Transitions: Navigating Change

This memoir was sponsored by the Program in Occupational Therapy of Washington University to be ready for distribution on May 22, 2015 when Dave would be honored at his Retirement Symposium. Great memories and connections to people and his work are expressed throughout this book by Dave along with entries by close friends and family. It was meant to be compiled and edited by him. Due to his untimely and unexpected passing on February 12, 2015, the editing of the book was out of his hands.

We will be forever grateful that much of what he believed important was captured over several days of conversation in January with Mary Tyrrell. Likewise, the many vignettes of others had been sent to be included in the book; most arrived in time for him to read. We can attest to the joy he had in reading the contributions of others.

Nonetheless, we moved forward holding to the original due-date in order to have the book ready for what was now the Legacy Symposium on May 22. Although much effort and time were committed to editing, we regret that a number of mistakes are present mostly in the spelling of names and of some dates that are approximate rather than exact.

Regardless, we love the memories captured within.

Please enjoy!

The Gray Family,

Margy, David W., Beth, & Polly