David Warsen Legacy
David Warsen Legacy
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David Warsen Legacy 5K Run & Hero Walk
8th Annual Run/Walk ~ August 8, 2020

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELLED~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**Unfortunately due to uncertainty related to Covid-19 and family issues we are enduring, we have had to make the hard decision to cancel the David Warsen Legacy Run & Walk this year.  This decision was not made lightly.  We know so many of you look forward to this event every year (as do we) and have been such amazing supporters to our family and David's Legacy.  We can't thank you all enough for the wonderful generosity and love you have shown us over the past 8 years.  

We are hoping to still move forward in the Fall with sending the Holiday Care Packages to deployed Navy SEALs and other military men and women.  We are also trying to work on a couple different fundraisers during the summer so please stay tuned to our Facebook page and website.  Thank you for your understanding!

If you would like to donate to the David Warsen Legacy Foundation, click the link below:
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Thank you to all who came out a supported and sponsored our 
7th Annual David Warsen Legacy 5K Run/Hero Walk 
​New Location~ Pat Patterson athletic field/crestwood middle school   ~   August 10, 2019
our day was another amazing success full of amazing memories! 

thank you to all who donated to  
 OUR SILENT AUCTION FOR  2019!

We are very excited about the silent auction that we will be hosting during our After Party!   
If you have something you would like to donate to our Silent Auction or you would like to Sponsor our Run/Walk
 please email us at: DavidWarsenLegacy@gmail.com

Holiday boxes for our deployed SEALs and Troops ~ 2019
November 18th 4-8pm EKHS
our shop for the troops will be at family fare on kalamazoo ave. near 6oth street on
saturday november 16th from 8 am to 3pm
come out and support our troops deployed this holiday season
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We are working on getting everything together for our Gift/Care Packages we are sending to our Deployed SEALs and troops!  Thank you to everyone who is a part of helping David's Legacy in this way!!!!!

We have Sponsored 4 kids to play soccer this year!  
2 boys and 2 girls!!! 

There were 2 recipients of the David Warsen Service scholarship at east kentwood high school

we have made numerous acts of kindness gifts to those sick and in need of some love and caring!
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Thank you to everyone who has made this year of making the world a better place remembering David so special!
Another year missing our sweet David, but blessings have been great and we continue to hope for a better future for our world!  one full of Love, kindness and peace!
honoring David's amazing life!

love is what binds us together!!!! 


davidwarsenlegacy@gmail.com

Remembering  David

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I remember the day you were born.  God opened a door to me.  Until then I did not truly understand what loving someone was truly about.                                                                                                                                      ~ Patty Vroon-Frank ~ David's mom.

The night I found out Dave died I slept fitfully.  One of the times I woke up I had a clear image of the old guy in Shawshank Redemption scratching his name in the rafter, saying he was here.  I keep coming back to the idea that when we go, we will all want to scream to the heavens that we were here, that we mattered.  Dave mattered to me.  He was my friend.  I learned things from being with him, about myself, and my life, and the way I'd like to live it.  I want to keep him with me in some way so I did my own version of scratching his name in the rafters here at Counterpoint ~ DAVE WAS HERE!                                                                                                                                                                             ~ Cam ~ David's friend & brother

David, thank you for sharing your amazing heart with a staggering number of people and giving your heart fully to one woman who loves you the same way you loved here.  Thank you for Karlyn and the gift she is to our families.     ~ John Vroon ~ David's Uncle

At a young age, David instinctively knew the importance of giving himself away.  I heard among the Team Guys, David was know for being first to volunteer for duty.  He had great courage, but I imagine his motivation was not to be brave, but just to give.  People like David, who are eager to give of themselves at such a level of intensity are rare diamonds on this planet.                                                                                                                                        ~ Bryan Vroon ~ David's 2nd cousin

To say I miss Dave and going on has been difficult, is a gross misunderstanding.  He was the best of us and continues to be the Standard which we all measure ourselves, not because he was proficient in all the skill sets but because he was a complete person.  He was three dimensional in that he was able to be a good operator, teammate and family man which is the epitome to which we all strive.  In losing Dave, you have gained more sons than you can fathom.  
                                                                                                                                                                                    ~ David's Navy swim & dive buddy

David Warsen Legacy is a Non-profit 501 (c) (3) 
 donations are tax deductible!
thank you for supporting david's legacy

DAVID'S LEGACY FOUNDATION GIVES TO:
ACTS OF KINDNESS TO THOSE IN NEED
HOLIDAY CARE PACKAGES SENT TO NAVY SEALS AND OTHER MILITARY BRANCHES
THE DAVID WARSEN SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP ~ GIVEN YEARLY TO A SENIOR AT EKHS 
SOCCER SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN IN NEED

We, as David's family, fiance and Friends intend to  keep David's  loving and kind nature,  his strength and integrity, his ability to never give up, even in the most difficult circumstances, His talent for making everyone around him laugh, mostly at his own expense. 
His smile, his silliness,  His sense of adventure,  His reckless abandonment, his competitive nature, His need for physical superiority, and yes, His short - shorts. 
His love for his family and wonderful fiance karlyn, His never ending devotion to his brothers - dark 4 life, 
His unwavering friendships 
and his yearning to live the life god intended for him, 
living on forever... 
 God gave us all a special gift through his life.   he lives through each of us. we keep his legacy alive through how we give, live, and treat one another. 
Please join us in living David's legacy here in this world...
Let no one forget that "Dave was here!!!"

challenging each one of us to embrace this journey on earth with acts of love and kindness. 

IN HONOR OF DAVID'S AMAZING LIFE!
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