David Lynn “Baby Dave” Jack, Jr BIRTH 13 Feb 1975 Gassaway, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 15 Apr 2004 (aged 29) Braxton County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Jack Family Cemetery Exchange, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 167579050 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 0 Charleston Daily Mail Page 12A April 23, 2004 David Lynn Jack Jr. EXCHANGE - David Lynn "Baby Dave" Jack Jr., 29, of Exchange succumbed April 15, 2004, of injuries suffered while driving his 18-wheeler which crashed on I-79 near the Beckley exit, resulting from a rockslide that covered the southbound lanes. Due to his unfortunate accident, "Baby Dave" is now driving his rig in the heavens and stars. David Jr. was born Feb. 13, 1975, in Gassaway. He was the beloved son of David L. Jack Sr. and Roberta "Bobbie" Dobbins Riffle. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William W. "Bill" and Virginia L. Jack of Exchange; paternal uncle, Lewis B. Jack; his maternal grandfather, Argyle "Bill" Dobbins of Airport Road, Sutton; maternal stepgrandfather, Noal Lester Riffle; aunt, Mary Jack, maternal stepcousin, Staci and paternal cousin, Andrew. He resided on the waters of Cedar Creek. A graduate of Braxton County High School's class of 1993, David majored in general business and vocational studies. He was an active member and past president of the Braxton County High School Future Farmers of America and participated in football and baseball, receiving various awards. After graduation, David Jr. attended Glenville State College, majoring in social studies. David Jr. was a Methodist by faith and gave himself to the Lord as a young teenager in 1991. David Jr. started out his career working full- and part-time for Go-Mart Inc., Gassaway. He also worked for Export Boxing & Crating Inc., Large, Pa.; Casey Industrial Construction Company as a carpenter, helping to build the Weyerhaueser Plant, Heaters; Berry Energy Company as a rig hand; Jeanette's Contracting as a maintenance employee; and Gassaway Cabs as a driver hauling railroad employees. In 1999, David Jr. attended truck-driving school, completed his certification and started his career with Cardinal Freight Liners. He teamed with his supervisor, Johnny Miller, hauling cargo all over the United States. Next, David Jr. drove for Tom Cool Trucking, John Gerwig Trucking and, at his death, was operating Baby Dave Trucking, leased under Tom Cool Trucking. Besides operating his own business, driving an 18-wheeler, David Jr. was a part-time farmer, helping his father operate the Jack Family Farm, raising beef cattle. Also, David Jr. enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. David Jr. is survived by his immediate family, consisting of: his mother and stepfather, Roberta and Raymond Riffle of Chapel Road, Gassaway; his father and stepmother, David L. Sr. and Barbara A. Jack of Exchange; his younger sister and her husband, Karen and Dale Abraham and their two children Jocelyn Rayne and Mason Jack Abraham; one younger brother, Daniel Riffle of Chapel Road, Gassaway; and his older stepsister and her husband, Lisa and Paul Keown and their children, Teyha, Isaac, Ian and Gracie, currently stationed in Turkey. David Jr. is also survived by his maternal grandmother, Martha "Peggie" Dobbins of Airport Road, Sutton; his maternal stepgrandmother, Irene Riffle of Buckhannon; stepsisters and their husbands, Rhonda and Tom Hahn and Rebecca and Chris Lamb, all of Weston; his paternal great-aunt, Beatrice Jack, formerly of Exchange; his maternal stepgrandparents, Burton and Ruth Villers of Heaters; and great-aunt Virginia Davis of Chapel Road, Gassaway. Also surviving are maternal aunt and uncle, Frankie and John Neeson, and cousins, Marti Gommerman, Kelly Fonner; uncle, Argyle "Tommy" Dobbins, and cousins Kenny and Billy; uncle and aunt, David and Jeanette Dobbins, and cousins Emerson and Crystal. Other survivors include his paternal uncle, Lane Jack; uncle and aunt, Henry and Dolly Jack; aunts and uncles, Lou Ann and Lloyd Gaines, Jo Ellen and Erman Smith; cousins, Jeff Smith, Andrea Posey and husband Mike, Lane Jack II and wife Sherry, Elaine Barnes and husband Tom, Donna Ray Pate and husband Rob, Danielle, Bobby Martin and wife Michelle, Jeff and Jeremy; paternal cousin, Billy B. Jack and wife Nadene; cousins, Robert Jack and Pam Wilburn, Carolyn Cruickshanks, Candy Smyth, Sherri Sergent, Sheryl Currence, Becky Smith, Colletta Blankenship and Jean Davis; maternal stepuncles and -aunts, Calvin and Jane Villers, Max and Marge Villers; aunt, Shelba Ealy; cousins, Shawna, Cheri Conn and her husband, Bill, Josh, Tracy, Amos and Joanna. In addition to David Jr.'s family, who loved and cherished him, he will be sadly missed by all the neighbors and a large host of friends. We all will cherish and hold dear to our hearts our memories of "Baby Dave." We will remember his smile, his laugh, his sense of humor and the way he turned his head with a sparkle in his eye when he would talk to you. Each of us has special memories of how David touched our lives. We all have truly been blessed by knowing and loving him. David loved the Jack Farm. He enjoyed being around his cattle and helping his dad. He was very proud of having his own tractor-trailer. He enjoyed seeing the country as he drove, but was always happy to get back home. David had a dream of his Uncle Dave building a home for him on the Jack Farm. That dream did not happen in the way he and his family wished for. He will be laid to rest in the Jack family cemetery near Exchange, up on the hill overlooking the Jack Farm, which he always called "God's Country," because it is so beautiful and you can see for miles. David has inherited a heavenly home, for he knew and believed that Jesus endured, suffered and gave his life for him and all of us so that some day we could be in that heavenly home together. We love you, Baby Dave! May you rest in peace. "Everything is going to be all right." Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2004, at Gassaway Baptist Church with the Rev. David Fisher, the Rev. Clara Peggs and the Rev. William Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in the Jack family cemetery, Exchange. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family of David L. Jack Jr. requests that donation may be made to the Baby Dave Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank of Gassaway, P.O. Box 40, Gassaway, WV 26624. The scholarship will be awarded to future Braxton County High School graduates who are seeking a career in truck driving. The Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, is in charge of arrangements.