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J.Mac3 · Last edited by J.Mac3 on Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:53 am; edited 1 time in total

As one who is constantly visiting David's Avengers Forever site, I owe him a great deal, as do all of us who make use of the site. Today, I visited his "David Builds a Home" blog to see how he's doing. (http://davidksmith.com/home/news.htm)

I'm sorry to pass along the news that on February 20 of this year, he was diagnosed with "advanced congestive heart failure." Let's all wish him a speedy return to good health.

dissolute · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:35 pm Post subject:

David has been through some really rough times. I haven't really checked his site since he dropped out of the fandom - we cover a lot of the same information anyway although I could probably do more to match his site. I worry about it disappearing overnight, especially as he advised Alan et al to host their material elsewhere a few years back.

I sometimes drop him a line but he rarely replies; he has greater issues to face.
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J.Mac3 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:56 am Post subject:

I'm always visiting your site, too, Piers. (And am happy to be a Patreon supporter. I wish David would also allow us to contribute to his site.) I would hate to see either of your sites disappear. Between the two of you, you cover it all.

Allard · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:24 am Post subject:

Awful to read, best wishes to David.

The disappearance of websites is a less important bad thing to happen by comparison, but the loss of the info and just the nostalgia of browsing the website you discovered from when you became a fan is saddening.

Frankymole · Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:30 pm Post subject:

Wishing David well. I hope he gets the best possible help and care to return to the best of health soon. He was so encouraging to new (and old) fans for such a long time, and his site is still my first resource when I need to quickly look up an Avengers fact or give myself a cheering smile, what with his amusing and insightful comments on each episode.
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geoff · White Dwarf Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 9

Very best wishes David
Kind regards
Geoff

dissolute · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:23 pm Post subject:

I've moved this topic to a more suitable location as David was not involved in the show itself.
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mousemeat · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:00 am Post subject: Re: David K Smith - health news

Alan · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:46 am Post subject:

I'm very sorry to learn about David's situation, though it's comforting to hear that he has gone a long way to achieving a life's dream.

Many happy memories of the glory days and fun at TheAvengers.TV, and none of that would have happened without David.
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