The obituary notice of David Leslie (Pops) HUTCHINGS

There are just no words, no piece of paper big enough to write to you to tell you just how much I miss you. There is not a day that goes past where I do not think of you and the grief that has been left behind. The unimaginable pain of knowing…my heart is shattered. I miss you so much, Forever you are and always will be … Daddy 💔

Good morning, my Maverick,

It’s been a year now,
Since the world lost your boots on the ground—
But not your spirit.
That rides beside me still,
like dust trails in the golden morning sun.

Somehow, through the quiet,
you speak louder than ever.
In the little things—
the choices I make,
the strength I find
when I thought I had none.
You’re still the compass in my wild west.

I miss your laugh,
that stubborn grin that said,
“You’ll be alright, kid.”
And somehow, I am—
because you taught me how to hold steady
when the wind kicks up.

You might be gone in body, Pops,
but you’re carved into the grain of who I am.
And in this year without you,
I’ve never felt you closer.

Ride easy up there.
I’m doing okay down here.

With love always,
Your kid 🤍

Daddy, thinking of you not only today but every day. Happy Heavenly Father’s Dad Daddy, I love You and miss you immensely. 💔

We miss you, I miss everything about you Daddy. Life is not the same, how can it be. For losing you consumes every part of me, but I will forever be Your Daughter.

I loved singing this song to you remember..

Now as the dawn is breaking, my heart is breaking too
On this May morn, as I walk out, my thoughts will be of you
And I'll write some words upon the wall so everyone will know
I love so much that all I could see his blood upon the Rose.

Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger
They'll take me out at dawn and I will die
With all my love, I place this wedding ring upon your finger
There won't be time to share our love for we must say goodbye

I miss you & I love you darling. Come back to when you do, I’ll be waiting xxxxxx