Dave Layhew -- Home with the Lord

Saturday, 12/15/07, mid-morning, God chose to take Dave Layhew home to heaven. He was on his way from Wisconsin to Chicago to pick up his stepson from the Naval Base for a one day pass. He had stopped at a MacDonald's for a bite of breakfast, and apparently had a heart attack in the van. When he didn't show up at the Naval Base, Sam phoned his Mom and everyone began praying that Dave wasn't stuck in snow. A friend of young David's offered to drive the way Dave would have traveled, and discovered the van. Police were phoned; they broke into the van and found that Dave was already gone to Glory.

Comment: Dave and I were assistant Pastors at Haddon Heights Baptist Church (New Jersey) in the early '80s. He was the assistant Pastor at Bible Baptist Church of Plum Boro, PA when Kathee and I lived in Pittsburgh (late '70s). Dave broke his back while a student at Baptist Bible College and was in a wheel chair for approximately 40 years. I lost touch with Dave for about 10 years but last Summer was able to contact him (after Googling his name and finding his son's address). The above note is from his ex-wife, Liz.