Recent Tributes

The Tributes are the most recent stories and comments added to the memorial. To add a new story or comment, you may visit the Stories link in the main navigation.

  • 11/11/2008: New Story added: Save the Date... FEBRUARY 7th 2009

    Save the date February 7th 2009 to attend  The Comedy Cures... don't let cancer have the last laugh VIP dinner / auction. This will take place at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, and invitations will be mailed out in December.  The VIP ...

  • 10/02/2008: New Story added: You'll never be forgotten!

    David was the type of person that once you met him you never forgot him.  I was introduced to him several years ago when he was selling his business to Hanger and he traveled to Bethesda, MD to meet the people that would be his ...

  • 08/27/2008: New Story added: Magical even in High School

    Dearest Angie, Kelsey and Malia and extended family... I learned of David's passing after reconnecting with a Curtis High School classmate and I was very shook up about the news. After happening upon this beautiful website, I have since built up the ...

  • 08/26/2008: New Story added: David's Quilt of Life

      This is what I shared at the memorial service yesterday........................   As I sat down and contemplated what to share with all of you today, I was overcome with so very many thoughts and stories.  It soon became very ...

  • 08/26/2008: New Story added: Memorial Service

    7700 Skansie Avenue, Gig Harbor, WA, 98335 The memorial service to celebrate the life of David Osborne will begin at 3:00 on Monday the 25th at Chapel Hill Church in Gig Harbor. There will also be a reception following at Canterwood Golf and ...

  • 08/25/2008: New Story added: Full of Life

    Many of us have encountered someone who has had cancer, but few of us have encountered someone who handled it like David. For the past four years that I have known David, his attitude was that of, “it’s still life and its a life worth ...

  • 08/25/2008: New Story added: A love story

    A Love Story I guess mine is a love story. My story is about how David loved my friend, Angie, and his daughters, Kelsey and Malia. Even before David was diagnosed, he valued these women in his life. He woke up each day confirming his love for them. ...

  • 08/25/2008: New Story added: Thank you

    I was fortunate to be the first person from Hanger to work with David during discussions to purchase his business. I immediately had a high level of comfort and enjoyed working with him. I always left a phone call or meeting with David feeling ...

  • 08/25/2008: New Story added: Friend and Colleague

    I first met Dave in April, 2003 when Hanger acquired his company.  I had the good fortune to provide business assistance to him for the ensuing five years.  More importantly, we became friends.  It was readily apparent from the first ...

  • 08/24/2008: New Story added: I refuse to be unhappy!

    For the past thirteen years, we have been blessed with David and Angie's friendship. It is impossible to think of one without the other. They are truly a match made in heaven. Over the years, we have celebrated many birthdays, holidays, births, and ...

  • 08/24/2008: New Story added: A truly impactful human being

    I had the good fortune to meet David on the golf course.  Although only meeting him two years ago, anytime we spent time together, either on the golf course or with family he made an impression that will never be forgotten.  There are not ...

  • 08/24/2008: New Story added: Special People ....

    A man’s measure is the love shared and friendships earned and given. One’s time may be short but one’s love and friendship lasts forever in our hearts. David was Special and therefore will always be with us. Wayne ...

  • 08/24/2008: New Story added: Where does the time go?

    I knew David best through the eyes of his loving wife and sparkling daughters. David was the love of Angie's life, her soulmate. While at the same time he was a most awesome father, loving life as much as he loved his girls. He always had a polite ...

  • 08/24/2008: New Story added: David my friend

    David my friend. The last several years have been enlightened by our friendship. Although, our friendship started a short 5 years ago, we progressed as though we had known each other for many years. I had some personal health issues that put my ...

  • 08/24/2008: New Story added: A life Worthwhile

    A man’s measure is the love shared, friendships earned and given. One’s time may be short but one’s love and friendship lasts forever in our hearts. Wayne Albert Einstein "A life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

  • 08/23/2008: New Story added: My Son David

    DAVID MY SON On this Birthday I will always remember you as a person that was always wise and understanding beyond your years. I fondly remember the day I got to meet Angie and saw then, as I always did, the love in the glance between you two - a ...

  • 08/23/2008: New Story added: A Missed Friend

    It's hard to believe I only met David 5 years ago. David and Northwest had just joined Hanger and I had been invited to play golf. From the first, Dave was warm, friendly, and fun to play with. David very quickly became, not only a fellow ...

  • 08/23/2008: New Story added: My Angie’s David….

      Some 21 years ago, when Angie first brought David home to meet “her parents”, I was afraid that I would be losing a Daughter, and wanted to see what this Osborne guy was all about. As it turned out I wasn’t losing, I was ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: My little brother

    David you were not just my little brother.  As the years went along you became the man that I looked up to.  The man that I have said,  “if I could meet someone like you I would marry them” (not in a creepy way, just ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: Genuine person

    I first met David in 2005. He met with Roger and I for dinner to discuss an opportunity for Roger to join the Hanger team. From that first meeting I knew this was someone I could trust. His genuineness made us confident that working at Hanger would ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: Peace

    As we stood side by side, waist deep in a cold Alaskan river, David and I watched the crimson sky reflect the early morning sunlight eeking its way over the distant mountain tops. Shrouded by the beauty of this primitive but pristine environment, ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: City boy & David

    Some of my fondest adult memories were shared with David. His willingness to take on this “city boy” and show me how to fish and duck & pheasant hunt was nothing short of saint like. (Ok a small exaggeration but I did suck at them) ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: Valentine's Day

    Of all the memories I have of David, my most favorite is Valentine's Day 2006. First I have to start out by saying my guy who is a wonderful husband, father, friend etc. is what I call Valentine's Day challenged. I know this I accept this it is what ...

  • 08/22/2008: Krista Osborne added a comment to Main Story

    If the World were filled with Our David's... When we were growing up, you were constantly a source of entertainment. Whether it be rubbing the top of your head because you had the softest crewcut in the world or tapping you on the tip of your nose ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: My Amazing Boss

        David was one amazing boss, he had great management skills and a sense of understanding of the people that worked for him. He always got the job done with respect and a gentle (and sometimes firm) hand. I knew if I needed help with ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: My Friend David

    My Friend David, While only knowing David for 3 years, a much shorter time than most, it felt I had found a true friend of a lifetime. Our connection and bond was the true love for our families, flying together , fishing, hunting, our golf games, ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: The perfect Son

    August 23, 2008 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY BELOVED SON. THIS CELEBRATION IS FOR YOU, A RECOGNITION OF YOUR LIFE, AND AN APPRECIATION OF YOUR COURAGE, AND LOVE. I KNOW THAT GIVEN A CHOICE, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE IDEAL CHOICE TO BE YOUR MOTHER. I MAY NOT ...

  • 08/22/2008: New Story added: My Uncle David

    Uncle David, I know you're going to be reading all the great stuff people have to say about you... so naturally it has to be written TO you. There's no where to even start really. In fact, there's no end to the memories and amounts of people you ...

  • 08/21/2008: New Story added: My amazing young friend

    I first met David not long after he was out of college.  During the early years we developed a friendship that had a mentoring component.  David would often seek out my opinion on different issues and use me a sounding board for some of ...