David Stubbs-Almlie
September 07, 1958 - October 27, 2011
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David Stubbs-Almlie
September 07, 1958 - October 27, 2011
Obituary
David Stubbs-Almlie, age 53, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011 in Huntington Beach California following a yearlong battle with cancer. He was the son of Paul and Joan Stubbs, and leaves behind his adoring wife of 15 years, Lisa, their two sons Cody (11) and Shane (8), as well as his father Paul Stubbs and sister, Traci Scinto.
Dave grew up in Woodland Hills, California and graduated from Taft High School. He later acquired a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Dave has been a Huntington Beach resident since the early 80’s. He was a dedicated member in the food service industry devoting twenty-eight years to the business, where he developed and maintained numerous friendships over the years that remain strong to this day. Dave also met his wife Lisa through work in 1994 and married her soon after.
Dave was a very disciplined and passionate man who did nothing in moderation; it was all or nothing. He was a loving husband, an exemplary father and devoted friend. Dave always took the time, had the right words and the best advice for all. Dave had a brilliant mind, which was filled with a lifelong love of books and knowledge.
Dave dedicated his life to martial arts. He received several degrees in black belts and inspired his students to adopt the same philosophies and passions for the art.
Dave has left behind an ever-expanding trail of people whose lives have been etched deeply by his pursuit of living life to the fullest, and always giving 100% to everything he did.
Dave will be remembered as an influential inspiration whose shining light has brightened and warmed each of our hearts and souls. He is a true warrior who has left an eternal impression on this world.
For those wishing to make a donation, the family has asked that donations be made to the city of hope in lieu of flowers. There are three ways to make a donation:
-Via internet:www.cityofhope.org http://www.cityofhope.org/ click on donate-refer to: Dave Stubbs;
-Via mail by sending a check to city of hope: attn-gift administration, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010. Include Dave’s name in the memo.
-Via phone by calling (800) 535-7119 ext. 62635
(address for cards:
Lisa Stubbs
20601 Reef Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92646)
Please join us in celebrating the life of this extraordinary man.
The service will be held on:
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 12:30p.m.
at the Mission Viejo Christian Church
27192 Jeronimo Road
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Interment following:
El Toro Memorial Park
25751 Trabuco Road
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Celebration of Life Memorial
Aliso Viejo Country Club
33 Santa Barbara
Aliso Viejo, Ca 92656
37 responses to David Stubbs-Almlie
Jeff Moore says:
November 2, 2011
My name is Jeff Moore. This is my tribute to Dave Stubbs. I have known him since 1989. We worked together from 1991 to 1996, at which time we built a great friendship.
In my eyes, Dave is Superman, pound for pound, the toughest man on the planet.
A 5th degree (or higher) Black Belt in at least 5 Martial Arts Disciplines, I would hear
stories about Dave sparring with men two times his size and strength; not always winning, but not always losing either.
Tremendously disciplined and focused.
Super smart, but not just “smart for smart” sake. Dave would study and apply
all he learned in life. He was a passionate learner and reader. While many have
a lot of books in their library, few are ever read. Dave has a ton of books put away in boxes, he has read and applied all of them in one way or another. He was the man who introduced me to Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged and all her other work. He even had a picture over his fireplace of a scene in the motion picture release of her novel “The Fountainhead.” He was a huge fan of her work and message.
A mad scientist, Dave could take systems apart and rebuild them for their greater
benefit; for him, or his company.
An adventurer and active sportsman, my kids still talk about “the dude with the
giant skateboard ramp in his back yard!”
A giving friend, I remember times when he would listen to me explain a problem I was having. He would simply offer to “fix it” for me. No matter what the issue, he was there.
A relentless accountability partner, if you ever stated a goal or objective to Dave and asked for his support, you could count on him being everywhere at any time “catching you” if you strayed. I experienced his “support” on many an occasion.
A tremendous father, I would hear stories about Dave “rigging the house” so the boys
could set up a skate course in the house and navigate it without fear of a sharp corner
or edge on a table.
A great husband. He and Lisa were best friends as well as husband and wife, mother and father.
By all counts, Dave is a hero.., to me and so many others.
On top of it all, Dave has a great sense of humor and a way about him that makes people smile.
When I heard the news, I was crushed. Not just for the obvious reasons of a young man’s demise and the feelings I had for him, his wife Lisa and his two young boys, but my emotion was driven by another feeling, one of deep regret.
You see, even though Dave is my hero and a great friend, we lost touch. Our businesses and lives put us in different locations. When we would see each other, we would hug it out and just start talking like we saw each other the day before. We just picked up right where we left off. We would recall stories of events and trips we took together and laugh about the ridiculous parts, many of which were me being the antagonist and Dave being the victim (sharing a hotel room was with me
was a nightmare he would not soon forget!) Those were always special times.
I regret not making time to connect more often,
Dave was a great man that I will think of fondly forever. Dave will remain my accountability partner for the rest of my life, as well as my friend and my hero.
God Bless you Dave Stubbs
Love,
Jeff
Lisa Stubbs says:
November 3, 2011
Thank you Tony….Lisa
Lisa Stubbs says:
November 3, 2011
Jeff, Thank you for posting this. It really touched me when I read it. You touched on so many aspects of Dave’s life…
Lisa
Lisa Stubbs says:
November 3, 2011
Thanks for posting these….I love them.
Melissa Sheffield says:
November 3, 2011
I met Dave when Supreme merged with FSW, Dave became the manager of the Us Foods team where I got the privilege of working very closely with him. From the moment I met him I immediately felt his passion for Life, Family, and Work. Over the years Dave has been my mentor and has taught me so many valuable lessons in life and work.
Dave is a one of a kind manager who always took the time to teach. No matter how busy he was, every time I came to him for help, he could have taken the easy road and just given me the answer which would have taken 2 minutes of his time. Instead, he would sit me down and help me come up with the solution on my own, which would sometimes take an hour. He would always answer my questions with a question. At times I would find it very frustrating, but looking back I learned a lot that way. Another lesson Dave taught me was to just get it done, and not to procrastinate. This has helped me tremendously in both my work and personal life. Dave always led by example and would never except anything that he couldn’t do himself. Even after Dave moved on to a different position in the company, his door was always open, and I would often time I would ask myself “what would Dave do?”
The most valuable lesson I learned from Dave was when I became a Mother. When I came back to work after maternity leave, I expressed to Dave my concern with finding a balance between family life and work. By example, Dave was able to show me how to put family first while still doing a great job at work. For this and everything Dave as done for me, I will forever be grateful.
I will miss Dave very much, and his life lessons will never be forgotten.
Lisa, Cody, and Shane you are all in my prayers. May God Bless you you all!
Melissa Sheffield