05/20/2026
Dave… i’m so sorry brother. There’s so many words to say but i just want to thank you for being a part of my life. Thank you for trusting me and having faith in me, all I keep thinking is I hope I didn’t let you down.
You inspired me in so many ways since I first even knew about you and I was just driving Bree to Porta every friday. You always treated me as “your little brother.” You had such a big heart man and you helped me in sooo many ways. You helped put CeeGee’s on the map time and time again, through collaborations with your skewers, videos, guest bartending, your connections. Truly you helped bring CeeGee’s from just a bar in jackson to somewhere that people from all over knew about. and you knew how much that meant to me. You inspired me so much from when i was just bartending and to this day. You were my role model and everyone knew it cause i talked about you all the time even before speed tin. Dude you even convinced ME to run a half marathon. No one saw that coming.
On MY 21ST BIRTHDAY I “saved your life” and you joked about it for so many years. When I got involved in Speed Tin you kept saying that I saved your life again. Man I’m so sorry I couldn’t save your life a third time. I told you a week ago that I was kind of going through it mentally and you joked that “we both can’t fall apart you’re supposed to be my rock” and I’m so sorry if I let you down.
We had so much to do and accomplish. We were supposed to have a booth in Vegas next year. We had so many plans. You accomplished so much so quickly and I wish I could’ve got it through your head that everything was fine and moving in the right direction. I know the weight you carried. Just a few weeks ago you were in my mom’s kitchen testing the new samples, happy to see Declan and be “Uncle DQ.” One day i’ll make sure I tell him all about you. I feel so angry and sad at the same time that you’re not by my side anymore.
I hope I can see your dream through. I’m going to do whatever I can. You were such a good friend, there’s truly no words to explain it. I hope I can inspire someone one day the way you inspired me. You’ll have a place in my heart forever Dave. I love you brother.