To the Editor:
Many people, when they think of Dave Medeiros, think of a guy who got all the quirky roles in the drama department shows, be it a French physician, a singing and dancing grandpa, or even Elvis Presley. It was obvious that Dave had a lot of fun in these shows, and was a very talented actor, but this was only a single facet of his life at Tufts.
As two of his closest friends on campus, we would like to introduce you to the Dave we knew. Dave truly loved kids, and so it was natural for him to become a child development major. This past fall, we got to hear lots of stories about "his" kindergarteners at the Tufts Daycare Center where he worked. Dave is a person who always asked how you were doing and really wanted to hear the answer. When we would call to see how his treatments were going, he always asked us how we were before we even got a chance to ask him. Dave loved cooking, and was always willing to offer advice to us novices. Once one of us asked him for a simple bread recipe and he energetically offered a staggering number of options. After canceling a holiday cookie baking lesson because he was in the hospital, he wanted to mail us cookies over winter break. It was just like him to think of us before himself.
No matter how bad things got, Dave always had a smile on his face. To us, these things are more important than the time Dave spent on the stage here at Tufts. They, and the many other memories we have of him, show truly how kind and compassionate a person he was. We hope that sharing a few of our memories with you will help you to begin to appreciate Dave as much as we did.
