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One of David and Bill’s antics happened during a “Bonds of Friendship” show—the highlight of which included auctioning off a pie to be thrown in someone’s face. On the night David was to be victim of the pie, it was Bill who won the bidding to do the honors. “Bill went onto the stage and picked up the pie, but instead of going toward David, he went to the side, opened the curtain and led out Connie, David’s mother,” remembers Mary Ellen. “Ever the showman, David gave his mother a big kiss, but that did not stop her as with great glee she pushed it into his face. The crowd loved it!”
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David is survived by his partner, former 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### English Professor Susan Richardson; daughters Jennifer and Tracy; and granddaughter Sarah.