Fallen Eagles

David Akin

Henry David Akin - July 15, 1952, August 11, 2020, he was the brother of Cathi Akin Awalt, who passed away in 2007.  His obituary is pictured below from the Dallas Morning News.

 



 
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09/26/20 01:35 PM #1    

Tommy Thomas

I knew David Akin as Cathi's little brother. And I knew him primarily from our families being members of Spring Valley United Methodist Church. Our parents were part of the original members of the church since its beginnings with meetings in one of the local area schools. 

David and I were invited by Dr. Don Benton, our pastor, to go through training to become Lay Speakers for the United Methodist Church. We attended that training with Dr. Benton and successfully become the youngest Lay Speakers ever for the church (actually David became the youngest and I was second youngest).

I didn't keep up with David after high school so I didn't know him after that. I do remember him as being mischevious, outgoing, daring, and smart. In fact, he was so much fun that I wondered how he got drawn into the training to become a Lay Speaker.

In any case, I have nothing but good memories of David ... and Cathi as well. Both left us much too early.


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