David and I were roommates in the Michigan State Police Academy  in 1978.  One morning preparing for inspection Dave was smoking a cigarette as the elevator doors opened and inspectors entered onto our floor.  Dave stubbed his half smoked cigarette into an oily gun rag he had been using and stuffed it in a drawer.  When smoke started to billow from our room he ran back in, grabbed the smoldering rag and rushed to the bathroom to flush the smoky stinking mess.  He made it back to the room stood at attention in time for our demerit free inspection.  Dave was a great roommate and helped his fellow recruits survive a very stressful time.  His sense of humor and dedication to his partners and friends will be missed.

My sympathies and prayers are with his family.