I met David Bachner once.
It was only a couple of weeks ago. It was only for a few minutes. We talked about baseball, Jupiter Florida, Roger Dean Stadium, Seton Hall University & Matt Morris.
It was a quick talk. It was a good chat. One I didn’t think anything of, and might never have again, until I saw this:
Plainsboro baseball star David Bachner found dead at home
I met David Bachner once. Now I’ll never forget him.
Goodbye, David. Glad I met you.
10 responses so far ↓
Rhonda Bachner // September 14, 2009 at 3:41 pm |
Scotty….thanks so much for posting this….David was a special kid….and there is no explanation for why such a talented young boy had to pass on at such a young age….and there was no underlying heart condition….as papers have reported.
He was loved by many and is so greatly missed! As his friends so well put it….we lost two great dancers this summer…….Michael Jackson and David Bachner……he could do it all and he was “The Best”…..
Jessica // September 14, 2009 at 4:20 pm |
I’m sure many people feel the same way you do- glad to have met him even if only for a moment.
Michael Genovese // September 15, 2009 at 3:44 am |
David Bachner and I met at orientation in june at SHU. As soon as we met we hit it off. We became best friends played golf together went to the beach toghether with our girlfriends and even stayed up till 3 in the morning playing video games online. I felt like i knew the kid my entire life. We are the same exact kid. Right now he is hanging above my bed and on my side wall and he will never leave me. Its very strange without him here. Were just waiting for him to walk through the door with his big goofy smile and his funny laugh. All of us on the baseball know he will always be with us. And i know as my BEST FRIEND he will always be with me. I love you david. I will NEVER forget the amazing times we had. DBACH for life baby!!!!!
Matt Owle // September 18, 2009 at 1:22 am |
i’ve pitched against him, and actually beat himm the first time and it was amazing because he was such a cool and pro potential talent and in my mind he was going pro. and the second time in the mct semifinal he throws a 12k no hitter. also in legion i pitched to him when he was batting. talkedd to him a couple times and he was such a cool kid with such god given talent and to be taken suddenly is sad. i will never forget him and even got a dog tag that i wear every day with rip than a picture of him pitching in his white north uniform. and below it says d bach . i love you man and i know you’ll be with me to make me almost as good as you were i have two more years leave bach help me do some amazing things like you did. i love you man r.i.p d bach#16
Jackie williams // September 18, 2009 at 1:48 am |
Steve and Rhonda raised an outstanding son.He was an amazing kid.He brought joy to somany people. unhittable .unforgettable.
Haley // September 18, 2009 at 2:15 am |
i look at pictures of david daily. im still not completely convinced that hes gone. i am lucky that i got to spend so much time with him, but never in my stream of consciousness would i think that he would be gone in a minute. his smile and personality lit up a room. very few times have i seen him frown, and if he did it was generally a joke or something was really wrong. everyone hated to see that out of him. i recently saw a video of him eating a chocolate covered worm..and his reaction was so..DAVID. and i couldnt help but smile. ill love him and miss him always
Lisa Megaro // September 18, 2009 at 11:42 am |
I didn’t know David well – just things his mother told me. But, knowing his mother as I do, I can only imagine he was something special. and after reading about him , I am now sure he was something special. Rhonda and Steve did a great job and there’s comfort in knowing that.
My love to you both, Rhonda and Steve.
Lisa
Denise Madensky // September 18, 2009 at 5:58 pm |
David is my nephew…there are no words for his untimely senseless death and if I dwell on all that we have lost in David my heart could not bear it…so my mind drifts to my memories of Dave and my heart is immediately uplifted…I remember what a happy kid he was…always so animated…he loved playing sports even back then…at two he was throwing a basketball in a hoop still in diapers and making good shots too! He loved to play dress up…ok sometimes in his mothers clothes…he kept us laughing… he was always obsessed with his clothes even as a toddler…his sneakers had to be tied real tight and his tee shirt tucked in or his whole world would fall apart!…If he had a favorite article of clothing my sister would have to wash it every night and he would wear it for days in a row! I swear he was a professional catalogue shopper before he was out of diapers…my sister taught him well! Most kids like milk when they are younger but not Dave…he used to have iced tea in his bottles…and what about those coffee coolatta’s from Dunkin Donuts when he was still in a car seat! He was very attached to his parents when he was young…he would never sleep out…it didn’t matter who you were…he may have thought he could in the bravery of daylight but as soon as darkness started to fall he was out of there and back at home in the safety of his own bed or rather his parents! I could go on and on…I have a million memories of Dave and everyone makes me happy…all the holidays…all the summers at the lake…all the baseball games…all the mall shopping outings…he may have only been 18 when he died but he has given a lifetime of memories for me to treasure…I Love you Dave and will never, never forget you….Aunt Denise
Patti Tengelics // September 18, 2009 at 6:19 pm |
My P-Davy was a special guy. I gave him that name a few years back. It started out as Prince David and I decided he needed a way cooler name. so P-Davy it became. Lets see…stuff I loved about David, his smile…how he always made anybody he came in contact with feel special… how he loved my noodle salad and came running down the stairs when I walked in with it…how he dressed…how unaffected he was even though he was super handsome,an awesome pitcher, raised in the lap of luxury…how he use to scare us (his Mom and friends) late at night after a few cocktails by tapping on the windows and then come in the house laughing his butt off…his love for his Mom, Dad,Kelly, Rhett and Carolyn and of course Tess and Holly…jeez I miss him so very much…and I think of him many times each day. I am very blessed to have known him and will always carry him with me. I love ya P-Davy!!!
Kristen Garland // September 20, 2009 at 3:07 am |
I grew up with Rhonda and her family and hadn’t had the pleasure of seeing David recently due to distance… my family moved to Toronto when David was still quite young… but I was happily kept in the loop, thanks to Rhonda’s updates which are always bursting with love and pride.
I am speechless at the outpouring of love and support and admiration and posts and stories… it’s just incredible! It’s heartbreaking, but amazing at the same time. I am not at all surprised that David’s personality and smile were the life of the party – he’s Rhonda’s son, after all – but I have to say that I’ve never seen an aftermath of such a tragedy quite like that of David’s friends and fans. At first, reading the articles and posts and messages made me cry, but now it makes me very proud.
David is and will live on forever through all the wonderful people he touched and maybe that was his bigger purpose… to offer a wake up call to those that may have been taking life for granted… to inspire and motivate those who knew him – and even those who didn’t – to “love deeper, speak sweeter, become a friend a friend would like to have, to live like tomorrow is a gift.” ~Tim McGraw
I LOVE YOU, Rhonda… there are no words that will change your reality, but just know that you, Steve, Kelly and the rest of the family are in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers EVERY day!