David Benjamin Naylor  "Crazy Dave" Scroll #194

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died at home in Eureka on Jan 16th of prostate cancer. He was 62. He fought cancer with the same drive and determination that he showed during his years as a marathoner and triathlete. Born in San Jose, CA in 1948, Dave attended local schools and graduated from Willow Glen High School. He came to Humboldt County in 1966 to attend HSU, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He lived in Eureka for most of the rest of his life. Dave worked at a number of jobs during his life, most notably as a school bus driver for Humboldt County Schools. His favorite hobbies included Jeeping, running marathons and triathlons, backpacking, and volunteering as part of the pit crew for the Kinetic Sculpture Race. One of his favorite stories about himself was the year that it snowed on the day of the Clam Beach Run. He took his skis and skied the entire length of the race, ending up with his picture on the front page of the Times-Standard. As a backpacker and trip leader, Dave was well-known for his map and compass skills. He wanted to be remembered as a person who taught others to backpack in a safe and environmentally sane way. David is survived by his sister Wanda Naylor of Humboldt County and by his brother Don Naylor of Humboldt County and Los Angeles County, and by his Creighton cousins in the Eastern United States. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jo Creighton Naylor, and by his father, Benjamin Franklin Naylor, both of San Jose, CA, and later Santa Rosa, CA. No services will be held, but donations in Dave's memory would be appreciated, to either American Cancer Society or Hospice of Humboldt. Special thanks to Hospice of Humboldt. Please sign the guest book, and if you have any special memories of Dave, we would enjoy hearing them, either in the guest book, or by mail to W. Naylor at P.O. Box 832, Bayside, CA 95524. Please sign the guest book at www.Times-Standard.com, click obits.