In your time of grief, my heart goes out to the entire LaConte family. Dave was a really great guy! My memories of him go back to BUD/S where as an officer in BUD/S Class 68 I welcomed and introduced myself to Dave and his classmates in BUD/S Class 69. Not only did we share BUD/S training together, like Dave I also came from Milwaukee, so naturally Dave and I had a lot in common, i.e., a love of Milwaukee beers, brats, Packers, etc. In fact, throughout the years whenever we met sharing news of and memories about Milwaukee was always part of our greeting each other. After BUD/S, our career paths crossed several times in the Teams for the next twenty plus years until I retired in 1991. Possibly my fondest memory of Dave is when we both were in SEAL Team 1, and with three other ST-1 SEALs, received orders to attend a special 6-week SEAL EOD class at the Navy's EOD school in Indian Head, MD. While our orders authorized us round-trip commercial plane fare, ST-1 was too cheap/poor to give us the funding needed for rental cars while attending the school. Since we all wanted to be able to explore the East Coast area while we were at the school, we decided that we would drive to Indian Head in a convoy consisting of a panel van (crammed with luggage, Dave's motorcycle, and one barrack cot mattress), and my 1971 Corvette Stingray convertible. Our plan was to drive all the way non-stop except for gas and food breaks, and to rotate the four car-seat and one cot positions every four hours so that everyone got a chance to catch some shut-eye on the cot in the van. Good plan, but it didn't work out that way. Instead, Dave became my co-driver in the Corvette the entire 40+ hour trip to the East Coast. Believe me, Dave and I shared a lot of laughs and stories on that adventure keeping each other awake. More than that, while sitting together in the confined cockpit of my Corvette, I learned that Dave was truly a fantastic guy, had a heart of gold, had a big smile, a huge laugh, and was a good friend! I cherish that memory! My deepest sympathy goes out to all of Dave's family. Bob Nelson