Second Star To The Right and Straight on ’til Morning…. Rest In Peace, David Rivera

“Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning. ”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Today, August 7th, marks the one year anniversary of our dear friend David Rivera’s death.

Both myself and Jason were lucky enough to count David as one of our good friends, and it was on this day that he lost his life to a drunk driver.  David was wheelchair bound, but that never stopped him. He was the biggest DC Comics fan I knew, and I know a lot of them, and an amazing guy that cared for his mom and took care of her. People often judged David by how he looked: a little messy, a little balding: he was no jersey shore model or anything. No, David is eons better than any of them, and for those that ignored him for his looks: your loss, nuff said.

A great guy with a heart of gold, I was honored to have known him for years: we would meet up all the time to talk about comics, movies, life, and that all-important pursuit of happiness…well, my friend, I know you won that race, cause you have got to be smiling like crazy up in Heaven…

and you’re right, Superman probably would beat the Hulk… Rest In Peace my friend, it seems like it was just yesterday that you called about the new trailer for Man of Steel…R.I.P David Rivera, I’ll never forget you…

-Nolan Smith, Pastrami Nation

PS- I would like to end with one more quote from Peter Pan, very fitting… #neverforget

“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan