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We created this GatheringUs memorial page to celebrate the life of Daven C Tubb. Please feel free to add something here about Daven, whether it be a story, a photo, a poem or any work of art. As we plan this Virtual Celebration of Daven’s Life, scheduled for March 7, 2021, we will post details here. ... see moreWe created this GatheringUs memorial page to celebrate the life of Daven C Tubb. Please feel free to add something here about Daven, whether it be a story, a photo, a poem or any work of art. As we plan this Virtual Celebration of Daven’s Life, scheduled for March 7, 2021, we will post details here.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday March 7th at 1:00 pm (PST).
Lynette & Brady
OBITUARY
Daven Tubb, age 61, passed away from natural causes at home on May 1, 2020. Born to parents, Monte Tubb, Jr. & Patricia Lou Clift, in Bloomington, Indiana, Daven is survived by his beloved dog Sailor, his sister, Lynette Batson of Santa Rosa, Ca and his brother, Brady Tubb of Smithfield, NC as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Daven was recently retired from teaching science for 21 years at Roosevelt Middle School, where he... see moreDaven Tubb, age 61, passed away from natural causes at home on May 1, 2020. Born to parents, Monte Tubb, Jr. & Patricia Lou Clift, in Bloomington, Indiana, Daven is survived by his beloved dog Sailor, his sister, Lynette Batson of Santa Rosa, Ca and his brother, Brady Tubb of Smithfield, NC as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Daven was recently retired from teaching science for 21 years at Roosevelt Middle School, where he continued to volunteer in the library. During his retirement he also volunteered at Positive Community Kitchen in Eugene. Daven was a fly fisherman, avid gardener, talented painter, and enjoyed cooking and sharing his bountiful harvest with neighbors and friends. He was deeply dedicated to Sailor, taking him on three walks per day, rain or shine. Daven was one of kind. Through his intriguingly beautiful watercolor paintings, his unique and creative nature captured his mysterious and complex prospective on life.
I was glad to see so many familiar faces at Dav's celebration! People had great words, and the photos had much impact.
Daven was the paperboy for the Taylor's house on Elinor street. We had an out of control little Basenji dog named Sammy that snarled... moreI was glad to see so many familiar faces at Dav's celebration! People had great words, and the photos had much impact.
Daven was the paperboy for the Taylor's house on Elinor street. We had an out of control little Basenji dog named Sammy that snarled at Daven viciously when he delivered papers. (We weren't very good dog owners!) So Sammy was probably the only dog that didn't love Daven. But when Daven didn't have the paper bags on, Sammy was OK with him.
Daven just thought the whole thing with Sammy was highly amusing.
It was probably Aaron Park who introduced me to Daven at Roosevelt. I remember I used to religiously watch Carson's Tonight show with Daven at his house late at night. We also listened to Brubeck's Time Out and Van Morrison over and over. I think we jammed to Take Five and Moondance, but I can't remember who was playing what. The mini grand at Daven's house was involved.
I always thought Daven's mom was so nice and so beautiful. She hugged me at high school graduation! I thought, what did I do to get hugged by Daven's mom? Probably nothing.
At South, Aaron and Daven and Pat Nearing introduced me to the cool kids from Spencer's Butte: Bob, Forrest, Marc and Joe. Sometime later, Kent Berry became part of the gang, and my brother Ben's friends, especially Bob Guessford and Paul Tollenar, started to coalesce with mine into a single web. (There was Bob-Rob and there was Rob-Bob.) We got tighter and tighter as a group through high school and college, and a little until the post-college era, for me until I left the country.
The strongest and best memories of "coming of age" are from that time and with that group. Bob Curtis was like the glue that held us together, and Daven was like the animating spirit. All of those guys lived large and went at everything full throttle. I could never keep up with them, but I was grateful to be along for the ride!
That whole gang had a wicked satirical sense of humor, with layers and layers of irony, and it was long before ironic hipsters were a thing! Daven was no exception but he went for straight slapstick and comic absurdity. He had the famous grin and the eye crinkle, and he laughed in this unforgettable hyperventilating kind of way. When I'm looking after my grandson I sometimes hear him making that sound, and it reminds me of Daven laughing.
Daven and Bob probably introduced me to nature more than anyone else, and Stevie Acker, too. There were vast swaths of Oregon that I didn't even know existed until they took me there. There was a desert trip with Daven and Stevie--Fort Rock, Hart Mountain, Steens Mountain--that was particularly significant for me.
So these camping trips, fishing trips, road trips, and overnighters at the coast were like life-changing experiences for me, but for Daven and Bob, this was just like an average weekend! It is still incredible to me that anyone can have as much fun in life as Daven and Bob! Respect to both of them for that. They always proved that life doesn't have to be a dreary grind. There's always another fishing trip around the corner.
I loved looking at Daven's stupendous art on the remembrance site here. I think he also painted with words. Daven was like an Ernest Hemmingway type guy with a seriously poetic soul. It seemed like every moment or experience or encounter was a kind of vivid tone poem for him. I think Bob Guessford expressed that well at the celebration, with Daven's immortal weather commentary as dusk settled in the alpine valley. I think I forgot the exact location but Bob G. remembered.
Thank you for giving so much to my life, Daven, you unforgettable person! less
We lived up the hill from the Tubbs on Agate street. My girlfriends and I would try and play football with the gang (mainly because we had crushes on various boys in the group) and Daven would make us mad because he made no allowances for us being... moreWe lived up the hill from the Tubbs on Agate street. My girlfriends and I would try and play football with the gang (mainly because we had crushes on various boys in the group) and Daven would make us mad because he made no allowances for us being girls, and was brutal when tackling and blocking. Aaron was me visiting me in Corvallis a few years ago for our 60th birthdays, and we met up with Bob Curtis in Eugene. Bob called Daven and he drove over to meet us. Although it had been maybe 45 years since I last saw him, he walked up close to me with no hesitation, didn't say anything, but he had that big Daven smile on his face. I am so sorry I don't have the chance to get to know Daven as an adult. I am sorry for everyone who has lost him in this life. less