I'm one of many Evergreen faculty brats who grew up in the '70s with David Powell around. I was just speaking this morning with another one of us, exchanging memories of Dave. I told my friend how I remembered his BIGness, and she asked me "How tall was he?" "About 6'9" I think, and broad, muscular. It must've been tough on his heart to carry all that weight around," I answered. But my friend knew that I also meant that Dave was big in another way, because she knew him too. To me David Powell represents the best of those days out on Cooper Point. He was always genuinely happy to see us kids; he was kind; he was friendly. He was big in that his heart was big - full of love and friendship. I'm proud and lucky to have known him. (...)