{"id":6,"date":"2016-06-27T17:25:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T17:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mainlinebiz.net\/DavidM2\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2018-06-28T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:34:37","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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June 25, 2016 David Douglas Memorial Event<\/span><\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center, pulled out all of the Stops. \u00a0They provided the forum, the Theater and all it entailed, as well as the entire Hanger Area for the Catered Luncheon.<\/p>

Speaking too about the products badly needed by the Museum and where David’s willingness to provide the funds, organize promotional activities, to bring in additional support, and physically participate in key events to further aid in their success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Celebrating the Life of David Douglas<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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It’s rare in life that we get an opportunity to let friends know just how important they are to us, and how they will be missed.\u00a0 I want you to know that I have valued your friendship, and the work we have done together. To be able to come to know you in the service of the thousands of visitors to the Museum has been an honor. Your selfless dedication to the mission of the Museum inspired me to want to do more as a member of the Board, and as the Museum’s attorney.\u00a0<\/p>

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 Celebrating Friendship<\/b><\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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“Ours is and has been a rare friendship. We are and have been very fortunate in having this friendship; it has been a joy and treasure, one of inestimable and constant value.
We have voyaged through life together. And it has been a grand voyage of sharing. So many wonderful experiences!! ….. careers, cars, children, music, new houses, oysters, flying (or in your case not flying), museums, dinners, speakers, parents, fund raising events, helicopters,….. I could go on and on for there is little we did not share – we even shared our parents! And we certainly shared values.
There was always joy in our relationship. You would call me to discuss this or that or the other thing. So there is something that I say without hesitation or reservation. Our friendship has been the best! We have shared a vision of life, an embrace of the world and its politics, economics, foibles, & idiosyncrasies.
We have both been fortunate in business but even more so in family – wonderful wives, and wonderful children….and in our friendship – yes we are the fortunate few. And I my friend count myself as blessed to have had you as my friend all these years. I could go on but words fail me.
So in the end, I ask only one thing from you – please say a prayer for me. Even while I sit here saying a prayer for you.
Peace be with you. Shalom.
Your friend forever,”<\/p>

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Opposites do Attract<\/b><\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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“Do opposites attract? Yes they do especially with Dave Douglas and myself. I,\u00a0a retired blue colored Steamfitter and Dave, a successful\u00a0retired white professional business man, go figure.<\/p>

About thirty years ago we met through our son\u2019s soccer, baseball, dance and karate activities. For some reason there was always a connection. Turns out we had many things in common.<\/p>

For one, David had a great interest in machinery especially cars and helicopters. May be what attracted him to me was my mechanical back ground. We would talk about many things and it always fascinated me as to how much knowledge he had. Another thing we had in common was Oysters. We would meet quite frequently for Oysters and drinks at Riverstone Restaurant.<\/p>

There was Dave in his nice slacks and dress shirt in his BMW and there I was in my\u00a0jeans and tee shirt in\u00a0my work truck, but it didn’t matter. We accepted each other for who we were and enjoyed each other\u2019s company. I feel fortunate to have known this man. Good friends like Dave\u00a0are not easy to come by and I hope he enjoyed our time together as much as I did.<\/p>

David Douglas was one of my favorite friends. He loved his family and was proud of their accomplishments. I think what made him so remarkable was his positive attitude. I learned a lot from him and I will miss him dearly. There will always be a special place in my heart for Dave.<\/p>


Your Friend forever,”<\/p>

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My Best Friend<\/b><\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\"\"“I have had good friends for 56 years. They happen to be my doctor, lawyer, and accountant, but Dave (43 years) was my best friend simply because we spent so much time together in those 43 years. We did this because we had so much in common but enough differences to make it interesting but never divisive. I\u2019ll talk about them a little later.
Those years were really broken into two parts. The first 35 were the work years. During that time Dave and I worked in separate places and the same place where he was a consultant. During those years our lunch discussions revolved around work mostly, with some sports and family thrown in.
Then, for the past eight years I have been retired so that shifted us into Retirement mode. Now politics became our main topic followed by the Eagles and investing in retirement. This was one of our areas of difference. Dave was a shrewd and successful investor who actively managed his investment. I was a devotee of St. John Bogle with Index Funds and set it and forget investment. Many a two-hour lunch involved strenuous discussions here. Another area of friendly differences of opinion involved cars. He was a devotee of performance automobiles and drove a BMW. I drove the cheapest thing that met my needs so I had hours of fun kidding him about regular $2,000 service appointments. Further, knowing how much he looked down on Hyundai I was thrilled when Hyundai made a BMW competitor and I continuously tried to get him to take a test drive.
Another area of difference was our families. Dave\u2019s father was a towering figure, but hardly knew my Dad who died when I was 10 so I always appreciated Dave\u2019s stories about growing up. On the other hand our mothers couldn\u2019t be different but Dave knew my mother well and she was a great source of amusement to both of us as she was the typical Jewish mother that Dave didn\u2019t experience.
A last of difference that made for sometimes intense discussion was religion. Dave was not a practicing of religion but he had belief God in some way. I did not share this view so much discussion took place.
Those were our interesting difference but where were we the same? Start with politics. Dave and I were traditional Democrats but still fiscally conservative and always willing to criticize both parties as needed. Dave also believed in fairness and charity as did I. We believed that some people needed help to climb out of poverty and was willing to provide that help. We often tried to think up out of the box ways to do this.
We both also loved technology. Despite leaving the industry we still kept a close watch on the businesses and the technology involved.
Over the last few years we shared something in a much bigger way than before \u2013 The American Helicopter Museum. Dave was spending more and more time with the board to help the museum move forward. As a former executive I enjoyed helping Dave develop his ideas on this so we spent an increasing amount of our lunches discussing this. To me it also demonstrated Dave\u2019s commitment to helping others.
We also talked more about our children and how they were getting along in life both their successes and their challenges. I know Dave was very proud of Jason and Erin as they made their way.
So let me summarize my friend Dave. He was kind, generous smart and hardworking. Along with me he was a long suffering Eagles fan. I knew him to try to be the best father to his children that he could be and a loving Husband to Donna.
Dave has left a great void in my life that will never be filled again.”<\/p>

By Al Pomerantz<\/p>

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A Real True Gentleman<\/span><\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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“I just wanted to send you a note to let you know how much you mean to us.\u00a0 We deal with a lot of clients, but there are a few that stand out for both Lei and I that we feel such a strong personal connection with.\u00a0 You are one of them\u2026a true gentleman, and such a pleasure to work with and spend time with.\u00a0 I always enjoy our chats, whether about the portfolio or the myriad of non-financial topics we usually spend more time on!\u00a0
I still keep Memoirs of a Helicopter Pioneer in my office and always enjoyed the stories you would share about your wonderful parents.\u00a0 I still remember when we had our first two kids and lived in Bryn Mawr, your parents found out our home address from Lei and stopped over with beautiful personalized stools with their names on them.\u00a0
You picked up the kindness & intelligence of your parents, and always have shared such great stories in our conversation.\u00a0 Whether it was when you explained how it worked in France with young people getting jobs, to introducing me to new technology such as when you were able to get your kids to watch Philly sports from anywhere before anyone knew how to do that!\u00a0<\/p>

When we met at the helicopter museum and had lunch, I could see the passion in you to both help continue your Dad\u2019s legacy, and also make it a great place for education of children and families.\u00a0 Both a testament to your great character.\u00a0
We are thinking of you often and are hoping you are resting without much pain and fighting the best you can. \u00a0Thank you for being such a positive influence in our lives.\u00a0 Sending our Love from both Lei and I.”<\/p>

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June 25, 2016 David Douglas Memorial Event The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center, pulled out all of the Stops. \u00a0They provided the forum, the Theater and all it entailed, as well as the entire Hanger Area for the Catered Luncheon. Speaking too about the products badly needed by the Museum and where David’s willingness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","blog-left-layout","blog-style-postblock","","blog-alt-odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dominoeffect.net\/DavidM2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}