RIP Dave Schwartz

[John Robinson]

The Weather Channel announced the passing of Dave Schwartz this afternoon. I knew that he had cancer (for the third time), but I had no idea the situation was so dire.

 

[John Olexa]

Sorry to hear this. He was a fighter that was for sure!

 

[Tim Paitz]

Very saddened to hear of his passing.

 

[Todd Lemery]

To make it ten years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shows how much of a fighter he really was. RIP Dave

 

[Ethan Lang]

RIP Dave this guy was definitely one of my favorites on the Weather Channel

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[Dan Ross]

I remember he always had this "hakuna matata" vibe. Even some seasoned meteorologists can seem a bit uptight on TV, but he was no worries all the time. He seemed like a really positive guy and I enjoyed watching him.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I always enjoyed his personality on TWC, it is very sad to hear he was passed.

 

[Jason Harris]

He had a sheer joy and style that made any weather report fun to watch. He was my Mom's favorite weather guy too. She said he had an "Eastern Style" (as in East Coast), though I never quite knew what that meant. She grew up in NY, so maybe living out yonder there were aspects of his performance that resonated. Anyhow, very sad, but clearly a wonderful human being, Dave Schwartz.

 

[Brad Dormer]

I never really saw Dave on the Weather Channel, but I always noticed he was so kind and he showed that he loved his job as a meteorologist there, and I always loved his attitude even through the pain he was in, I swear I saw him on TWC the day before he died... RIP Dave Schwartz, enjoy your new, pain free life.

 

[joel ewing]

I never met Dave Schwartz, but I sure saw a lot of his broadcasts over the years. Compared to some of the other "glamour-pusses" (showing my age with that term..lol) that have paraded in front of TWC's broadcast cameras over the years, he always seemed to me to be the most unlikely "talent" that they ever hired. That's no slight to his abilities at all, he was more than competent in his weather knowledge. It's just that he wasn't blessed with the stereo-typical "movie-actor" looks, voice or stage presence. In fact, Dave always seemed a little bit of a goofus to me, yet I came to thoroughly enjoy his work over the years, and was glad when I'd tune into TWC and see that it was him on air at the time. I can't quite put my finger on it, but he always appeared to be in an upbeat mood, and I was always on guard for him to make some dumb joke or wiseacre crack that would make his on-air co anchor and the camera guy burst out laughing. I was stunned and truly saddened to hear of his passing....as he was far too young to make his exit. What really stands out in my mind now about him is that you just KNOW that there were times he was on air and undoubtedly in pain from one of his 3 cancer bouts. Not just the physical pain he'd have to overcome to do his broadcast...just think of the mental and emotional pain and turmoil he was in over the years, wondering if he was going to be leaving his family and friends....and not just the human heartache but also the nuts-and-bolts-stress of having to take care of all the loose ends like financial dealings, mortgages, car loans, home maintenance, etc. etc. that he'd want to wrap up before he'd be gone. I saw my own father go thru that in '93...and he taught me how to die. For Dave to be holding all that inside while he manned-up and carried on like a brave professional gets ALL of my respect...and that's a fact. It underscores why it's so important for each of us to try to be as patient and as kind to everybody we come in contact with each and every day....which granted, is so hard to do.....but you just never know what people are dealing with just under their surface.
GodSpeed Dave Schwartz.....I salute you for a job very well done, sir. You will be missed. You will be remembered.