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the International Star Trek Fan Association, Region
2.
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StarQuest.
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Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. StarQuest
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On Sunday,
February 15th, David Elliott joined the Great Bird of the Galaxy, Gene
Roddenberry.
Dave Elliott was a good friend to all and will be missed
by all. Dave's cheerfulness and optimism (despite his disabilities)
touched many of us and he has been an example to all of us.
I met Dave about 7 years ago at a
SpaceDays Promotion at the Mall. Dave joined the club immediately
and sat with us at that very promotion. Dave was part of every promotion
since then, at the Mall, at the Theaters, in the parades, on the radio
and on TV. Dave and I (and the club) went to almost every convention
for several years. Dave and I roomed together at almost every convention.
Dave and I went to Walt Disney World and Busch Gardens together.
We share many good times and laughed a lot! Dave was fun! Dave
was there for me when my marriage broke up and my ex-wife denied me visitation,
even testifying for me in Court. Dave was my friend! Dave was
the clubs CO for 2 years, while I was tied up with the divorce. The
club held several parties at Dave's house(s), and for a year (until he
went into the hospital) the club met at Dave's house. Dave was devoted!
Sci-Fi couldn't have asked for a more
devoted fan. He was a loving son to his parents. His cats couldn't
have had a more loving owner. He was a teacher, he liked trains and
entertained friends regularly.
The memorial will be held next Saturday
afternoon at 2pm at St. John's Episcopal Church 500 Park Shore Dr (261-2355)
at the corner of Crayton Road and Park Shore Drive. Feel free to
bring/wear Sci-fi "pins" and your communicator pin, no uniforms are planned
at this time. Terry will be doing a reading. It
should be noted that St. John's is located less than a mile from the place
where the StarQuest held its 1st meetings...where it all began (used to
be a Wag's-in the shopping center near Rooms-To-Go). Dave's sister
is putting together a photo collage and has asked me to provide some pics
of Dave in uniform with the group.
There will be a gathering at Dave's Sister's house after
the memorial service located on the SW corner of Hickory and Tupelo in
Pine Ridge
Past and present crewmembers expected
to attend at this point (assumptions / confirmed),
Terry, Ken, Jeff,
Neil, Elizabeth, E.Mains, Broderick,
LaDonna, Trip K., Frank K., Edd S., Omar,
Alan R, Jon & Bill Litz, Bill
and Jane.
David Fuller Elliott:
David Fuller Elliott died Sunday, February 15, 1998. He was born in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., January 19, 1960. David attended St.
Mark's Episcopal School, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Lauderdale High,
graduating from Naples High School in 1978. He obtained his Bachelor of
Arts in
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from the College of Social and Behavioral
Science at the University of South Florida in Tampa in 1987. Upon graduation
he worked as a trainer at Greenwood, a group residence in Naples for
disabled adults and substitute computer teacher at Lorenzo Walker Institute
of
Technology. He was also a volunteer at Naples Community Hospital and
Collier County Library. He was an avid reader and an excellent editor with
a
dedicated respect for books and literature of all genres. David was
an inspiration to all who knew him for his grace, dignity, strength and
his brilliant mind
and spiritual warmth. He is survived by his parents, Douglas J. and
Virginia B. Elliott; his aunt, Lucy E. Elliott of Scottsdale, Ariz.; his
brother and
sister-in-law, Thomas and Irene Elliott of Miami; sister and brother-in-law,
Susan and Clifford Schneider of Naples; nieces, Kirsten (Len) Scinto of
Miami, Tina Schneider of Alachua, Fla., Lisa Kirkham and her children,
Max and Molly of Miami; nephews, Barry Elliott (Hollie) and their children,
Kaitlyn and
Hannah, Steven Elliott (Carmen) of Miami. David
will also be sorely missed by his many friends and co-members of the local
Star Trek Chapter, Star
Quest, of which he was an officer. David
was predeceased in 1974 by his younger brother, Gregory F. Elliott. A memorial
service will be held at St.
John's Episcopal Church on Parkshore Drive, Naples at 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, February 21st, with The Rev. William O'Connell and The Rev. George
Curt, officiating. The service of committal and interment will be in
the Memorial Garden of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School on Oakland
Park
Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at a later date, with the Rev. Douglas
MacDonald, former principal of the school, officiating. Memorials may be
made in
David's memory to either The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, 386
Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10016, Literacy Volunteers
of
America, The Gregory F. Elliott Memorial Library of St. Mark's Episcopal
School, 1750 East Oakland Park Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. John's
Episcopal Church Library, Naples or a church or charity of choice.
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