel Surgery in both wrists. The doctor suggested that Dave find a new career. He was hearbroken but looked for other employment.
He ended up working at Home Depot in the Hardware Dept. He really enjoyed the customers and the people he worked with. He had customers that especially looked for him when they went into the store, because they knew he would be able to help them or find what they needed. His fellow employees said they really liked working with Dave.
Dave was very helpful to his parents. He would often help with the housework knowing his Mom was having ahard time doing some of the chores. When his Dad started mowing lawns for people, Dave pitched right in to help. He even took over the job for a couple weeks so his Dad could go to Michigan for deer hunting. Dave would share in cooking dinner and doing his share of the clean up. His Mom and Dad really appreciated everything he did for them
One of his greatest joys was having time to play with his nieces: Daphne and Sabrina. He had not seen his niece, Cheyenne, for many years but was able to talk to her on Christmas Day. He said he was so happy talking to her and could not wait to give her a big hug. He loved all three of the girls very much.
Dave has many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. They always meant the world to him even though he was many miles from them. He talked of everyone often.
AFTERGLOW
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave when day is done.
Dave was an only child for 5 years until his brother, John Anthony (Tony) came along. They played together alot while growing up. Swimming, playing backyard basketball, matchbox cards and trucks in the sand pile. The family enjoyed camping, boating and fishing Dave played football, baseball and wrestled in high school. He graduated from Armada High School in Armada, Michigan in 1982.
Dave loved the times he spent with his cousins. He loved playing games with the boys but felt a particular protectiveness and closeness to several of the girls. This is a little excerpt from a note from one of his loving cousins. She was remembering some of the good times she and Dave had together. "From spinning in the curtains together, to getting yelled at for jimping on the bed! To driving around smoking and bending each other's ears for hours. To some really deep conversations about painful times in each of their lives. She remembers a time when he was there when she came home from the hospital when she was in the 12th grade. He was there when she had her wisdom teeth pulled. He drove her to get shoes when she came to Florida when Gradpa Burns passed away..and sometimes he even drove her crazy! They shared so much in a lot of goofy ways over the years. He was a caring, helpful, loving person.
When is gradparents lived with him and his parents he was always there to lend a helping hand whether it be to cook for them, give them medications or take them somewhere.
He always wanted to be a Chef. In fact Dave, Tony, Mom and Dad were often found in the kitchen together. Each tasting what was being cooked and putting their 2 cents worth in When Dave was 8 years old he wanted to start breakfast one morning by himself. He asked his Mom if he could start cooking the bacon until she got into the kitchen. She said sure just take the bacon out of the refrigerator and put it in a frying pan on a low temperature. After a few minutes Jan began to smell something strange coming from the kitchen and ran to see what was going on Dave had put the bacon in the frying pan but didn't know enough to take it out of the plastic wrapper. His cooking skills did improve over the years. In fact when he as 13 he attended the Boy Scout National Jamboree in Pennsylvania. He entered a baking contest with 100 other scouts. They had to bake a cake of an original receipe in a Dutch Oven over an open fire. Dave used a receipe from his Grandma Gies for Date Nut Cake with brown sugar frosting (which became his favorite cake and always wanted it made for his birthday). Well, he won 2nd prize in the baking contest. What an accomplishment for a young man.
Dave started in Scouts when he was 8 years old. He had a great time in Cub Scouts and Webelos. When he got to Boy Scouts he loved the merit badges with all the projects and especially the camping. He learned more about cooking outdoors and carried that through his life. He became an Eagle Scout at the young age of 13. For his project he organized a group to make a glassed in notice board for the George Washington Elementary School in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He didn't feel that becoming an Eagle Scout was the end of his scouting career. He stayed active well into his early twenties. He wanted to give to other boys some of the great experiences that he had. Helping others was what he like to do.
Dave did pursue his desire to go to Chef's school. He atteded the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida and graduated with an Associates Degree. He was on the Dean's List. He went on to work at several restaurants in the Naples area until he had a plate break from under a warming tray and it cut a tendon in his finger. Not long after that he had Carpal Tunnel Surgery in both wrists. The doctor suggested that Dave find a new career. He was hearbroken but looked for other employment.
He ended up working at Home Depot in the Hardware Dept. He really enjoyed the customers and the people he worked with. He had customers that especially looked for him when they went into the store, because they knew he would be able to help them or find what they needed. His fellow employees said they really liked working with Dave.
Dave was very helpful to his parents. He would often help with the housework knowing his Mom was having ahard time doing some of the chores. When his Dad started mowing lawns for people, Dave pitched right in to help. He even took over the job for a couple weeks so his Dad could go to Michigan for deer hunting. Dave would share in cooking dinner and doing his share of the clean up. His Mom and Dad really appreciated everything he did for them
One of his greatest joys was having time to play with his nieces: Daphne and Sabrina. He had not seen his niece, Cheyenne, for many years but was able to talk to her on Christmas Day. He said he was so happy talking to her and could not wait to give her a big hug. He loved all three of the girls very much.
Dave has many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. They always meant the world to him even though he was many miles from them. He talked of everyone often.
AFTERGLOW
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears, of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave when day is done.
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