Saying Goodnye to Mr. David Shirley/ westmassguy RIP

tophatjohnny
tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
edited June 10 in The Clubhouse
Hello fellow Polkies.

Dave went on to meet his divine maker Tuesday morning, June 4! I just called this morning to say hello, and his sister answered explaining the situation and asked me if I would alert people on the form because she didn’t know how to operate to get on Here! I became friends with Dave first joined the form and he’s always been an amazing person and a friend to me and I’m sure many of you! Please keep his family in prayer and those of you who know him and have his number You can sure call and speak with her sister, cause she’s answering his calls now for a while! May he rest in peace and be remembered as the amazing person he was! Saddens me to leave this post because I truly did love him! God bless all!
"if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,994
    What was his moniker?

    Tom
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,289
    Westmassguy, huge loss. Prayers to his family
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    Wow, this is very sad news. My condolences to the family and friends. Huge contributor to the forum.
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  • HzTweaker
    HzTweaker Posts: 784
    R.I.P Westmassguy, Dave. My condolences to the family and friends as well. I always like coming to this forum and checking out his crossover builds. He will be missed.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,381
    WOW I'm very much at a loss for words :'(:'(:'( . I too conversed with Dave often, he did me a solid too many times to mention with his XO knowledge.

    Dave I will miss our conversations

    Rest In Peace My Brother !!

    @tophatjohnny Please pass along my condolences
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,994
    Awe, dang. Stand up guy. My sincerest condolences to his family. May you rest in peace, Dave. You will be missed.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,691
    A very classy gentleman.
    Prayers for his family, RIP
    🙏✝️
    Sal Palooza
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,574
    edited June 10
    Noooo! :'(

    Rest in peace Dave.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,933
    All the best to his family during this difficult time. RIP.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    Very sad news. Thank you for communicating it to those of us at the forum.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,154
    RIP Dave. super nice guy. sad
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 1,870
    Well, I will mention one, Ivan … I originally reached out to Dave to do my crossovers, but he was no longer taking new business by that time. But, when Ivan stepped up to do it, Dave helped out with supplying some standoffs and hardware that were needed to mount the larger caps. So, indirectly, he still had a big hand in it!

    Sad to hear this news. My condolences to his family. May he rest in peace and God bless his soul.

    Brian

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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,500
    Sorry to hear. RIP, Dave.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,211
    WOW!!! Very Sad news, Dave was a great guy..

    R.I.P.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,431
    Sad news! He was a gentleman. :'(

    R.I.P.
    George / NJ

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    RIP brother, a huge loss
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    sad, indeed

    we spoke a few times over the years. Kool guy and a great asset . . . gone . . . . RIP Brother!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,469
    edited June 10
    Extremely sad news. David helped me out a few times and I helped him a few. Being like minded and of similar temperament I always enjoyed our conversations. I will miss him.

    R.I.P. David
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,259
    Condolences from the clubpolk family.

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  • dkfreebird
    dkfreebird Posts: 1,186
    My condolences to his family. Dave was a standup guy and always willing to help others. Damn! R.I.P sir.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,741
    Very sad news, I'm sure he will be missed by everyone who knew him. My condolences to his family.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,194
    So sorry to hear this. I never had any direct communication with him, but he certainly came across as a great guy…and I think the activity/comments in this thread proves that to be true. My condolences to his family and friends.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    WOW I'm very much at a loss for words :'(:'(:'( . I too conversed with Dave often, he did me a solid too many times to mention with his XO knowledge.

    Dave I will miss our conversations

    Rest In Peace My Brother !!

    @tophatjohnny Please pass along my condolences

    Yes Ivan Dave loved you like a brother and spoke highly about you! Can’t believe he’s gone 😢
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
    *****************************
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,465
    Wow - I bought something or other from him a few years ago, and that started a back and forth conversation that lasted over a year. Super nice guy, and will definitely be missed.

    Godspeed sir…
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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,508
    Saddened by this news. He was always very helpful and supportive to me.
    RIP Dave.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,701
    Damn fine member of the forum. Sorry to hear this. RIP Dave. Appreciate all the questions you answered for me.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Please forgive my typos in the opening to this sad and hard to believe thread! I should’ve given myself a little more time after speaking with Dave sister! Ivan and whoever else has his number I’m sure a call to his phone will be answered by sister and your kind words will be appreciated! In my original post, I said her sister and of course, I meant his sister and she’s so heartbroken and friendly voices will be a welcome part of her healing process too! Thanks to those who have the strength to make the call !
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
    *****************************
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,994
    Give her and his family a link to this thread....

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,144
    RIP David. He was indeed a valued member of this forum. He was very helpful to me on a couple of occasions. Businesses like his are still very important to the audio community.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,574
    Dave was an inspiration to so many here. He built a couple of crossovers for me and others for friends and acquaintances of mine I'd referred to him. He was always helpful when I was moving into building my own and patiently worked with me when I did something wrong. He was a true innovator in the restoration of vintage Polk Audio and Bose speakers and will truly be missed.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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