08/07/2025
A big loss, not just for the Feltes family, but for the general level of joy in this world. Dad was a great guy, and a lot of things to a lot of people. He was a coach, including little league, always batting round-robin, because every kid deserved a chance. He was a teammate, decades of bowling with friends. He was joyfully competitive, whether it be cribbage, euchre, bean bags, games of Horse in the driveway, or playing lawn darts (before they became illegal). He was a hardworker, working close to 46 years in an unairconditioned furniture factory, steelworker organized, upholstering an untold number of couches going up and down an assembling line. He was a jokester, always ready with a pun, the more attenuated the pun the more he laughed (and everyone around him). But, most of all, he was a nice guy -- nice and kind to absolutely EVERYONE he met. In the final weeks, he often told us four kids he was proud of us, because, in his words, "you all work hard and you all treat people well". That's what he valued. So, in honor of Dave Feltes, go be nice to someone today. And, while you are at it, maybe try cracking a bad pun... :) Love you Dad.
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