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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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Frankymole · Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 4:09 pm Post subject:

David has written a memoir in several short chapters. I'm sorry to hear about his increasing health troubles though he seems reconciled to dying and has some nice things to say about the people he knew:

http://davidksmith.com/nightscape/index.htm
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mousemeat · Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 11:43 pm Post subject:

denis rigg · Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 5:23 am Post subject:

Oh, with all this life, like David, when you even have a few annoying health problems, the loss of loved ones + realities (especially recently around the coronavirus and a serious crisis), you really start thinking about death, no matter how kind of self-destructive it may be...
In my example, I am surprised that I have delved so deeply into the theme of "Life and Death" of Avengers performers that it’s hard for me to get distracted. Why? With my health problems (including the tinnitus, possibly like David's), the media about the situation around the coronaviris, as well as other reasons (for example, today I was informed that mother's brother of the co-founder of Steedumbrella, Alexey Arsentiev, died), you start think about.

But what is important, a sufficient number of people love the works of David, thank for all the time that he devoted to the topic of The Avengers. Indeed, this series is an important item of world TV History, David definitely already left the mark on this earth.
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mousemeat · Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 6:38 am Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 7:59 am Post subject: