For those of you that remember DCM(David Mims) here on TG I have sad news. David has been fighting cancer for a few years now and I heard this morning that he only has a few days left with his battle. Please keep David and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
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I'm sorry to hear this. Prayers sent up.
Prayers sent.
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There is a post from him on the other site. Very sad.
Prayers sent.RC
Prayers sent!
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Prayers for David and his family. :pray:
David and I have been corresponding through his ordeal. The horrors he has been through with this disease are unimaginable and spanned the last 5 or 6 years. His incredible strength of character has carried him far longer than the doctors could have hoped.
A fine man with a wonderful wife and daughter and one of, if not the best selfbow makers I have ever met. I hope to someday reach his level of expertise with my selfbow tillering, his ability was the best of the best.
One time I was admiring the leather on his bow grips. A few days later I got a box in the mail filled with this fine leather, a year later another box from him with more leather. Every bow I have made in the last ten years has David's leather on the handle. I have enough leather left for all my future bows thanks to David's generosity.
I will miss his friendship greatly.
I am sorry to hear of this suffering.
May God grant him and his family peace and rest.
His will be done.
God bless,Mudd
Prayers sent
Prayers sent from TN. :pray:
Prayers for him and his family .. May God grant them peace.
Prayers from here.
Prayers sent. May his hunting be better than he could ever imagine!!
Prayers and thoughts from my family to him and his family.
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Prayers from California
and from Indiana to one of our own.
God Bless
Prayers from WV.
Prayers sent.
I will keep him in my thoughts and say a prayer. He's a good'un. I have no doubts where he's headed.
Prayers from NC.
Man knows not his time. Something for each of us to consider seriously now and again...
Praying for David and his family.
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Bisch
Prayers from WV
Prayers sent.
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Prayers and thoughts for both he and his family.
PRAYERS and THOUGHTS for David and family :pray:
Prayers sent from IL
Sad News Indeed, Thoughts and Prayers for Him and His Family...
Our prayers are with David and his family.
Via con Dios.
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Prayer for him and his family.
:pray: May God hold you in his hands. I am so sorry for the family he will leave behind
Supportive thoughts and hopes for David and his family/friends.
I still have a picture of one of David's bows at full draw in my shop. It's a great example of perfect tiller and helps remind me of what I'm striving for in my own bows.
My prayers, thoughts, and best wishes to David and to his family. May God grant them his peace and solace.
--Steve
I too am saddened to hear of his suffering. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.
Danny
Prayers for David and his family, I pray he knows the lord, May God be with him. :pray:
prayers sent.
prayers sent.
The Lord be with him and his family. Be easy, friend.
I will keep him in my prayers as well.
Crying out to Jesus for him and his family...†
Prayers for David and his family.
Leland
Prayers sent.
Prayers sent, all the good men fall too early !!
Prayers sent..............God be with you
prayers to him and his family
Prayers for him and his family.
Praying for David and all who love him. :pray:
Just got an email from David. He said he was still able to function but used up down to the nubbin, he didn't elaborate. He has never been one to complain no matter how tough things have been for him.
So saddened to hear this, prayers up for David , family , and friends.
Prayers from MT.....
May his bravery be rewarded. Prayers sent.
Prayers for David and family from Kentucky.
Ardent prayers have been offerred for a beloved brother of whom I have never had the honor to meet.
Prayer sent from Fla
Prayers sent:(
Prayers for Dave and family. May God grant them peace.
Prayers of comfort and peace for Dave and his family.
Our prayers go out to him and his family. :pray:
Blessings and Godspeed to David on his next journey .
My thoughts are with his family and those who know him at this sad time ....
Prayers and thoughts are with him and his family
Dave,
Here's wishing you thoughts of love, thoughts of family, thoughts of faith, thoughts of family and friends. Look to the Lord and rest easy in his comfort.
Dave,
Here's wishing you thoughts of love, thoughts of family, thoughts of faith, thoughts of family and friends. Look to the Lord and rest easy in his comfort.
Prayers sent
Prayers sent.
David and his family have been mainstays at our club shoots (Lost Tribe Trad Archers of Tenn.) for years. Wonderful people. We've watched his little girl grow up.
He would almost never talk about his health, but was always cheerful and helpful to everyone.
This is horrible news. Robin and I have always admired David.
Prayers sent
Just a thought, but why don't you guys that have one or more of David's bows, start a thread showing them as a tribute to him???????
I pray for his comfort and strenght for his family and friends. God Bless.
This man, who I didn't know, has made a monumental and profound impact on me. Because of his posting and the avalanche of response, I have been forced to examine myself and take assessment.
This "stranger" in what little time he has left in this life, and without even knowing it, has given me a gift.
I have a Savior who laid down his life for me and shown me his grace and mercy.
I just gained a new "friend" , who I'll never meet, who because of how he touched others lives reminded me of the impact I could have in this life.
Thank you DCM.
Grace to you and your family.
This is crushing news. David is a gift to the bow building community, the trad community and the community at large. A very wise man, he is a gifted teacher. His correspondences with me always sprinkled with Twainian like quotes. Simple, yet profound stuff, often with a meaning I didn't fully comprehend until sometime later.
Nobody had a better eye for tiller. I remember an ELB he did in hickory. One of the most stunning selfbows I've ever seen. And who can forget the pinky draw :)
I remember wanting to try a Shrew bow one time before I decided to buy one. Less than a week later David's showed up in the mail. What a generous guy.
Thanks for posting this news, Pat, sad indeed though it is. Eric, thank you for the updates.
My heart is along the same lines as Yukon Chuck. I've never met David and I know my life is poorer now for that. I've copied his post from another forum that introduced me to David and his situation. I hope that it is not outside the rules here but to read what this man has written in the last days of life.....The effect has no words to describe. Awestruck? Dumbfounded? Flabbergasted? no, I think maybe humbled. Humbled by the strength, charity, wisdom and kindness he has shown so many. I often think that there's not much of the human race worth a spit. I was wrong in that. Here's the post:
"I'm finally on my death bed, evidently pushing what is natural by fair measure. The drill here is you get good pain killers and drugs (to keep me crawling out my skin w/ anxiety) until you succum to dehydration. Takes 3 to 5 days. So, here I sit waiting for the wreaper.
I love all of you. Mostly because we've become familiar over the net, friends, shared some of our lives' intimacies but also because "no man is an island..." Another, the other poem I know is named "anyone lived in a little how down: by e e cummings, even if you don't "get" poetry.
There may be other posts from me, if not from my wife so you'll know when the end has come. Fear of dying I have little anxiety, to not breath I have great anxiety which I will combat with drugs. I will remain awake if I can.
David
I know I've left enemies, but not by spite or malice. All of you please accept my apology, even if from my death bed."
God's speed, grace and blessing David
Prayers for David & his family from AR.
"With up there floating so many bells down.."
One of the few that I remember from school. Another, "He clasps the crag with crooked hands..."
Such a soul, a fine mind. I will miss you, along with many others. Thank you for being.
Killdeer
Not really sure what to say but, Gods speed
My best friend lost his battle last year. My prayers to his family and friends, I understand your loss.
Talked to David's wife Donna today and she said that David had a good night. He still has His sense of humor. David and His family have been faithful members of Lost Tribe Traditional Archers of TN for many years and as MJ Serrat said above they have been main stays of our club. David is a true traditional archer in every sense of the word. A more giving person you will not meet. He loved his selfbows and helping others make one gave him great joy. Our prayers are with him and his family.
Prayers sent
...... I'll leave a flint primitive arrow in the woods for him!
Nice jesture Jeff. I think I'll do the same!
Prayers sent
A prayer sent out and bless his family.
TTT for our TG friend.
Thoughts and prayers for David and his family.
God Bless, Pierre
A lot of good people are waiting for him.
Prayer sent from Indiana. :pray:
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Prayers sent...
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Our prayers are with him and his family. May the Good lord support him in his hour of need.
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Praying for him, his family, and his friends.
Prayers sent
Prayers sent! David may God be with you and your family.God bless you all! Phillip
many prayers.....
Prayers sent
Prayers sent. May God give him and his family comfort and peace.
Prayers sent for him and his family
God bless David and look over him during his difficult journey. I pray for him and his family during this trying time.
Prayers sent
Not a day goes by when I don't think of him.
God's blessings on his family.
Killdeer
Prayers for David and his family
I got to meet David at the first MOJAM I attended, and was impressed with not only his bowyer abilities, but what a fine gentleman he seemed to me to be at that time. I have not commented on this thread, and read the other thread at the "other" site, unable to comment there....and have been floored by his courage, and continued ability to share such personal circumstances with us...as he had shared so much info in the past as well. I'm speechless, really. I think and pray daily for him and his family....may God bless you all, and welcome David into his "campfire" with friends and family that have gone ahead of him. Thank you David...
I too read David's post on the other forum (thanks to AKCrazyHorse for sharing) and was touched beyond words.
I never had the honor of meeting David and it is obviously my loss as I see he has some wonderful friends here who have shared with us how generous this man is.
God Speed David. May the end of your trail mark the beginning of an even greater trail.
Prayers for David and his family.
god bless from ca .
Prayers sent to his family.
May God Bless
Prayers sent.
I've had a little dealing with David, he is top notch.
God Bless you David, and your family.
I have created a site on Caringbridge so I can post updates on David. You will have to enter your email address in order to see it. Below is the the link and explanation from the Caringbridge site.
DCM's wife Donna
A CaringBridge website was created to share health news and receive support. Visit to keep up to date and leave a message in the guestbook.
Visit online
Find David's site at www.caringbridge.org/visit/davidmims. (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/davidmims.)
Visit on mobile
Find David's site at m.caringbridge.org/visit/davidmims. Or, enter davidmims on your CaringBridge app for iPhone or Android.
Thanks for this link Donna. Please know that you guys are in my thoughts.
Thanks for the link, Donna. You need to delete the period at the end of the link to make it work though.
I have been following David's thread on *********** as well and am amazed that he is still with us. It is a Christmas miracle for your family for sure.
Even though most of us here, I'm sure, have never met David, please know you and he are in our thoughts.
Continued prayers.
I read this sad post on PA tonight. Time to put an arrow in the air for our friend on his final journey.
written by Nancy Baldwin
David passed away quietly about 8:00 tonight central time, with his wife Donna by his side. Although we will forever miss him, we are thankful that he is now at peace. We'll be posting arrangements for visitation later.
Thanks to the many people who expressed their love for him. Your kind thoughts and prayers were comforting to him and our family.
Very sad. My prayers to David and his family.
The Mims family is in our prayers
From caringbridge...
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/davidmims
written by Nancy Baldwin
David passed away quietly about 8:00 tonight central time, with his wife Donna by his side. Although we will forever miss him, we are thankful that he is now at peace. We'll be posting arrangements for visitation later.
Thanks to the many people who expressed their love for him. Your kind thoughts and prayers were comforting to him and our family.
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I will hunt today in your memory David.
Continued prayers for the family.