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Post by Queenie on Jan 13, 2004 19:14:39 GMT -5
Gosh I feel like a TV reporter....
Board what were you doing when you heard of David's death??
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Post by molly on Jan 13, 2004 19:22:40 GMT -5
I was cleaning my house. I had the radio on and they were playing Davids Temptations song and his solo songs. The last thing on my mind was this was a tribute to him. I never heard the announcer say anything about David. My ex-husband called me and he could hear David singing in the back ground. He said I guess you heard then he told me. Man that was a hard day.  |
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Post by Queenie on Jan 13, 2004 19:39:24 GMT -5
June 1, 1991.
I remember this date not because David went home but because this was the day my whole world came tumbling down.
Since it was 12 years ago let me try to recapture the day..
here it goes...
in one ear I was praying to get accepted into an university and in the other ear my mother telling me I need to make a move (out of her house). Like so many young people, I thought life was just a big party once you left high school until an event give you a wake a call. Well the wake call was my mother boy did she put the fear in me. In my household, you had two options college or militiary. The thought of shooting someone for a living was not my partake therefore; college was the one. My mother put so much fear in me the last thing I want to do is listen to music or look at TV.
Besides the music enviornment has changed it seems the artist was hell bent on trying to teach the fans how to spell and read the four letter word.
I really did not want to look at TV unless a recruiter was coming through the tube telling me you have been accepted.... Any thing to get my mother off my back.
As the day progress, I sat down and wrote out my life's agenda this will be a new beginning for me besides I had my mother in the back ground telling me you will make a move either today or tomorrow.
When I think about the day 12 years ago, I think David and me were changing. David went home and I start my college life.
P.S. I have spoken to my mother about June 1, 1991 and she shared with me she was sadden for David and his family. I then proceed with my next question then why did you go off on me.. She could not scream at David so I was next best thing.
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Post by BeesNVMe on Jan 13, 2004 20:14:12 GMT -5
I was feeling strange all day for some unexplained reason. I didn't know what was wrong...just felt funny. My friend (the blind man) called and informed me that 'my guy' was gone! I just felt so empty...it was like a numb feeling...no tears...just sad. I was okay until that damn mini series...all hell broke loose and I am now celebrating the life of David Ruffin. Being ever so grateful for his music...cuz nuffin better has come along!  |
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Post by BeesNVMe on Jan 13, 2004 20:15:21 GMT -5
New, I guess on that fateful day, you and Ruff had a new beginning. |
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Post by der68 on Mar 9, 2004 20:45:44 GMT -5
I totally missed this thread. OMG! That day I will never ever forget. My good friend Reggie was the first person to call me. When he told me I hung up on him. My son's father called as soon as I hung up. After that my phone rang all day. Reggie and I had talked for hours the night before about David. I had returned from Philly earlier in that week. I saw David when I was there. Reggie had spoken to David on the phone I believe that Saturday morning of his death. So we were talking about it. When I heard Reggie's voice the very next morning I just knew what he was going to say,but I didn't want to hear it. Waiting for him to return to Detroit was the hardest part,and ALL of Detroit,no matter where you went was talking about it. I knew he was finally at peace so that's what kept me going through those days.
Rest On David!
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Post by Abe Bowen on Mar 9, 2004 20:54:42 GMT -5
Hello this is abe,i am a new fan,but one of the best ways to cope with David's loss is to do what he said he would like the fans to do in honor of his legacy,did any of you fans know him ever hear him say what he would want his fans to do for the sake of his legacy when he passed,i know it won't ease the pain of his loss,but it will make it feel at least a little better when we carry out his wishes.
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Post by molly on Mar 10, 2004 10:45:56 GMT -5
Hello this is abe,i am a new fan,but one of the best ways to cope with David's loss is to do what he said he would like the fans to do in honor of his legacy,did any of you fans know him ever hear him say what he would want his fans to do for the sake of his legacy when he passed,i know it won't ease the pain of his loss,but it will make it feel at least a little better when we carry out his wishes. Abe I never had a serious conversation with Ruffin about death. I know that his music was very important to him. Probably second only to his children. So I truly believe he would be happy knowing that 12 years after his untimely death, people are still enjoying his Gift. |
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Post by Andy on Mar 11, 2004 22:15:14 GMT -5
Some time after I met and talked to David, I read in the Miami paper that he had been arrested. I recall it was a sting operation, but I'm not sure. Cocaine was mentioned. The paper gave the name of the Judge and so I wrote the judge a letter asking him to give David the unsealed letter within it. My letter to David mentioned our meeting and pleaded with him to stop drugs, on behalf of myself and thousands of fans. The letter never came back, so I think it was delivered. So, on the day David died, I was in the garage playing with a cat and sitting on a step. My wife came in and said she had bad news. I knew it was David. I don't know why. My wife told me the news and left. I cried. Then I said a prayer. I'm not religious to the degree of others, but I had to say a prayer. To this day, I pray for Eddie, David and Paul, and so does my 7 year old son, although he doesn't know why.
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Post by Queenie on Mar 11, 2004 22:46:17 GMT -5
Some time after I met and talked to David, I read in the Miami paper that he had been arrested. I recall it was a sting operation, but I'm not sure. Cocaine was mentioned. The paper gave the name of the Judge and so I wrote the judge a letter asking him to give David the unsealed letter within it. My letter to David mentioned our meeting and pleaded with him to stop drugs, on behalf of myself and thousands of fans. The letter never came back, so I think it was delivered. So, on the day David died, I was in the garage playing with a cat and sitting on a step. My wife came in and said she had bad news. I knew it was David. I don't know why. My wife told me the news and left. I cried. Then I said a prayer. I'm not religious to the degree of others, but I had to say a prayer. To this day, I pray for Eddie, David and Paul, and so does my 7 year old son, although he doesn't know why. Thanks Andy your comments touch me. And I know David is saying in the skys what a beautiful person.. |
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Post by Joda on Mar 12, 2004 0:27:27 GMT -5
I was the manager of a store. Normally the radio was on all day. For some reason, it was never turned on that day. Looking back, I was sad all day. I finished the day, drove 20 miles home. It was around 9PM when I arrived. Started to cook a little dinner. My door bell rang. It was my Mother and my Aunt Bernice. I thought this is odd, why are they here at this time of night. We sat and talked for a few minutes. Finally Mother said, "we have bad news". When my Mother told me that David had passed, I totally broke down. Somewhere in the middle of all this, all my children had gotten to the house. Time seemed to stand still. The phone rang off the hook all evening and the next day. Needless to say, this is a day I hate to remember. However, David was finally at peace, and I would not have called him back if I could. As much as I have missed David, I still feel that way...
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Post by der68 on Mar 12, 2004 20:33:48 GMT -5
Some time after I met and talked to David, I read in the Miami paper that he had been arrested. I recall it was a sting operation, but I'm not sure. Cocaine was mentioned. The paper gave the name of the Judge and so I wrote the judge a letter asking him to give David the unsealed letter within it. My letter to David mentioned our meeting and pleaded with him to stop drugs, on behalf of myself and thousands of fans. The letter never came back, so I think it was delivered. So, on the day David died, I was in the garage playing with a cat and sitting on a step. My wife came in and said she had bad news. I knew it was David. I don't know why. My wife told me the news and left. I cried. Then I said a prayer. I'm not religious to the degree of others, but I had to say a prayer. To this day, I pray for Eddie, David and Paul, and so does my 7 year old son, although he doesn't know why. Andy Thank you for that caring and touching story. Your writing shows your love for David.  |
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2004 21:35:08 GMT -5
Andy Thank you for that caring and touching story. Your writing shows your love for David. You are welcome.Except fot telling the story to Molly the other day, I never told it to anyone. Molly encouraged me to write it. |
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Post by Joda on Mar 12, 2004 22:33:05 GMT -5
Some time after I met and talked to David, I read in the Miami paper that he had been arrested. I recall it was a sting operation, but I'm not sure. Cocaine was mentioned. The paper gave the name of the Judge and so I wrote the judge a letter asking him to give David the unsealed letter within it. My letter to David mentioned our meeting and pleaded with him to stop drugs, on behalf of myself and thousands of fans. The letter never came back, so I think it was delivered. So, on the day David died, I was in the garage playing with a cat and sitting on a step. My wife came in and said she had bad news. I knew it was David. I don't know why. My wife told me the news and left. I cried. Then I said a prayer. I'm not religious to the degree of others, but I had to say a prayer. To this day, I pray for Eddie, David and Paul, and so does my 7 year old son, although he doesn't know why. Nothing more to say. Thank you... |
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Post by Davidfan on Mar 13, 2004 17:30:55 GMT -5
I was 3 ... So chances are I was Eating or rolling in the dirt .... I like your guys stories better  |
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